What Strings do you use?

[Gillnetter]

D'Addario EXL110+

They give a very similar feel to 10s on a Fender scale.

+1

[mark555]

Rotosound 10's.

[rockabilly69]

Pyramid 10's on my Heritage H150's and Gibson LP, Pyramid 11's on my Gretsch, Ernie Ball 10's on my Fenders.

Martin SP lights on the acoustics. John Pearce Jazz 12's on my Nationals that I gig with, John Pearce 13's reso strings

on my National Western D spider cone reso

[garyyamane]

Think I'll give the Mangan's a try.

[602a]

Dr Blues Pure Blues 10-46

[High Flying Bird]

DR Pure Blues. 9's.

[bebove64]

Thomastik-Infeld fw .012-.050

Dogal red tag vintage jazz long scale fw .012-.052

[gpuma]

 

Thomastik-Infeld fw .012-.050

Dogal red tag vintage jazz long scale fw .012-.052

Same strings also on the new 535?

[rooster]

Curt Mangan 10-46 on the ones tuned to Eb. I have a custom 10-54 set I use for drop D tuning, and another custom set I use for open D tuning (for Rolling Stones stuff), and those are Mangans as well.

 

rooster.

[mtpatty]

Ernie Ball Extra Slinky 8/38's on all 19 Electric's and D'addario EJ15 Phosphor Bronze 10/47 on the acoustic...

[bebove64]

Same strings also on the new 535?

Oh yes absolutely!

In this case Dogal Red tag vintage fw .012-.046 (not long scale)

 

http://www.dogalstrings.it/Strings_Moderno.aspx?CAT=chitarra%20elettrica&PATH=Strings_Moderno

http://www.thomastik-infeld.com/

[Schroerg]

Elixir 10-52, mostly tuned in E flat. Since I'm playing on around 5 guitars all the time, the strings always feel good and fresh. And that for weeks. Even a year or longer on those that I hardly use.

[HANGAR18]

Dean Markley 1973 Vintage Reissue 10's. Use them on all of my guitars.

 

When I don't care about bending strings, I use Dean Markley Blue Steel 10's. The are cryogenicly treated (frozen to 300 degrees below zero) which realigns all the molecules in the steel to all face the same direction. This results a stronger steel, better tone and longer lasting string.

 

When I do want to bend strings, I use the Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 10's. (I also have some super slinky 9's on hand as I have occasionally experimented with them.)

 

The new Cobalt strings that someone is making out there are very different in feel and sound. I have one guitar with those installed but I'm not sure if I like them or not.

 

My new (pre-owned) bass guitar now has heavy GHS Boomers in sizes 50-115.

[HANGAR18]

Oh yea, I forgot the mention that I would consider buying those DM strings I quoted above soley because they have a picture of a naked lady laying up in the hay loft.

[Guest HRB853370]

 

Because shorter scale guitars have less string tension. Using 11s on a 24.75" guitar feels more like using 10s on a 25.5" guitar does.

I think you are reversed JJ. If you take a piece of wire, say 12 inches in length, then take a piece of wire 24 inches in length, same gauge as the 12 inch, the longer wire is going to have less tension.

[Kuz]

Nope, longer scale length has more tension. This is a fact.

It takes more force to tune a longer string to pitch than a shorter one.

[SouthpawGuy]

I think you are reversed JJ. If you take a piece of wire, say 12 inches in length, then take a piece of wire 24 inches in length, same gauge as the 12 inch, the longer wire is going to have less tension.

 

Two guitars with the same gauge strings, one 25 1/2" the other say 24", both tuned to concert pitch. The guitar with the shorter scale length will have noticeably less string tension.

 

The difference is very apparent with my Larrivee acoustics, all have 12s fitted and only one is 24" scale length,the parlor,the rest are 25". The strings feel quite a bit looser on the parlor.

[GuitArtMan]

I think you are reversed JJ. If you take a piece of wire, say 12 inches in length, then take a piece of wire 24 inches in length, same gauge as the 12 inch, the longer wire is going to have less tension.

Not tuned to the same pitch. That's just physics. A shorter piece of wire (string) will have less tension than a longer piece of the same wire (string) tuned to the same pitch.

[garyyamane]

Got a set of Curt Mangan coated 11-48's nickel wound and put them on. Found that the coating on the wound strings is not as slick as on Elixirs which feels a bit different but I can deal with that. Main issue is that the 1st string has some overtones that make it sound slightly like a sitar. This is not a buzz but overtones. Happens mostly on frets 0-7 and decreases up the neck.

[Blunote]

Nope, longer scale length has more tension. This is a fact.

It takes more force to tune a longer string to pitch than a shorter one.

That makes sense.

 

What doesn't compute is why it is so much harder to bend a set of Elixer nanowebs on my short scale Gibson jumbo than the same strings on the 25 ½ inch Eastman I just bought.