Ernie Ball Super Slinky 0.09-0.42 on ESP M-II (Electric)

Been wanting to try out Elixirs though.

Ernie Ball 11/15/22/30/42/58 on a 25.5" scale electric guitar tuned to CGCFAD (drop C)

9's there perfect =]

ernie balls are pretty cheapo strings.

elixirs arent that great unless you only change strings once per year.

i love d'addario bluegrass strings for acoustic guitar. they are $7 and sound and feel crisp -nothing in that price range responds anywhere close. the low E, A and D are medium gauge, the G, B and high E are heavy gauge. this is very helpful for flatpicking which doesnt allow as many tricks as electric guitar.

edit: tried looking up gauges but the d'addario site doesnt list them at all. wtf. i also use d'addario for banjo and mandolin. but for violin it must be prim!

This post was edited by juliusjuice on Nov 17 2009 03:24pm

wow ur making me want to try out those bluegrass strings now! I switched to heavy about 2 weeks (give or take) ago when I restrung my guitar and it sounds brilliant, and I find it plays a lot better for what I play on it (easier to wrap your hands around heavy strings for fingerstyle). But I'm already at the heaviest gauge D'Addario makes, and I want heavier GBE strings.... hmm... I kinda wish there was a set that is heavy gauge E A D and extra heavy for the G B E?

not sure if there are heavier gauge from d'addario but they do sell packs of singles, like a whole bag of heavy "Bs" or whatever. and yes heavy strings sound better and louder. higher action gives it more punch too, but makes it a bit harder to play.

This post was edited by juliusjuice on Nov 17 2009 07:30pm

true =) I keep my action pretty low (just high enough to avoid buzz) and my strings as heavy as possible. It works for the sound I want =)

This post was edited by PSPZorZ on Nov 17 2009 09:08pm

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