D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
- mackerelmint
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
It's interesting there are counterfeits.
I got mine from a legit shop in person, though.
I got mine from a legit shop in person, though.
This is an excellent rectangle
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
Same, I never buy strings online.mackerelmint wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:24 pmIt's interesting there are counterfeits.
I got mine from a legit shop in person, though.
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
I quite enjoy stringsbymail dotcom. I got like 10 high e singles so that should be me sorted until next week or so.RoséBear wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:07 pmSame, I never buy strings online.mackerelmint wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:24 pmIt's interesting there are counterfeits.
I got mine from a legit shop in person, though.
- timtam
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
I've just started buying the Rotosound sets that come with an extra high E.
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
I haven’t bought Roto’s in like 15 years. I forgot all about them giving an extra high e. It’s cool they still do that.
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
So I went to the local chain shop today to get my usual NYXL’s & there was none in stock. I grabbed a pack of XL’s .012’s and used that instead. Sure enough 5 minutes after restringing my guitar the high E string broke right at the ball. I know the issue isn’t the tail piece because this hasn’t been a problem with strings in the past & I didn’t tune higher than standard pitch, so I suppose there’s just bum batches?
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
NYXLs seem fine, but the standard XLs are absolute dogshit strings that have a notorious problem with unwinding at the ball end. Especially on Jag/JM trems. So much so that the shop I'm at has quit using them as the default string when somebody doesn't have a string preference or to restring any of the guitars on the wall when they need it.
I used them exclusively on my JMs in the 90s with no issues. Not sure when they started sucking.
I used them exclusively on my JMs in the 90s with no issues. Not sure when they started sucking.
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
This thread is pretty interesting to me, I've never heard anything but good things from D'addario, and they're the strings I always come back to after trying something new. On the other hand, I've literally heard nothing but bad things about EB's
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
That's what I did. Oh, and switched to a Mastery trem, which has the screw heads recessed and can't catch on the winding.
I was using Ernie Balls before that.
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
Oh and I don't if I get XLs or other series... But they always come with extra winding on the ball end
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
Been using D’adarrio NYXL 10’s Since they came out on my Jazzmasters. They are my favorite strings and I haven’t broken one yet.
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
Another OP update:
I’ve been using the NYXL’s for a few weeks and I love them to death. I’ve changed them once for a set up. Traveled all the way out to Pittsburgh for a show, recorded with them, play every day for hours. They’re getting dirty, as expected, but they still feel and sound like nearly brand new strings.
I thrash my guitars around quite a bit and I haven’t broken anything. I also have been using the trem religiously and no breaks or anything. They stay in tune better too, I’ve noticed.
I ended up returning my stockpile of XL’s to buy a stockpile of NYXLs. No going back now
I’ve been using the NYXL’s for a few weeks and I love them to death. I’ve changed them once for a set up. Traveled all the way out to Pittsburgh for a show, recorded with them, play every day for hours. They’re getting dirty, as expected, but they still feel and sound like nearly brand new strings.
I thrash my guitars around quite a bit and I haven’t broken anything. I also have been using the trem religiously and no breaks or anything. They stay in tune better too, I’ve noticed.
I ended up returning my stockpile of XL’s to buy a stockpile of NYXLs. No going back now
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
i use pyramide since a long time for two Reason
cost
and they don t break as ernie ball i use before i was fed up of the e hight Breaking Always
with the pyramide i haven't to change string before live they stay good a very long time
i play surf and i Don't bend a lot like blues guys but if i break a string it is more i play too loud than the string themselves
cost
and they don t break as ernie ball i use before i was fed up of the e hight Breaking Always
with the pyramide i haven't to change string before live they stay good a very long time
i play surf and i Don't bend a lot like blues guys but if i break a string it is more i play too loud than the string themselves
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
So... this thread maybe cursed me, because I I just had this happen after posting a while back how I'd never had this issue... though in this case I had loosened strings in order to swap pickup covers, and then it died when I tried to tune the high E back to pitch.
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Re: D’addario- horrible for offsets? Just me?
I always get EXL115Ws because so few manufacturers offer 11s with a wound G. I used to love the Dean Markley vintage sets but of course they were discontinued. For the shortscales I get DR Pure Blues 12s, again for the wound G. I like them too, although they occasionally have light corrosion out of the pack.
I was kind of startled to see the extent to which DRs are made by hand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQA7IOKC4wo
Kind of makes me want to buy all my strings from them.
I was kind of startled to see the extent to which DRs are made by hand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQA7IOKC4wo
Kind of makes me want to buy all my strings from them.