What Strings are You Using for E9th and C6th?

[Don Mogle]

Hello Everyone,

I have been using D'Addario NYXL 1238 strings on my E9th neck. These were good for awhile, but the most recent set I put on my Emmons PP don't seem to be as good or long-lasting as some of the first ones I tried. Has the quality decreased on these strings?

Question: What E9th strings are you all using now? I would like to keep a set that uses the 12 gauge 3rd string. I've also. heard some good things about StringJoy strings but have not tried them.

Thanks in Advance,

Don

[Richard Sinkler]

I've been using Live Steel Strings for many years. You can customize the sets for different gauges. When you are in the final stage of ordering, there is a comment box where you can ask for gauge substitutions. I will never switch brands, unless they go out of business. I've tried the NYXL strings, and don't find them worth the extra cost.

[Pat Chong]

Hi Don,
Interesting ... I have been using the NYXL's for a while, but the last set I've installed seems to be below par, too. (For now it only 'seems' ...)

Symptom: The 3rd string 'rattles' (like a sitar) when it gets old. My new string is rattling, too. (Bad set? Bad setup? I don't know ...)

I like the NYXL's because they do not sound as mellow as the nickel plated strings, but not as sharp as the stainless steel strings. Buying them at "Strings & Beyond", the cost is less. (Juststrings seems to have stopped carrying NYXL's. Why, is unkown.) ....... Pat

[Bill McCloskey]

I've been using String Joy's and I like those a lot

[Drew Pierce]

Curt Mangan Jerry Roller Series nickel. I never break a 3rd at 11.5. Curt winds his own strings in Cortez CO. If you have any questions or issues you can call him up and talk to him.

[John Larson]

E9 - I was using Lloyd Green's signature set from Jagwire but now I'm using the NYXL pack, the blue one and a single .022 wound for the 6th string.

[Pat Moore]

Live Steel all the way!

[Dale Rottacker]

Been using the NYXL's on both necks for half dozen years or so and really like them. They seem to last forEVER ... I was also happy with Jagwires, till they were hard to get for awhile, and liked the LiveSteel Cryogenics for the 2-3 years I used them, just not quite as happy as with NYXL's.

I don't think there really are BAD strings these days. Somebody needs to do blind tests on all of them and see if we could distinguish between them.

[Marco Schouten]

I use Jagwire strings. The Lloyd Green signature sets.

[Don Mogle]

Hi Don,
Interesting ... I have been using the NYXL's for a while, but the last set I've installed seems to be below par, too. (For now it only 'seems' ...)

Symtom: The 3rd string 'rattles' (like a sitar) when it gets old. My new string is rattling, too. (Bad set? Bad setup? I don't know ...)

I like the NYXL's because they do not sound as mellow as the nickel plated strings, but not as sharp as the stainless steel strings. Buying them at "Strings & Beyond", the cost is less. (Juststrings seems to have stopped carrying NYXL's. Why, is unkown.) ....... Pat

Pat,

Try a drop of sewing machine oil on the roller (where the string goes into the roller slot), wipe off any excess, and see if that solves the issue.

[Pat Chong]

Hi Don,
Oiling the roller helped and is not as noticable/does not happen as often, thanks. ......Pat