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Patrick:
O YEA MY DAD HAS A 1989 VAN HALEN
Lummer:
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--- Quote from: jeph on 05 Dec 2007, 16:59 ---Playing .09s is admitting that you are a pussy
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HAY F U N00B I HAET U
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Well, he IS right, Kim.
Personally, I'm currently using string from a danish company called Stringsite. The cool thing is, they let you put together your own combination of gauges, and it's dirt cheap.
I've had the strings on my Les Paul and my sevenstring for a few weeks now, they still sound totally new :O
For the Gibson, i rock a set going 11 14 20 30 42 52, and for the 7-string, I go with 10 13 17 30 42 52, then with a .65 bass string for the low B. It works extremely well.
I've used D'addario's in the past, and I've never really understood why anyone uses that brand. They don't last half as long as Ernie Balls, and they have zero brightness in their sound compared to other brands. Pretty much every brand out there whoops their ass completely on all fronts, but still SO many people use them?! I don't get it.
EDIT:
The Gibsons are tuned down a half step, the seven is kept in standard. I do not like floppy strings, and a lot strings tend to get floppy because of my picking attack. I've been known that pretty much any guitar buzz like hell, if it's set up for low action. That then means I have to use sorta high-ish action and heavy strings if I want a decent sound. No alternative for me.
jeph:
--- Quote from: Lummer on 05 Dec 2007, 17:33 --- a .65 bass string for the low B. It works extremely well.
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I've been thinking about doing this since I got mine! It seems like the regular-gauge B string doesn't put out as much volume as the rest of the set. Adjusting the pickup pole-pieces helped, but with a 25.5" scale I bet a bass string would sound really tight, especially since I dropped the B down to an A.
(god I'm a nerd)
Patrick:
Oh fine, Lummer, turn this conversation all serious. Punkass.
While I agree that if you're using .9s just so you can bend easier, my reason for using them is more of a sustain issue. The Bullet is what I use for my lead work in some of my original music (see: sig link), and when I'm doing certain higher-fret melodic lines (see again: sig link), I like the note to decay fairly quickly, around 6 seconds or so if I'm higher than fret 8.
BaneAtvar:
hi, i play .09 - .46
But then again, I like the twang in my stratocaster, and I'm thinking of changing to 0.09 - 0.42.
stop the hate on 0.09 kay?
At least intonation setting is eezy peezy japaneezy on the strat bridge.
If all goes well, I'll be soon posting pics of an amp which will make you salivate.
Some of you at least. One of you is prone to salivate at my amp and pedalboard. Perhaps a mild look of admiration? A glaze of acknlowledgement would suffice at this moment really.
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