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Woo! New strings!

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Well, I finally got off my lazy butt, went out and got some strings. And man they sound great! They're the D'Addario EXP Lights, and oh man, oh man! Its such a diff from the stock strings, I can't believe it!

Haha, just thought ya'll should know. If none of you have tried those strings, I'll keep ya posted on how they work out. But as of now they sound pretty damn good. :D
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yeah i like the EXP 17's, but they are no where near as good as vinci strings, that sell medium and lights if you ever see them (kinda rare) get them
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I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
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EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
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jeffro wrote:I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
sorry you have to be stuck with nice strings, thats just too bad. i hate d'addarios, they stink
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I cant play uncoated anymore I think its a bad bad curse haha
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filmdude100cms wrote:EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
I use vinci's also and I like them just fine but I don't think they last longer than coated strings. They aren't hard to find either, you can order them off of http://www.music123.com for 3.99 a set.
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jsgksu wrote:
jeffro wrote:I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
sorry you have to be stuck with nice strings, thats just too bad. i hate d'addarios, they stink
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hcole wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
I use vinci's also and I like them just fine but I don't think they last longer than coated strings. They aren't hard to find either, you can order them off of http://www.music123.com for 3.99 a set.
those arent the vincis i use,different package, those list for like $10 the ones i buy cost $15.
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jeffro wrote:I love the EXPs as well, unfortunately my local guitar shop doesn't carry em, so I'm kinda stuck with Elixers. Oh well.
If you want something else just order it off the internet
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filmdude100cms wrote:
hcole wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:EXP's are OK, but they dont hold their tune very well, and lose their strength as well. Vinci's stay in tune over a week, and i changed them once a month but they could go longer. Plus its like playing on velvet, without all the coating elixers are covered in.
I use vinci's also and I like them just fine but I don't think they last longer than coated strings. They aren't hard to find either, you can order them off of http://www.music123.com for 3.99 a set.
those arent the vincis i use,different package, those list for like $10 the ones i buy cost $15.
Are they coated?
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