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The only other strings I've used in recent years was a gifted set of Elixir Optiwebs that I stuck on my Tom Anderson Tele, they're fine I guess....just wanted a little extra fight from the hex core cos the Anderson has such a flat radius. They seemed to do the trick.
People scoffed when I told them at the time how much the Tenorio's cost but in reality they last twice as long for me as other strings like the DR round cores and the Mangan round cores so works out the same price. Even comparing them to a set of Slinky's at £7....I was changing them every three or four months so again no more expensive. Need to get some a UK dealers on board, everyone seems to be stocking Stringjoy at the moment.
They do a player pack of 5 sets of strings which works out at about 18 quid a set (current exchange rate), and the individual pack are about 21 quid a set. Although you might get dinged with duty if you buy a lot.
If some think they're 'dull' maybe that sort of works best with the bright offsets I tend to play most? Tone and peoples opinions about it are weird.
British manufacturer, the foil packs are hard to counterfeit, readily available, don't break. What's not to like.
I can equate to that when I got my first guitar in the early 1960s .
My father always bought things he thought I would grow into.
It took me ages to get my arm over that hollow body electric guitar to reach the strings.
Reading Bert’s play in a day booklet was added stress
I think that’s why I became a drummer
But, for balance, people should check out the artists who use these products professionally day in day out. Can't imagine there are many string manufacturers who wouldn't advertise far and wide about endorsees and professional users of their products.
Between Rotosound and Ernie Ball, that's quite a roster of players and famous records! It might not be as big a deal as we're making it out to be, or they look for something else in their strings eg. Not breaking Vs some unquantifiable 'betterness'?
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I hate coated strings on electric guitar.
Back when I was playing in a wedding band I'd just put a new set on a few days before the wedding (to make sure they'd bedded in and the tuning was stable), and they'd sound nice and bright when I needed them to, then change them for the next wedding we played.
So I’ve tried many of the recommended strings from ppl who were kind enough to give me their opinions on this thread. I think I’ve found the best strings for me for my custom built telecaster.