whats ur fav electric strings?
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vivalapunkrawk
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ernie ball for sure!
serialninja
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yeah actually i don't understand the Ernie Ball hype either. as a noob i used to use Super Slinkies and Hybrid Slinkies but eventually switched because they kept snapping and rusted/went dead really fast.
echoist
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hahahahahah... when i 1st started playing, i tried all sorts of strings. ernie ball was the most flexible and easiest to bend (slinky i guess). and plus van halen was using it then! but i kept breaking them! i even resort to using 11's in standard tuning, and they even snapped. now its daddarios. cheap and good! $5 a pack!LEMONed_Z said:
serialninja
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i'd use Ernie Ball strings too if:
1) i got paid to use them
2) i got free strings
3) my guitar tech changed my strings for me every day so i'd never have to bother changing them myself.
no wonder so many people endorse Ernie Ball strings. it has nothing to do with the strings being good, though.
1) i got paid to use them
2) i got free strings
3) my guitar tech changed my strings for me every day so i'd never have to bother changing them myself.
no wonder so many people endorse Ernie Ball strings. it has nothing to do with the strings being good, though.
serialninja said:
Hi serialninja, you are very wrong in saying that. If the strings are lousy, then you are saying that all the people using ernie ball are idiots, especially those stars who endorse it.
Sometime I also wonder why it flys off the shelf. As opposed to cheaper and longer lasting strings. The answer lies in the playing properties of the strings itself. It must have great feel and great tone, better then other brands, thus it's more popular. It's also not as expensive as some other strings. What we may call, best performence in its price bracket.
This in itself should be reason enough, as being a performer, you have to find ways to improve what you can produce. If it's the guitar, you change it, if its the strings, you change it too.
There is a reccomended string change schedule, normally branded ones reccomend change of strings every 1 or 2 weeks time. So if you stick to the reccomendation, strings snapping and corrosion should not be a issue for the strings itself.
You have a valid reason, as a consumer viewpoint. But sometime have to stand back and look at the bigger picture before making such sharp judgement. Peace bro, ok? 8)
serialninja
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mikemann said:
no, i'm saying the stars who endorse it are smart, because they get free strings and they get paid to use them. i mean, it would be immensely stupid of anybody to turn down an offer like that. who cares if the strings break all the time? they get free strings!! they get paid to use free strings!! and the best part is that they don't even change their own strings. their guitar techs change the strings. so if you're a star who's endorsing Ernie Ball strings, it's no problem at all. if Ernie Ball approached me, i'd totally say yes and pocket the money and let my guitar techs do all the work.
but for those of us who actually have to pay for our strings and restring our guitars ourselves...that's a little different. i think a lot of newbies use Ernie Ball strings because they look at the packet and see so many stars who use them. i think they use Ernie Ball strings because they're mid-priced. cheap enough to be affordable, but not so cheap that they think they're lousy. but for those of us with a little more experience with different string brands, i'm pretty sure people tend to switch AWAY from using Ernie Ball strings and start using some higher quality strings like D'Addarios or DR strings or Dean Markleys.
i wouldn't say people who use Ernie Ball strings are idiots. i think those who endorse Ernie Ball are smart because they pocket fat checks. those who have to pay for their strings simply don't know any better.
Ernie Ball.
i use Ernie Ball strings because it works nicely with my 0.42mm pick. I dont face problem like breaking the strings. And i seem to prefer the feel to it. The only thing about it is that it tend to rust quicker, but i think its alright because Ernie Ball is quite cheap compared to others.I've tried GHS and D'Addario strings before, no doubt they live longer, and cost more. But i think ultimately it all goes down to personal preference. Yupp.
i use Ernie Ball strings because it works nicely with my 0.42mm pick. I dont face problem like breaking the strings. And i seem to prefer the feel to it. The only thing about it is that it tend to rust quicker, but i think its alright because Ernie Ball is quite cheap compared to others.I've tried GHS and D'Addario strings before, no doubt they live longer, and cost more. But i think ultimately it all goes down to personal preference. Yupp.
Stillborn
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i use ernie ball cuz i like the feel n tone, not cuz of some endorsement...endorsements mean nothing to me...
i've used dean markley, fender, DR, D'addarios b4...but still prefer ernie ball, yes they rust fast, but almost all strings rust fast for me cuz i got more corrosive sweat...well cept for coated DRs tt i was using last time...they lasted almost forever (if u didn't bother 'bout tone...)
i've used dean markley, fender, DR, D'addarios b4...but still prefer ernie ball, yes they rust fast, but almost all strings rust fast for me cuz i got more corrosive sweat...well cept for coated DRs tt i was using last time...they lasted almost forever (if u didn't bother 'bout tone...)
MadWerewolfBoy
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now people are talking bout nickel wounded steel strings affecting tone greatly on electric guitars...
dot dot dot dot dot dot dots...
dunno what to say... guess these ppl must be super ear gurus or sumthing able to hear frequentcy dif of 0.1 cents and can tell the diff of minute timbre of sound coming out of a OVER-DRIVEN or DISTORTED sound...
dot dot dot dot dot dot dots...
dunno what to say... guess these ppl must be super ear gurus or sumthing able to hear frequentcy dif of 0.1 cents and can tell the diff of minute timbre of sound coming out of a OVER-DRIVEN or DISTORTED sound...
