guitar strings

[fredsredhat]

After a few years out of it I've bought a new electric guitar off t' net. Only a cheap jobbie to get back into the swing of it, and after having it professionally set up, he recommended a good set of strings. What are a good brand without going over the top? cheers, Nick.

[bigjim]

Ernie Ball's fella

I use power Slinkys but there Fat Super Slinky's will prob do the job.

You could do with making sure you use the same size as what you have already (prob the Supers at a guess) But really it should have been setup with the new strings

Only change one at a time so the neck doesn't move

Jim
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[400bandit]

+1 for ernie balls. I use regular slinkys (10's - the ones in the green packs). If you're getting back into it I'd say go for the super slinkys (9's and in the pink packet) will be a little easier on your fingers.

All the best, joe.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Finally settled on these
https://www.elixirstrings.com/products/product_electric.html

With strings it can be horses for courses, but these are the shit as they say.

Pat
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[Rowey]

+1 Ernie Ball's

I use 10's at the moment. Started using 9's which were nice pair of strings. I went onto 10's as I wanted a little less twang. In most guitar shops you can get three sets for a tenner. Bargain.
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[neatbik]

Another vote for Ernie Balls here.
I use the heavy bottom strings, the 3 lower strings are thicker, gives a nice beefy sound.

[fredsredhat]

thanks for the replys people. I'll have me a set of ernie's finest i think.

[Suitor_Stu]

I used Ernie Balls for a while, but I prefer GHS Boomers - just seem to feel and sound a bit more substantial, but it's pretty much what works for you. Try a few different makes, strings are cheap enough that it's not too much money (e.g. if you buy from the internet, somewhere like stringsdirect.co.uk, you can get most of the major brands for under £5 a pack (GHS and Ernie Balls are only £4).

[WildGoose]

Do you chaps cut the excess after youve fitted them?

Or does anyone does that fancy weaving stuff at the bridge?

I assume there is something fancy you can do at the pegs as well, instead of letting the excess wave above and buzz on the strings.



I ask the question because I had some strings recently, and they lasted about 2 hours before one snapped.

Anyone have this before, whats the quickest youve snapped a string?
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[2Hondas]

Rotosound pinks on the Tele, 9-46 BriteWires on the Les Paul.

I hate having an untidy headstock, so always wiggle the excess wire until it snaps with no sharp bit sticking out like you get when using wire snippers.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

[WildGoose]

My thinking was that if you leave the excess then you have something to use when the string goes, as everytime ive had one snap, it goes near the bridge. I hate having excess flapping about but on my latest i've left it on because of the snapping issues.

It's not as if the strings are pricey, its just inconveniant.

What's a peg winder?

I've heard about not putting too many turns on the pegs, but sometimes even if you pull it through with as much tension as you can, before you start winding, you still end up with too many turns by the time it's tuned.

All the above is in ref to a baritone uke, so its on its way to being a guitar. Same principles apply though I assume.

The nylon with metal windings were the worst for snapping.
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[GhostRider]

I was a devout D'addario (sp?) user till one day, for reasons that I cannot recollect, I went for a pack of super slinky Ernie balls (10's) and to be fair they are very nice strings so I shalt stick with these for the foreseeable.

When I first started playing the nearest guitar shop was about 6 miles away and it was a bus trip there and back. They used to sell singles and I once when loading on a fresh set, I overturned the one string and broke it, so after school I went all the way there and bought the single string that broke. Came back and wound it on, tuned up, started to do a little soloing to get it warmed up and "dwaaaaaaang" the bastard thing popped again. So I was straight back on the bus to get another one. Shop was closed. Bastards.

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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

A boring vid, but it shows you part of the process.
Handy tips in the text.

https://www.wikihow.com/Change-Guitar-Strings

A Peg winder about £2, saves the wrist

Pat

PS all you Slinky lovers, its worth a try of those Elixir strings i mentioned, i'm sure there will be converts..and no i don't work for them
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