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#1 User is offline   guitardude_15 Icon

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Posted 27 August 2005 - 01:17 PM

I need some help getting some new guitar strings for my Ibanez V. I was thinking about some coated ones. What is the best for the price and sound? wink.gif wink.gif wink.gif wink.gif
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 01:40 PM

check out different sets and see what you like
i like dean markley blue steels
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 04:29 PM

this question certainly is asked alot. anyhow, try out some different types over time and you'll find what kind you like the best. my personal favourite's are D'Addario 's.
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 05:47 PM

Elixirs are coated ones and they last a long time. I don't like them because after a while my fingers got a bit soft. Brass strings have a crisp sound, but they don't last very long. Bronze strings aren't quite as crisp as brass, but they'll last a while longer. There are a lot of different brands out there that use different types of strings. Each has its own feel to them and people like different strings, so only you'll know which are the best for you.
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Posted 27 August 2005 - 05:55 PM

i prefer elixers for my acoustic because they give the nice mellow sound i want, but still last a long time
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Posted 28 August 2005 - 07:05 PM

http://www.guitartab...howtopic=139274

It was on the first page of this board...

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Posted 03 September 2005 - 11:13 AM

D'Addario...No question about it...
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Posted 05 September 2005 - 04:20 PM

I like phospherus bronze they last long and sound great

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Posted 21 November 2005 - 07:20 PM

I love D'Addarios for electric
However, I tried acoustic D'Addarios and hate the damn things.
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Posted 22 November 2005 - 08:37 AM

Just depends on what you like. On most of my acoustic guitars I use D'Addario Phosphor Bronze Bluegrass Guage (which is a hybrid set with thicker bass strings).
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Posted 22 November 2005 - 09:07 AM

This is one of those questions to which you aren't going to get any definite answer. You'll get lots of opinion - everyone has their favourites - but that's all the answers will be.

Go try. You're unlikely to really come up against 'bad' strings - provided you don't get them from an 'everything for a pound' shop!
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Post icon  Posted 22 November 2005 - 04:04 PM

Ernie Balls super slinkys their really light and really cheap and the carry out the sound well.
Or if you want a heavy sound try heavy on top low on bottoms Ernie Balls.
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