Its been a minute since I bought any strings (we're talking years - I just haven't been playing...) and so I'm out of the game a bit when it comes to what's decent.
Back in the day it was Elixir 11's on my acoustic (of which I still have a set, so will chuck them on) and D'Addario 10's on all the electrics.
I didn't even think that flat wound was available on standard guitar strings, so that might be interesting.
I need to redo my Strat and my Tele (both Tokai-built Japanese guitars); so interested in maybe trying a different set on each. I generally play a bit of everything, but funk/rock/fusion is most common (think Snarky Puppy, Fearless Flyers etc)
The Tele is main one so that'll need the most 'standard' setup. Otherwise, I'm all ears.
What's good nowadays?
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There was talk of String Joy on another thread and I'm slightly curious to give a pack a go.
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Apparently the Paradigm's are less prone to breakage but I've yet to try a set.
D'Addario are still good, but just get the normal ones that have been available for decades (I think it's XL for electrics). I tried the expensive new ones and I didn't like them at all.
D'Addario do have a loyalty scheme where you can get some freebies. These tuners are quite handy:
I think it's around 20 sets of strings to get one.
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are their new brands out there and do they really bring anything innovative?
I've recently moved to using 9.5-44s on my Gibson scale guitars, which you can't get in Optiwebs. Just got a set of D'Addario XS 9.5s to try and I'm impressed so far.
Thanks all!
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You can get away with it if you kink the string sharply with pliers before you cut, but it’s a bit more of a faff.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein