cable & strings

[mrforum]

where can i get cheap guitar cable?

and what set of strings are good for Electric guitar and Acoustic guitar?

 

[skyn]

EDITED: Read an earlier post.

 

[matthewchj]

Any guitar shop will sell cables. And they aren't exactly that expensive anyway.

As for strings, I use D'addarios, although I've heard good things about Ernie Balls.

 

[mus]

Try an Ibanez DS Series guitar cable. Quite long lasting and affordable.

I use D'addarios for both electric and acoustic. It's affordable and can be found at Swee Lee. Ernie Balls and Dean Markleys are quite good too.

 

[hutkahn]

I've found D'addarios to be abit 'hard' though..compared to a set of Ernie Ball Regular Slinkies (both .10-.46) the EBs are alot nicer to bend compared to the D'addarios, especially right after a string change! Maybe its just me though

 

[mus]

^ Really?. I find D'addarios easier to bend compared to Ernie Ball.

Ranked on how easy to bend:
1) D'addarios
2) Ernie Ball
3) Dean Markley

That's for me.

 

[hutkahn]

Personal preference maybe I've heard Dr.Duck's and Pyramid strings are softer though..might be trying them out after I go through my last pack of EB

 

[matthewchj]

It's personal preference, i guess. Although I'll probably give Ernie Balls a try once i finish up the D'addarios.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

I use Ernie Balls and D'addarios almost exclusively, though I also use Dean Markleys and Everlys every now and then. The brand I'd avoid is GHS because I used to use them and they were very disappointing. They sounded good but broke too easily. Don't have that problem with Ernie Balls and D'addarios. Feel-wise, the best for me is Everlys, but they're a little on the expensive side for regular re-stringing. ($11 per pack)

I find D'addarios easier to bend, actually, especially their Nickelwound steel 10s. But for acoustic guitar I lean more towards D'addario. Either way Ernie Ball and D'addario get my vote.