Best string set for heavy trem use

[kamillebidan]

I love EB RPS.

+1, I got a set of 10-46 on my AVRI JM, and they are perfect.

[OV7]

I use Dunlop NPS 9-42 strings and love them. It sounds plinky, buzzy, and weak unplugged but great plugged in:)

[Rasalrew]

Went through 3 high Es with the exls 10 gauge daddarios on my mastery trem unit. I wanted to try out something different and the gauge flexibility of stringjoy jumped out to to me. Anyway bought a few sets of 10/11 light/heavy mixed gauges through stringjoy. No breakage, they sound great too. Have them on a tele as well. Plucky & chimey, good quality!

[mackerelmint]

Huh. Kinda surprised to see all the love for GHS, I tried a set and the high E snapped in no time. I really don't bend strings much, either. Maybe I should give them another shot. I tried D'Addario and had the same experience of them shitting the bed, which was more or less instantaneous. Never again, those are garbage strings. I always seem to end up back at Ernie Ball.

[øøøøøøø]

I don't think the manufacturer makes an appreciable difference in the tendency to break.

Metallurgy is often similar between makes, and even when it differs, doesn't appear to be a chief driver of breakage.

Gauging is standardized between manufacturers, so holding that equal, I wouldn't expect to see a difference there, either.