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Post by matcaster on Jan 14, 2007 12:31:14 GMT -7
Is anybody playing them ? I have just received a couple of sets......favorite strings ever !!!!
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Post by tele1962 on Jan 14, 2007 13:29:16 GMT -7
Somebody else on the market with strings?? Who'd have known....
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Jan 15, 2007 12:50:57 GMT -7
Yep. Use them all the time on my strat and les paul. Love them. Using the ME+ Original Nickels.
Paul G.
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Post by mward on Jan 15, 2007 16:24:36 GMT -7
I wonder how these are different than the GHS Nickel Rockers besides some good marketing? Have either of you played the ghs nicks and can compare them?
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Jan 15, 2007 16:57:45 GMT -7
I usedeto use Nickel Rockers and Burnished Nickels, and of course Boomers. All 11 - 50. The Snake Oils are richer sounding. Sound better longer, and are much more facile for bends.
Paul G.
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Post by mward on Jan 15, 2007 19:36:44 GMT -7
Dang, I was hoping you'd say they were the same. Oh well, gotta try em. I don't think I really care for these boomers anyhow.
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Post by billyguitar on Jan 16, 2007 8:09:25 GMT -7
Why would they be easier to bend? I always thought plain strings were all the same. Have you put a mircometer on them to see if they are the full gauge? Maybe he's slipping in thinner strings to make you think they're easier to bend? I don't know, just curious about that point.
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Jan 16, 2007 8:38:47 GMT -7
I have actually thought about that. I have been thinking of getting a micrometer to test just such things. Have not gotten one to this point yet. I know they have to be really close since I have not had to mess with the intonation when switching from GHS to Snake Oils.
Guess I should head out and get a micrometer and do some checks. I still have some GHS Burnished Nickels lying around too so I could check both. I remember that the wound strings on the Burnished Nickels were much stiffer than the wounds on the Snake Oils.
Hmmmm.......now you got me thinking.
Paul G.
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Post by mward on Jan 16, 2007 9:32:19 GMT -7
Depending on how the string is plated it can slide across the frets easier, or at least, that's what I'd guess. But then again, I think a LOT of time with subjective things like this, we expect a change so we perceive one where there may not be any. At 10$ a pop for those SOB strings I wouldn't want to go swapping out all the time trying to figure out which is better.
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Post by jzguitar on Jan 16, 2007 9:54:24 GMT -7
I just got some of the Vintage 10s the other day. I put a set on my main Strat and I like them so far. I haven't played it thru my rig yet, though (too lazy to set it back up after the weekend gigs!) They feel great, though. I've got a session tomorrow, so I'm curious to hear them in that context. I know they are supposed to last longer as far as tone, but my main concern is breakage since I seem to break strings before they have a chance to crap out. I'll see how they last at next week's gigs.
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Post by billyguitar on Jan 16, 2007 11:18:45 GMT -7
I'm curious because over the years I've tried a lot of different strings and have never noticed a difference in plain strings. I also never thought there was a plating on plain strings.
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Post by nitehawk55 on Jan 18, 2007 19:33:55 GMT -7
Don't think they have those up here. I'd like to try some 11-50's in other brands but I like my D'ads SOB is a catchy name........I call all strings that if they break I think contact between strings and frets while bending would be barely noticable unless the surfaces were very rough or you were really pushing the string down hard which you should not be . I've heard some strings are actually undersize to what the mfg puts on the package .
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