Guitar Center should play this video on a loop over in the string section! Very informative It would be nice to have a follow up on how different string materials can wear your frets down with regards to playing style, and how sweat and oil in the hands affect string life. Maybe also what types of strings are more appropriate depending on the instrument used and type of music being played!
Billy Gibbons and BB King also both played .08s. In fact it was BB that told Billy to change them. BB grabbed Billy's guitar started, it had 12s, started playing around and then asked Billy "Why you working so hard?" I hate the way 8s feel, but when you are bending 2 full tones, or even more, it sure makes it a lot easier.
I am just about to go back to attempting to play guitar after 16 years and I tried 8/9/10/11 and to be honest 11 almost made my fingers bleed as a noob and 8 was a bit too weak. I like 10 but settled on 9 as the tone, and feel, is just brighter. For that death metal type playing I would do 10, or 11 (or worse 12s and worse I mean where I need to wear a hand condom to play them due to being so stiff).
Billy Gibbons uses 7's not 8's. He used to use 8's but had a custom set made by another manufacturer that now sell those strings called the rev Willie's something or another strings
The best strings you need (except if you want to change them very often, to see dark parts and to spend more money) Best review : Elixir first And Elixir in second, third etc. :) th-cam.com/video/aHVGMpnpu_w/w-d-xo.html
He wasn’t even white. More iranian indian who grew up in the UK. Same background as me.. from a family who fled persia during the islamic uprising and then mixed in with indians who went on to be born and bred in the UK. Except Freddie wasn’t born in the UK. Whenever i get told I look like someone who is white it’s always relevant to include,”the asian version”. But glad it’s a different story when it’s someone famous and loved 😂 then there are no barriers or differences.
I’m getting some electric guitar strings for my boyfriend for Christmas and I had no idea how these strings all compared so you just helped me a massive ton, thank you so so much (I had gotten the hybrid slinkys before I watched this so I was definitely biting my nails lol)
I always go back and forth between using the Paradigm strings and the slinky’s all the time. I think the slinky’s sound better. I didn’t know the Paradigm’s were designed to not break until now. Whatever they do to achieve that, it’s definitely sacrificing tone in the process.
I am a hybrid picking blues guitarist. I use power slinky because I like tall, jumbo frets on my strat. It feels good to me and lends itself to my percussive style of playing. Took me a while to get comfortable bending in standard tuning, but I love a thicker gauge on a strat!!!
I started playing in January 1988. I can't remember what gauge I used back then. Around the early to mid 90's I was using the Regular Slinky's 10-46, I always bought the green/yellow pack. I used them for a long time, I just recently switched to the Hybrid Slinky's 9-46. I bought the Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom 10-52 pack and didn't like the tension on the bridge, the action raised, I just didn't like them. I put them on my Ibanez which I tune to D Standard. I took them off right away and put on the Hybrid's and was completely satisfied. Been using the Hybrid's for about a year now. I use them on my Ibanez in D Standard and I use them on my Stratocaster which is in E Standard. I want both my guitars to have a "heavy" tone, so I just turn up the bass/low eq on my pedal and amp. I don't like the tension on my guitar from heavy gauge strings.
Quick tip guys: If you want a bigger sound on chords but you want a good high end for solos while remaining in E standard, I recommend Ultra Slinky, which is Power Slinky mixed with Regular. Skinny Top Heavy Bottom is terrible for bends (even on Gibson/Epiphone scale) because of the heavier low end strings putting on a TON of tension. Ultra Slinky is perfect for any tuning, and has the attack in the chords to play in the heavier tunings.
@@tacopepe2019 It was just advice, because I've heard from 2 people that the Skinny Top Heavy Bottom are awful for bends. Not to mention one said the tension was uncomfortable. I haven't played 11s. Regardless, you didn't have to do that, snob.
I just put the lower 6 strings of the ernie ball 9 string set (basically 24-105) e standard never sounded soooooo much like a guitar neck begging for death beforehand. Highly recommend for every level of player, especially beginners!
