best strings? and why?

[mikegee]

so like, what are the best strings for an electric guitar? i got a new fender tc90 with duncan SP90s and a set neck, and i really wanna rawk... any good suggestions? i'm not afraid of thicker gauge strings... thnx in advance

[Professor Riffs]

I've said it before, DR's are the strings of choice. Ya just can't go wrong.

[Bellringer]

I have used Slinky medium gauge strings for some time now. They bend well, stay brite for a fair time and stay in tune on my guitars. I'm curious about the electric Elixirs. Since these seem be about 2X the price of other sets, I wonder if they live up to their rep..

[Professor Riffs]

Originally Posted by Bellringer

I have used Slinky medium gauge strings for some time now. They bend well, stay brite for a fair time and stay in tune on my guitars. I'm curious about the electric Elixirs. Since these seem be about 2X the price of other sets, I wonder if they live up to their rep..

If you dig them on acoustic, the Elixirs for electric are killer. Make sure to get the nanoweb coating though. Every single time I've jammed on the ones with the regular polyweb coating, the coating comes off and gets all over my bullets and everything. When it's coming off all the time it kinda defeats the purpose of buying the strings in the first place!

[Bellringer]

Originally Posted by Professor Riffs

If you dig them on acoustic, the Elixirs for electric are killer. Make sure to get the nanoweb coating though. Every single time I've jammed on the ones with the regular polyweb coating, the coating comes off and gets all over my bullets and everything. When it's coming off all the time it kinda defeats the purpose of buying the strings in the first place!

Thank you Professor! Knowledge appreciated. Any specific reason you choose DR over the Elixirs? Feel? Price? ???

[dolivas]

If you have a hollowbody guitar I would suggest the D'addario EXL-115W Jazz Rock strings. I'm using them right now with that wound third and they sound awesome they brighten up my mellow/dark pickups and they give a very nice attack sound.

[Whoopysnorp]

Originally Posted by Bellringer

Thank you Professor! Knowledge appreciated. Any specific reason you choose DR over the Elixirs? Feel? Price? ???

I can't speak for Professor Riffs but it was he who got me using DRs, and I prefer them just because of their tone. I usually use the Hi-Beams and it's a bright, beautiful tone, and the strings maintain their new sound for quite a long time. That's what I look for in a string, so that's why I use DR.

[Professor Riffs]

Originally Posted by Bellringer

Thank you Professor! Knowledge appreciated. Any specific reason you choose DR over the Elixirs? Feel? Price? ???

The coated strings are a great idea, but I just like the feel of digging into the string. The guitar is my bitch, and I like to make sure it knows about it.

That said, I prefer the Elixirs for acoustic playing.

[lukedavo]

A Second for the Regular slinky's, they last a long time, very durable, very cheap, and sound good. What more could you ask for?


ps. rhetorical question and probably a smaller picture.

[dagosto]

I like the slinky's because they got a mean old eagle on their packaging. They really do last a long time though and rarely do they break, even when I'm using light gauge with which to shred. DR's on bass though, always.