Hi all, I wondered what your preferences were for strings for a custom 1960’s telecaster?
I’m looking for longevity and snappy tone with good frequency response across the spectrum, but mainly I like the country twang and clean highs.
I’ve been using Ernie ball 10’s for the last 25 years on strats, but only recently started playing a tele and the Ernie balls just don’t cut it at all, they sound dull and lifeless. I’m on a rosewood board on the tele whereas on the strats I’m on maple so that probably makes a difference overall.
Anyway just wanted to know of your experiences please…. Thanks
Tony
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Longevity
I've got loads of Teles many of which I've made. I hate changing strings - so boring - so I use Elixr. I don't care whether they are the "best" or not but they work for me.
... or was that Michelins........?
I did try a set of Thomastik-Infeld flats on there, and they sound pretty cool with fuzz, but a bit too 'plunky' for general Telecaster use.
Think I like the Pyamid Monels best on a tele. Bit more snappy than nickel.
Switched back to D'addarios and it sounded exactly like it always should have done. No idea why but it has put me off trying Rotosounds for a while.
Not saying you're wrong, I mean I've tried them both myself and not sure how much difference I noticed!
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