I use the Hybrid Slinky strings. I used to buy lots of string sets and make my own custom set. I spent a lot of time experimenting to find exactly what worked for me. One day in a guitar shop, I noticed that Ernie Ball had the exact same string gauges as my home made custom set. I now buy the Hybrid Slinky strings from Ernie Ball. To my ears, they are the best string gauges for my PRS Custom 24.
I've been using 13-62 strings on my guitar since 2014 lol. Mostly with standart E tuning. Not great for the beginners but once you get the hang of them i'll promise you that you will sound beefier than ever
Wow! Strings and pickups were totally different in the sixties, unless you were coming out of California. Lead guitarists were still using banjo strings to get 7 and 8 gauge strings so the could bend them easier. I bought my first pack of Ernie Balls in 1970 and they are still the only electric guitar strings I have ever bought. Just like DiMarzio was the first to machine-wind pickups, redefining the guitar industry, Ernie Ball is innovative. Guitar magazines were more technical back then, not so much about druggies, so I bought the same strings and picks that Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Blackmore used, the first men to use a Stratocaster and Marshall onstage. Ernie Ball 10s, what I'm talking about. I saw Jimi and Deep Purple in Toronto the same year, the best lessons.
Not once has a guitar center explained this as good as you did , simple to the point. I have been playing either orange or red which is still a fine suggestion but as a fan of Adam jones I think I'm gonna go with the purple pack next time
A good explanation of that weird stuff! To me the Regular Slinky Stainless Steel strings are the best I ever tried. They sound tight with a pleasant clarity. Moreover, they stay very well in tune and their bends are nice and accurate.
Just to expand on the difference between the Power Slinky and the Beefy Slinky, I would say the Power is 11's for E standard and the Beefy is 11's for drop tuning.
i use the 8 string slinky on my ibanez rgt421 and it works surprisingly well. doesnt go out of tune and i only needed to file the nut a lil. stock pickups are decent with the low f.
You missed out on the ernie ball rps which sure is just reinforced plain strings but for those who break strings often its good to know that they exist
The gold one Hybrid Slinky has been my goto, never had issues, always sounds great. I tried out the red Heavy Bottom Skinny Tops just for sake of something different, and even in D standard they are just way harder to play. Way too stiff, makes big bends (full step/1.5) as well as pull-offs much harder than it used to be on Hybrid. Master of Puppets is harder to play for sure, because all that downpicking takes more energy so I get tired sooner, and MoP is a real endurance run. The upside of the strings has been you get a slightly stronger attack when you hit the strings, but it's a very small bonus for a lot of loss. Personally I like the wobble of the strings anyway when you downtune, and having more control over the vibrato.
Ernie ball hybrid slinky strings are the best in my opinion they sound more professional and a better quality sound to them overall. I'm going to have to get some more of these I think, you can't beat them..
Absolutely incredible video tbh I’ve watched this at least 30 ish times The only thing that I’d say as friendly feedback is maybe don’t say the not so slinky’s will snap your guitar people will believe you and guitars are designed for outs of tension
What a great video. Awesome way to break it down especially for beginner level guitarists or just people that have been playing guitar for a long time, but stopped and became very rusty in their knowledge such as myself just why I referenced in this video. Thank you so much.
Love regulars and hybrids. I use regulars for standard tuning rhythm (rock, funk, etc) and hybrid for standard tuning rhythm / lead. The lower strings have high enough tension that they won't buzz and the higher strings are light enough to do big bends. Hope this helps :)
There's no question about which strings are for me. I only use Ernie Ball Super Slinky Cobalt strings 9 to 42. Not only are they silky smooth they are quite easy to bend them strings. Easier on my fingers too since I'm now 69 years young.
The power slinky's are my favorite I love the 11 gauge strings they are extremely heavy sounding and for someone who spends their time playing a lot of Tool or Tool like music In drop D it sounds perfect and you will feel like Adam Jones if you just turn your amp up and let some open power chords ring out.
I’ve just tried Fender 10/38 Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child on my Strat and really like them. I normally use 9/42 but wanted heavier guage high strings. I looked for 10/40 but found these. They feel very even across the fretboard and very comfortable. It’s all personal preference of course.
Tbh I haven’t experimented too much because I always dread stringing my guitar, but 10s always work for me. I tend to play a variety of genres from folk to metal and they always get the job done while sounding good.
