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VOLVO)))

July 26, 2011, 10:59:31 PM
shitty guitar strings. I can't find a set that I like enough to buy a hundred of so I can stop going to fucking Guitar Center every other day for strings. I've frankenstiened sets, I've bought "specialty" sets, I've tried all kinds of shit. Coated, uncoated, colored, thicker gauge, lighter gauge. Nothing sounds good in B, too floppy, not clear enough.

I just ordered a bunch of different shit from juststrings.com, I'm going to go through all of them and see if I find any I like.

.68 -.14 Baritone strings are my prediction for what I'm going to end up wanting. I've got the top 6 of a 7 string set on all of my guitars, right now, and they play like shit, and sound like shit. Fucking sucks. I'm frustrated.
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dogfood

#1
July 26, 2011, 11:40:17 PM
tuned down to B?  as in "B"ass?   ;D
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#2
July 27, 2011, 12:04:48 AM
When I tune to B or Drop A I like Daddario Chrome Flats 12 to 52 they have been awesome!
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#3
July 27, 2011, 02:44:54 AM
I've been using D'Addario 14-68's for nearly 10 years in a standard B tuning and I love them. I'll go months without changing them, I can't do that with smaller strings. I was starting to think that I wasn't that picky about strings anymore till I started experimenting with other strings and I just hated their tone. The D'Addario's aren't for everyone but I think there is a good chance they'll work out for you.
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yesca

#4
July 27, 2011, 04:31:29 AM
try bass strings dude! i was rocking a bass string on my low E string playing in B and it lasted me like 2 months compared to my usual 1-2 weeks(if im lucky) with the d addario strings i buy.

VOLVO)))

#5
July 27, 2011, 08:38:02 AM
Long as they give me the desired clarity, im down for them.
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mortlock

#6
July 27, 2011, 08:50:05 AM
ive always like d'addario string on my bass. im using medium guage flat wounds now and they have been great. ive used an upright bass bow on them many times with rosin and they still sound great, maybe even better..i think the rosin is the secret..

Jake

#7
July 27, 2011, 10:26:57 AM
I have no other insight besides the fact that I love juststrings.com and buy strings exclusively from them now.
poop.

VOLVO)))

#8
July 27, 2011, 10:41:15 AM
Mortin, bowing the bass sounds half-assed authentic? I have a beater bass i am considering repurposing as a bowed instrument exclusively. It is fretless, also. In othee news, i am cutting the bright cap out of my jcm800.
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#9
July 27, 2011, 12:24:25 PM
Clipping that brite cap is an excellent move.  I did it on my '81, and it made all the difference.
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RacerX

#10
July 27, 2011, 12:32:01 PM
Quote from: Jake on July 27, 2011, 10:26:57 AM
I have no other insight besides the fact that I love juststrings.com and buy strings exclusively from them now.

Word. Except I wish they'd stop giving me those crappy picks every time I buy something there. Those things are useless.
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Pundan

#11
July 27, 2011, 01:51:21 PM
Quote from: Jake on July 27, 2011, 10:26:57 AM
I have no other insight besides the fact that I love juststrings.com and buy strings exclusively from them now.

If people wouldn't have talked about that site here, I'd thought "Woah! That's some spam site or it hasn't been redesigned since HTML was invented".

LogicalFrank

#12
July 27, 2011, 01:58:03 PM
I am a Webstrings guy myself. They are cheap and they don't break any more often than I'd like them to. I like a string to break every now and again. You gotta think on your feet. If you can't finish a song w/ a broken string, well, that song is stupid and so is your mom.
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clockwork green

#13
July 27, 2011, 04:14:28 PM
Quote from: RacerX on July 27, 2011, 12:32:01 PM
Quote from: Jake on July 27, 2011, 10:26:57 AM
I have no other insight besides the fact that I love juststrings.com and buy strings exclusively from them now.

Word. Except I wish they'd stop giving me those crappy picks every time I buy something there. Those things are useless.
Those things suck...either just skip them or spend the extra nickel for something decent. The only good free pics I've ever gotten were from Dr. Scientist pedals. Lots of shapes, colors and a cool logo.
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mortlock

#14
July 27, 2011, 06:11:31 PM Last Edit: July 31, 2011, 07:49:19 PM by mortlock
Quote from: SunnO))) on July 27, 2011, 10:41:15 AM
Mortin, bowing the bass sounds half-assed authentic? I have a beater bass i am considering repurposing as a bowed instrument exclusively. It is fretless, also. In othee news, i am cutting the bright cap out of my jcm800.
it really does but you're limited at what you can do. since there isnt a curved fretboard like on an upright its hard to attack the strings properly. i run my bass through a bunch of fx and bow it. i can make some pretty cool whale sounds.

i was shredding bow hairs for awhile until i got smart and switched from rounds to flats and started to use rosin.

blackkrosses

#15
July 29, 2011, 06:17:59 PM
Tried the Dunlop "heavy-cores"? I don't use them but they are supposed to have a thicker core for more clarity in low tunings. I know they make them in 12's, not sure if that is the heaviest though.

Worthless Willie

#16
July 30, 2011, 05:40:58 PM
Quote from: Jake on July 27, 2011, 10:26:57 AM
I have no other insight besides the fact that I love juststrings.com and buy strings exclusively from them now.

Do you buy the name brand sets, or the juststrings strings?
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VOLVO)))

#17
July 30, 2011, 05:45:31 PM
68-14, unmatched clarity, a lot to grab, sounds kickass with fuzz, distortion, overdrive, and most of all, in open A, clean... it's awesome.


fuck yeahhh. Had to file out a few nuts, my tele and SBG200.
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#18
July 31, 2011, 07:46:14 PM
Quote from: Worthless Willie on July 30, 2011, 05:40:58 PM
Quote from: Jake on July 27, 2011, 10:26:57 AM
I have no other insight besides the fact that I love juststrings.com and buy strings exclusively from them now.

Do you buy the name brand sets, or the juststrings strings?

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poop.

blackkrosses

#19
August 05, 2011, 07:56:34 PM
Quote from: SunnO))) on July 30, 2011, 05:45:31 PM
68-14, unmatched clarity, a lot to grab, sounds kickass with fuzz, distortion, overdrive, and most of all, in open A, clean... it's awesome.


fuck yeahhh. Had to file out a few nuts, my tele and SBG200.


14's on a tele. Day-um. What a mighty grip you must have. Though, I suppose you're down tuned.....still...

VOLVO)))

#20
August 05, 2011, 09:44:08 PM
I haven't played a guitar with anything under 12's in forever... I'd probably bend two steps when meaning to bend one..
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#21
August 06, 2011, 04:36:34 PM
Quote from: blackkrosses on July 29, 2011, 06:17:59 PM
Tried the Dunlop "heavy-cores"? I don't use them but they are supposed to have a thicker core for more clarity in low tunings. I know they make them in 12's, not sure if that is the heaviest though.
I use these, tune B standard on an LP. Best I've found yet.
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#22
January 05, 2015, 08:07:08 PM
Speaking of coated strings, do any of you like any brands besides Elixir? They don't make anything between 56 and 68 and I'm looking for something around 60. I want to go a little thicker but hate string squeak and changing strings often which is what I read you have to do with coated strings that aren't Elixirs.

Metal and Beer

#23
January 05, 2015, 08:31:21 PM
From the You Ain't Gonna Wanna Hear This dept:  All* steel strings are the fucking same. Look elsewhere to solve your dilemma, grasshopper.

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liquidsmoke

#24
January 05, 2015, 08:57:04 PM
Elixir Nanowebs squeak a lot less than nickel plated strings. They sound darker but I'm okay with that.
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