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General string question

Unread post by gvntofly » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:17 pm

i was hoping you guys can give me some advice on some strings i should try out. I'm sure this has been posted somewhere in the forums (i looked but didnt find anything) so forgive me if this becomes a re-post. this is my situation. when i first started playing (a little over a year ago) my guitar teacher thought that it would be best if i use Martin Silk and Steels. i like them and they make my Alvarez sound really nice but since ive been playing (trying to play is more like it) DMB tunes ive been wearing the hell out of my strings. i usually play about 2 hours + a day when i have time. What would you guys recommend as far as a set of strings that will last longer and provide good tone?

thanks in advance!!!
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Unread post by Appfro » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:19 pm

either d'addario's or elixars. two completely different kinds of strings, but the best of their kind IMO
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Unread post by jsgksu » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:27 pm

Elixir Nanoweb Light/Mediums, only ones Ill ever use
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Unread post by Coldchillin » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:47 pm

POLYWEBS
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Unread post by Appfro » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:49 pm

see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
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Unread post by jsgksu » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:52 pm

Coldchillin23222 wrote:POLYWEBS
they feel like theyre covered in grease
Appfro wrote:see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
I hate elixars too, but I love me some elixirs
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Unread post by Appfro » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:55 pm

i don't buy them, therefore i am not held responsible for spelling them right :)
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Unread post by jsgksu » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:59 pm

Appfro wrote:i don't buy them, therefore i am not held responsible for spelling them right :)
fair enough
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Unread post by Speenis » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:40 am

Appfro wrote:see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
Exactly. I don't hate Elixirs but they last quite long. I bought D'Addario EJ17's for the first time and don't plan on buying a different kind for awhile. This strings sing.
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Unread post by jsgksu » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:42 am

BigSpeen3436 wrote:
Appfro wrote:see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
Exactly. I don't hate Elixirs but they last quite long. I bought D'Addario EJ17's for the first time and don't plan on buying a different kind for awhile. This strings sing.
ignorant bastards :wink:
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Unread post by Appfro » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:01 am

jsgksu wrote:
BigSpeen3436 wrote:
Appfro wrote:see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
Exactly. I don't hate Elixirs but they last quite long. I bought D'Addario EJ17's for the first time and don't plan on buying a different kind for awhile. This strings sing.
ignorant bastards :wink:
they sound great, but i can't get over how slippery they are. i can't play them. i suck on them.
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Unread post by Speenis » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:10 am

Appfro wrote:
jsgksu wrote:
BigSpeen3436 wrote:
Appfro wrote:see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
Exactly. I don't hate Elixirs but they last quite long. I bought D'Addario EJ17's for the first time and don't plan on buying a different kind for awhile. This strings sing.
ignorant bastards :wink:
they sound great, but i can't get over how slippery they are. i can't play them. i suck on them.
Every time I put on a new set of Elixirs I think they sound like ass. As soon as I put these EJ17's on I was amazed at how nice they sounded.
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Unread post by Appfro » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:12 am

i haven't tried the ej17's. guess i gotta get to the store tomorrow :)
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Unread post by jsgksu » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:42 am

Appfro wrote:
jsgksu wrote:
BigSpeen3436 wrote:
Appfro wrote:see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
Exactly. I don't hate Elixirs but they last quite long. I bought D'Addario EJ17's for the first time and don't plan on buying a different kind for awhile. This strings sing.
ignorant bastards :wink:
they sound great, but i can't get over how slippery they are. i can't play them. i suck on them.
have you played nanos or polys, I hate the feel of polys because they are very slippery, nanos arent that bad at all, especially after playing on them for a little while, they feel pretty much normal
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Unread post by jsgksu » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:44 am

BigSpeen3436 wrote:
Appfro wrote:
jsgksu wrote:
BigSpeen3436 wrote:
Appfro wrote:see i hate elixars. but they are good strings. i go w/ the d'addario
Exactly. I don't hate Elixirs but they last quite long. I bought D'Addario EJ17's for the first time and don't plan on buying a different kind for awhile. This strings sing.
ignorant bastards :wink:
they sound great, but i can't get over how slippery they are. i can't play them. i suck on them.
Every time I put on a new set of Elixirs I think they sound like ass. As soon as I put these EJ17's on I was amazed at how nice they sounded.
Exact opposite here, I think anything but elixirs sound terrible. My uncle heard my guitar (and his new one which came with elixirs) hes been playing for more years then Im alive and he thinks these strings make all the difference too. But I guess it all comes down to preference, that and being wrong if you prefer d'addarios to elixirs.
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