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Woo! New strings!

Unread post by Teego Time » Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:05 pm

Well, I finally got off my lazy butt, went out and got some strings. And man they sound great! They're the D'Addario EXP Lights, and oh man, oh man! Its such a diff from the stock strings, I can't believe it!

Haha, just thought ya'll should know. If none of you have tried those strings, I'll keep ya posted on how they work out. But as of now they sound pretty damn good. :D
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:58 pm

yeah i like the EXP 17's, but they are no where near as good as vinci strings, that sell medium and lights if you ever see them (kinda rare) get them
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Unread post by jeffro » Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:30 pm

I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:47 pm

EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
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Unread post by jsgksu » Thu Jul 08, 2004 7:41 am

jeffro wrote:I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
sorry you have to be stuck with nice strings, thats just too bad. i hate d'addarios, they stink
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Unread post by phatnev » Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:05 pm

I cant play uncoated anymore I think its a bad bad curse haha
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Unread post by hcole » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:31 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
I use vinci's also and I like them just fine but I don't think they last longer than coated strings. They aren't hard to find either, you can order them off of http://www.music123.com for 3.99 a set.
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Unread post by Pickles » Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:33 pm

jsgksu wrote:
jeffro wrote:I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
sorry you have to be stuck with nice strings, thats just too bad. i hate d'addarios, they stink
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:41 pm

hcole wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
I use vinci's also and I like them just fine but I don't think they last longer than coated strings. They aren't hard to find either, you can order them off of http://www.music123.com for 3.99 a set.
those arent the vincis i use,different package, those list for like $10 the ones i buy cost $15.
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Unread post by Mjazk26 » Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:36 pm

jeffro wrote:I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
If you want something else just order it off the internet
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Unread post by hcole » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:39 am

filmdude100cms wrote:
hcole wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
I use vinci's also and I like them just fine but I don't think they last longer than coated strings. They aren't hard to find either, you can order them off of http://www.music123.com for 3.99 a set.
those arent the vincis i use,different package, those list for like $10 the ones i buy cost $15.
Are they coated?
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