Strings with Silk Wrap
- funkyeah!
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Strings with Silk Wrap
Hey all, I'm looking for electric strings with silk wrapped ends for my archtop. I'm having trouble finding what brands have silk wrapping around the ball end of the string because all that's coming up are silk and steel strings.
What brands have a silk wrap and are roundwound?
What brands have a silk wrap and are roundwound?
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- thegumbootman
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
Gibson Les Paul signature strings have silk wrapped ends:
http://store.gibson.com/les-paul-signat ... r-strings/
http://store.gibson.com/les-paul-signat ... r-strings/
- funkyeah!
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
I should mention that I'm trying to get a heavy guage too. Like 13s
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
Pyramid Gold have wrapped ends, and come in 13-52 or 13-56 - http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/pyr-el-fw-rnd.html
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
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- thegumbootman
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
The strings you've linked to are flatwounds. Do their roundwounds also have wrapped ends?theworkoffire wrote:Pyramid Gold have wrapped ends, and come in 13-52 or 13-56 - http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/pyr-el-fw-rnd.html
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
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Check these out for sure cost you a little more but last a long time. I put up the extra cash for the artist series custom gauges and you get to choose the color of the wrap. takes a couple of weeks as they are hand made but its worth it if you have the cash.
Check these out for sure cost you a little more but last a long time. I put up the extra cash for the artist series custom gauges and you get to choose the color of the wrap. takes a couple of weeks as they are hand made but its worth it if you have the cash.
- Squirrel
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
I'm pretty sure Thomastik Jazz Bebop strings have wrapped ends-I know the Jazz Swing flatwounds definitely do as I've got a set on one of my Gretsches. Might be worth contacting them to find out.
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
I use the TI Jazz Bebops (round wounds) and the wound strings are wrapped at the tuners but not at the ball end fwiw.Squirrel wrote:I'm pretty sure Thomastik Jazz Bebop strings have wrapped ends-I know the Jazz Swing flatwounds definitely do as I've got a set on one of my Gretsches. Might be worth contacting them to find out.
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
Huh, the wound strings on the Jazz Swing set I bought are wrapped at both ends. Maybe they only do it on the flatwounds or something.
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
Could be. Or could be a gauge thing - I only use the 11s - may be larger gauges are wrapped both ends? They're wonderful strings either waySquirrel wrote:Huh, the wound strings on the Jazz Swing set I bought are wrapped at both ends. Maybe they only do it on the flatwounds or something.
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
Thanks for the tip! An acquaintance of mine also uses these on his ES-335 and seems to like them a lot.alarmclarke wrote:https://www.thegts.co/
Check these out for sure cost you a little more but last a long time. I put up the extra cash for the artist series custom gauges and you get to choose the color of the wrap. takes a couple of weeks as they are hand made but its worth it if you have the cash.
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- l9gaj
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Re: Strings with Silk Wrap
Yes, Pyramid also make roundwound with wrapped ends.thegumbootman wrote:The strings you've linked to are flatwounds. Do their roundwounds also have wrapped ends?theworkoffire wrote:Pyramid Gold have wrapped ends, and come in 13-52 or 13-56 - http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/pyr-el-fw-rnd.html
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