I'm so fucking sick of...

VOLVO))) · January 05, 2015, 10:35:14 PM

I don't even notice squeak. Never. Get more calluses.

liquidsmoke · January 05, 2015, 11:24:58 PM

I've got what I've got.

VOLVO))) · January 05, 2015, 11:50:23 PM

I used to do the superglue trick

spookstrickland · January 06, 2015, 03:44:52 AM

I'm running a Flatwound 12 - 52 set on the bottom three now and a round wound 10's on the top, I'm really liking it.

jibberish · January 06, 2015, 07:47:43 AM

the ridiculous packaging that comes with everything. I have a small mountain of cardboard collected up for the recycle place just from that shit.

all the oddball plastic, Styrofoam and tie-wraps makes another nice pile too. what a waste.

Chest Rockwell · January 06, 2015, 08:59:56 AM

you guys and your girlie strings

Jake · January 06, 2015, 11:52:12 AM

It's like you're playing with tooth floss. My bass has a .180 on it. Guitar has a .072.

The Shocker · January 06, 2015, 12:20:08 PM

I like flatwounds. Real mellow.

RacerX · January 06, 2015, 12:26:32 PM

And they last for a long, long, long time.

VOLVO))) · January 06, 2015, 12:39:17 PM

They slow me down too much. Rubbery isn't cool.

Chest Rockwell · January 06, 2015, 01:49:50 PM

Quote from: Jake on January 06, 2015, 11:52:12 AM
It's like you're playing with tooth floss. My bass has a .180 on it. Guitar has a .072.

guitars are for girls. more info on the bass.

RAGER · January 06, 2015, 01:56:17 PM

Much of the things that are complained about here I either never experience, have a work around, or just plain ignore. Not sure what my point is..

But on the flatwound thing. Can you even do decent bend? I guess they're ok if you just strum.

VOLVO))) · January 06, 2015, 02:17:34 PM

Sort. They're booty for actually playing unless you want a dull clean tone, and a dull dirty tone. Some people go for that.

String noise? Meh, don't ever notice it.

RacerX · January 06, 2015, 02:41:23 PM

I get a lot more string noise from my acoustic & resonator guitars.

Electrics? Not so much.

liquidsmoke · January 07, 2015, 02:05:24 AM

I had a set of flats on my old SG about 10 years back. Cool sound but too dark and this was around the time I literally had a blanket over my cab for awhile

spookstrickland · January 07, 2015, 03:30:49 AM

Flats are what I like but I've always liked things very dark and muddy.

jibberish · January 07, 2015, 04:30:20 PM

I tried flatwounds once to get rid of string squeak. they were dead and lifeless. worse than the squeaks so I got rid of them.

Jor el · January 07, 2015, 04:38:37 PM

I buy the pre-boiled.

RAGER · January 07, 2015, 04:46:43 PM

Of course.

Jake · January 07, 2015, 10:42:21 PM

Quote from: Chest Rockwell on January 06, 2015, 01:49:50 PM
guitars are for girls. more info on the bass.

This thing makes poop involuntarily happen.

liquidsmoke · January 07, 2015, 11:11:41 PM

^ Double E string??

edit: that doesn't make sense but the light makes it look like 2. It's certainly huge.

mortlock · January 07, 2015, 11:23:00 PM

how does heavier gage strings affect the neck?? I assume the heavier = more tension??

liquidsmoke · January 08, 2015, 12:49:52 AM

Quote from: mortlock on January 07, 2015, 11:23:00 PM
how does heavier gage strings affect the neck?? I assume the heavier = more tension??

Yes assuming you stay in the same tuning. A truss rod adjustment is sometimes necessary.

Dylan Thomas · January 08, 2015, 11:25:54 AM

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'll have to check these out, I use 12's for low tuning (A#), I use a D'Addario with a wound G string. I love the wound G string, and even when I tune down to C, I use an 11-49 set with a wound G string.

Todd, the guitarist from Warhorse, used to use 11-49 strings, tuned down to G. Figure that one out....

I don't like to go heavier than 12's, so I will check out those Dunlops for sure.

liquidsmoke · January 08, 2015, 01:05:57 PM

Quote from: Dylan Thomas on January 08, 2015, 11:25:54 AM
Todd, the guitarist from Warhorse, used to use 11-49 strings, tuned down to G. Figure that one out....

I have a hard time believing this. Some cool tones can be had when your strings are super floppy but sustain is generally very weak and it's hard to get and stay in tune for a whole song. I use a 68 for the F# string on my 27" scale baritone and even that is kind of floppy to the point where I have to be careful not to press it too hard when fretting or I'll sound out of tune.