Tommy D: What brand of guitar strings are really good?
Hey, I might need to replace the strings on my electric soon. I’m a total n00b when it comes to guitar string quality. What’s a good quality of guitar string that is made for an electric guitar?
Answers and Views:
Answer by Ken C
There are literally hundreds of strings out there. It comes down to how they sound and feel on your guitar.
A lot of folks around here seem to like Ernie Ball strings, and they are certainly reasonably priced. However, there’s something about my body chemistry and the alloys they use in their strings where they go dead on me in just a couple of hours of playing. D’Addario’s, however, tend to last a lot longer for me, so that’s what most of my guitars get.
If you have a Fender with a tremolo on it, I’d recommend putting Fender Super Bullets on it. They have a special shaped ball on the string that sits well in the tremolo block, and solves a lot of tuning stability issues.
Beyond that, I’d just say try a few different sets to see what you like.
And unless you have a reason to do otherwise, I’d say keep the same string gauge on the guitar. When you change the string gauge, you also have to adjust the intonation and truss rod on the guitar.
Good luck.
Greetings from Austin, Tx
Ken
Answer by Chris SI always use Ernie Ball .009 strings on my Gibsons and then I have D’Addarios on my Jackson USA guitars. They sound really nice on Jackson.Answer by Don-k
I have been playing D’Addario XL’sfor 20+ years, they have a great tone, play longer and break rarely. Other good brands are GHS Boomers, and SIT. The popular ernie ball slinkys are easy to play but have to re-tune often. Its the nature of the string. Its a trade off. Another issue is what gauge. .009 are easier to play, but playing live I use .010 the tone is better.Answer by arcoix
I am using 0.009 Everly B52 strings. The string material composition is 52% nickel + 48% steel. You have to try some brands to find out which one works best for you.
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