Guitar Strings

Ernest Cawby · Post by **Ernest Cawby** » 24 Nov 2005 3:37 pm

George Ls are ok, then I went to SIT, and they were good. Now I have used Jagwires for about a year, have never broke a string on my guitar, but did on a LDG, but the strings were old. I change about every 3 weeks or so, or if the string looses sound or sustain. My 3rd string is sounding seak now, so I am changing that 1 string.
I will stay with Jag stainless as they seem to be the best I have tried so fAR, and I like the sound of them.

ernie

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 24 Nov 2005 7:23 pm

I'm sold. If you didn't break any for a year, I'm switching.

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Tyler Hall · Post by **Tyler Hall** » 29 Nov 2005 8:08 am

I was using Cobra Coils and loved them. Guitar Center in Birmingham sold me some D'Addario steel strings for about $5 a pack. So I bought a case of them. Good strings. They sound good, and last a very long time. Certainly worth $5.

D-10 Fessenden, Nashville 112, Session 500, Goodrich LDR

David Wren · Post by **David Wren** » 29 Nov 2005 10:15 am

One more vote for Jagwire stings. I switched to these about 3 months ago, and I don't plan on using anything else. I'm using the nickel silver ones on my Carter U12, and to me the string response seems much more even across the entire range of strings.

Also, another vote for buying from b0b.

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Dave Wren
'95Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; Session500; Hilton Pedal
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John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 29 Nov 2005 1:33 pm

I wish that I could get a set of Thomastik-Infeld strings guaged for steel. I tried a set of their Jazz Bebop strings on one of my archtops, and they are phenominal! Very expensive, but worth it IMO. From Vienna, Austria. The workmanship is amazing on these strings. I've never seen, or heard, American strings that could compare.

Delbert Aldredge · Post by **Delbert Aldredge** » 8 Dec 2005 6:29 pm

Webb, I've experienced the nickel wound seem to be more brittle than the steel wound as in "Ernie Ball" brand....

Mark Fasbender · Post by **Mark Fasbender** » 9 Dec 2005 7:03 am

HeyJohn........... Thomastik's are almost like an effect, they are so clear and bell-like. The plain strings almost look gold plated.
I use them on my archtops. Killer.

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Mark