what kind of strings should i put on my guitar?

petevii · Post by **petevii** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:22 pm

i bought a ibanez aw for around $500 and i play mostly dave music and i know nothing about different types of strings. im looking to put some nice strings on there, what kinds should i look at? its a 6 string acoustic.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:24 pm

hi

I just bought a Ford Festiva for 40,000 dollars.
What kind of rims should I put on it for maximum performance??

well... i would suggest elixir nanos, thats what i use, but everyone has different opinions.

check the musicians gear sticky

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:05 pm

mangold wrote:hi

I just bought a Ford Festiva for 40,000 dollars.
What kind of rims should I put on it for maximum performance??

well... i would suggest elixir nanos, thats what i use, but everyone has different opinions.

check the musicians gear sticky

Yeah, strings are very "personal", although elixir nanoweb seem to be the famous ones... (I've been using Martin medium gauge, and I am pretty happy with them).

IDrinkTooMuch · Post by **IDrinkTooMuch** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:50 pm

i've been using elixir nano's forever, and this week i decided to try EXP phosphor bronzes. i don't think im going back to the elixirs...

MakoMako · Post by **MakoMako** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:12 pm

I'm a fan of D'addario Phospher Bronze. I jump around a bit depending which guitar it is, but I normally stick to Lights.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:14 pm

As you can see... it's a personal choice...

Check mangold's thread.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:40 pm

IDrinkTooMuch wrote:i've been using elixir nano's forever, and this week i decided to try EXP phosphor bronzes. i don't think im going back to the elixirs...

they'll wear out, you'll be back

IDrinkTooMuch · Post by **IDrinkTooMuch** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:08 pm

mangold wrote:they'll wear out, you'll be back

i kinda miss the slipperyness (is that a word?) of the elixirs, but i really think these sound better

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:15 pm

IDrinkTooMuch wrote:
mangold wrote:they'll wear out, you'll be back
i kinda miss the slipperyness (is that a word?) of the elixirs, but i really think these sound better

any new (same range) uncoated strings will sound better then a new coated strings. but they lose there sound extremely quik, unlike the coated strings.

myxomatosis · Post by **myxomatosis** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:16 pm

I found a website a couple of weeks ago where they sold really cheap strings that were supposedly comparable to elixer... I think they were selling them for $2.99... I can't find the site now though

MakoMako · Post by **MakoMako** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:42 pm

thepackage0 wrote:I found a website a couple of weeks ago where they sold really cheap strings that were supposedly comparable to elixer... I think they were selling them for $2.99... I can't find the site now though

I think you mean http://www.webstrings.com/

On another forum I post on, a lot of people swear by these strings. They are supposed to be very good, but I've yet to try them so I can't personally say whether they are not.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:48 pm

that site looks like shit

myxomatosis · Post by **myxomatosis** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:48 pm

MakoMako wrote:
thepackage0 wrote:I found a website a couple of weeks ago where they sold really cheap strings that were supposedly comparable to elixer... I think they were selling them for $2.99... I can't find the site now though
I think you mean http://www.webstrings.com/

On another forum I post on, a lot of people swear by these strings. They are supposed to be very good, but I've yet to try them so I can't personally say whether they are not.

yeah thanks... I've heard nothing but good things as well

dmbiamthecaptainnow · Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:45 am

I like the elixers, but does anyone else have the problem of the coating peeling off? Also, my strings get dirty fast and it kills my fingers to do slides.

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:57 am

If it kills your fingers to slide on coated strings, it will kill your fingers to slide on all strings. It's not a string problem, it's a callous problem.