String Recommendation

[Can ARI]

Hey, can you help me to pick my strings. I can’t decide which one should I buy. So I am open suggestions. Can you help me ??

 

[Ana Psuturi]

I am a big fan of Ernie ball, nice bright sounding string, serve me usually for long time as to gauge depends on the style of music and guitar tunings you normally play in.

 

[idssdi]

I really like elixir. They sound reat and last longer too

 

[Can ARI]

Mostly standart or drop d. Rarely drop C . I’m using ernie ball standart strings right now.

 

[idssdi]

For drop d I use 10-52 and for standard tuning I use 10-46

 

[Ana Psuturi]

For drops I tend to use 11s have slinky fingers right now, love them

 

[Can ARI]

I want to try elixir but they are very expensive in my country and I’m student. So elixir is off list probably

 

[Can ARI]

What is your guitar ?

 

[Ed Seith]

You’ll get as many different recommendations as answers. All I would recommend is staying away from expensive “boutique” strings until you get good enough to know what you want and like, and not break strings all the time. That means avoid the Cobalts, and Elixirs, and NYXLs and all that. Any major $4-6 set of strings will be solid.
For standard tuning or drop-D, you might start with 9-42 or 9-46 gauge, as they are most common. If you tune down, 10-46 or 10-52 might suit you better. Thicker strings mean harder bends and more pain when you’re learning. Some folks swear by it for tone and/or bragging rights, others never see the need. I’ve been playing almost 35 years, and tried lots of different varieties and I always come back to my Ernie Ball 9-46s.
Once you find a set and gauge you like, take the guitar in to a local shop for a basic setup, and then ROCK ON!

 

[Filip Tomiša]

Elixir are expensive but they are coated and they last longer and they don’t rust or have as much dirt on them as standard ernie ball strings. Ernie ball also has coated strings and they are way better than normal ones in my opinion but they are also expensive. But when you look at it it comes to the same thing, you give more money and your strings last longer, you give less then you have to change them sooner and buy new ones and it turns out you gave the same amount of money

 

[Can ARI]

Yea Ed you are totally right. I usually buy 9-46 either for 2 years. But I want to try something different. By the way thank you so much for your suggestion

 

[Can ARI]

Filip you are right but in my country it’s more than double price compared to ernies.

 

[Noah Berends]

I’ve always used Ernie Ball, tried Elixirs, tried D’Addario, just didn’t quite click. I put Slinkys on my guitars I use less often and the new Paradigm set on my more heavily used guitar, but that’s mainly because the big one in question has a Floyd so I don’t change it as often, so I’m more comfortable spending more on strings for it. Slinkys are great for just about everything. I use standard .10’s, but I’ve also used bottom-heavy .10 hybrids in the past and they were good as well.

 

[Can ARI]

Thank you guys so much for your suggestions. I am staying with Ernie Ball. But one last question. Slinky 9-42 or should I try m steel 9-42.

 

[Matt Wildman]

I think I read somewhere that syn uses Ernie ball, skinny bottom heavy top strings. I use them and they are great for playing rythym stuff on the low 3 strings and lead stuff on the 3 high strings.

 

[Stephen Vicole]

I think I read somewhere that syn uses Ernie ball, skinny bottom heavy top strings. I use them and they are great for playing rythym stuff on the low 3 strings and lead stuff on the 3 high strings.

im wondering what gauge he uses for standard E tunings. Im running 10-52 on my syn custom in standard E tuning.

The problem i have is that with only 2 heavy duty springs i have to adjust the claw screw to near max tightness and with 3 springs it feels like alot of tension when using the whammy bar