D'Addario strings

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:00 pm

phosphor bronze EJ16 or EJ17, which ever. they truly are the best strings on the market, overall. I mean for tone and longevity, I mean nobody can beat them. yeah, if you have toxic fingertips and make strings turn everycolor but aqua blue after 10 minutes of playing, than maybe a coated string is what you need but the coated strings do not sound as good as regular strings.

anyone else feel the same way?

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:03 pm

i'm growing to enjoy the sound of d'addarios because elixers have been too expensive for me and i'm broke. buut...on the other hand, i like the feel of elixers more, but it's too bright and too harsh sometimes. so it's a trade-off.

oh, and ranting likes dean markleys.

just before he gets in here and hijacks everything with his markley junk.

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:07 pm

I won't let him hijack my thread

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:53 am

ok, you know how I feel about d'addarios, and which strings I prefer. I am being kind and only saying that, peace

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isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 1:33 am

yes ranting, i know.

mbgreen · Unread post by **mbgreen** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 2:44 am

I'm with you grave. To hell with all this new age bullshit coating. Purists POR VIDA! The difference in tone isn't even funny.

DT · Unread post by DT » Sat Oct 11, 2003 3:20 am

boo coated... the only ones worth buying are the EXP's and id rather buy 3 packs of uncoated for what one coated costs... just switch out your strings every once in a while, thats all

paywad927 · Unread post by **paywad927** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:22 pm

i use d'addarios phospher bronze lights and i love them. i havent tried elixers yet tho since my local store doesnt carry them. whenever i find some ill try them and compare the two, but until then its d'addarios for me. it seems like with the d'addairos the first time you put them on the sound real "tinny" but after about an hour that goes away and they sound wonderful. maybe im weird but most people say strings sound the best/brightest during the first hour or two of playing them, but i think after that is when they sound the best imo.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:31 pm

yep. sometimes you have to "break 'em in"

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:40 pm

<-- Agrees wholeheartedly.

Jay · Unread post by **Jay** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:57 pm

i have a pack of EXPs, which are much better than elixers, but i don't want to put them on my new taylor because i want to hear it with GOOD strings....

gravedigger · Unread post by **gravedigger** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:20 pm

well, I just changed the strings on my 12-string. took me oh a good solid hour at least. anyone want to guess on to what kind of strings they are? I'll give everyone one guess.
I'm not looking forward to changing them 3 months from now, but oh well. they sound amazing. havn't tuned it yet though and that'll probably take me more time than it did to string it up.

grock · Unread post by **grock** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:32 am

gravedigger wrote:havn't tuned it yet though and that'll probably take me more time than it did to string it up.

Get the AP GUitar Tuner. it is online and best guitar tuner ever. it'll take you ten minutes to tune up a 12er with this.

coated strings sound more like 1-2 hour broken in strings, for their entire life! coated is more mellow and uncoated is harsh and abbrasive at first.

another way to get around that is bronze strings. not phosphur, just regular bronze. they sound a lot darker. (incidently Elixirs are bronze strings that are coated, EXP are phosphur brinze that are coated.)

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