I had no idea what to order and just ordered super slinky because I liked the package without really knowing what I was doing, then I found this video and it looks like i got lucky XD
Stringjoy,will make you custom gages. Sound great and you can pick what type of bright or darker sounding string for guitars that could use one or the other. They cost a little more but they last a long time for me.
My nine gauge strings were slipping when wound on peg twice, I reinstalled them and wrapped around the peg three times now they're staying in tune no slippage !!!!
I completely disagree with his comment about the Cobalts being weird. I've played them for years on my electric semi-hollow body and they sound amazing. Bright and clear, yet mellow like a jazz guitar. They really hold their tone too. Good strings, definitely not weird.
GAK, to coin a statement from Ruth Langmore, "you don't know f^@& about dung! I've been using 13's since 1959, (top string 56) the same stings that were put on a Strats when they left the factory. Back then, I don't recall strings being sold in gauges, just in colored packages, thin, medium, heavy, the latter stock Strat strings. It is also BS that using heavy strings will pop the neck. The neck was made to handle 56 gauge. If that was not the case, Leo would have been replacing a lot of necks back then. As a kid I made many trips to the Fender plant down in Fullerton, often dumpster diving for parts. I recall one trip in the early sixties when a band was getting outfitted with a two piece Vibrasonic (which I had). The amp and speaker box were separate enclosures and according to one of the band members they were the first band to get it, a Showmen because Don Randall thought every showman would want it, the top of the line. The amp was covered in brown rubber fabric just like my Vibrasonic. A few months later I built two enclosures for my Vibrasonic, one for the amp and the other for my speakers. I recall my uncle coming over to my house and saw it in the garage and asked to borrow it to show one of his work buddies whose son was a musician. They went down to Fender and bought a Showman on the spot for the son, Rich Monsour, aka Dick Dale.
I’m not going back to guitar center because a employee said the paradigm will last longer because they don’t break and because “they will stay cleaner”. I never heard of them before that so I did not know lol
I use the Beefy slinkies for drop B lol, recently went from 10-52 in standard to 9-46, the 10s I use now for D standard and Drop C... used to have 12s for that, but i play lots of intense leads and it’s a lot easier with the lighter ones.... is there something wrong with me?😂😂
On my Epiphone Les Paul special worn Pelham blue, I find Ernie ball cobalt is right for me. I've used those strings, INSTANTLY fell in love with the sound. These are my go to strings from now on. I mean I want to try nyxl but those I don't have money for. I thought Abt trying every popular brand (e.b, daddario, Ghs, fender, elixir, roto sound.) I don't know any other brand. Maybe dunlop rev willy? I may have to tune F# standard because I don't have money for a set up, or tools to do it. But I have a heavy hands
Most guitars are built to take up to 14 - 6X gauge strings long term without causing any real damage for e standard. good luck bending those for a long jam session or gig. Just got to make sure the setup can accommodate the heavy gauge like neck relief and nut slot size. If the nut slot is too narrow it will grip your string and when you tighten it up it will break your string. In my experience a good rule of thumb would be 12 and 13 is for d standard, 14 - 15 is for c standard and 16 and 17 for b standard and the gauge sweet spot for open c slide guitar.
I’m just good enough to know how bad I suck at guitar, but honestly never thought about string gauge cuz I’m always rocking the slinkiest you can get 8gauge/7gauge. I’m only now questioning my choices in the 18 years I’ve been playing guitar. Honestly kinda wanna put the beefiest on just to try it outz
I love beefys i can also play in standard just fine its a bit harder but i usually play in drop c not really for metal but other stuff too, I reccomend them
When I had my Strat I brought home a pair of those paradigm strings. Guitar Center told me they were unbreakable. They literally broke right after I installed them on my strat 😂
The slinky-ness is really nice in that you barely need to press the string in order to get a note, but the trade-off seems to be that I have to raise the action some to get rid of the buzzing that results from the string's vibration width being somewhat wider. Still, the trade-off is worth it; the action doesn't have to come up too terribly much.
Would regular slinkies be better for a fender jaguar than super slinkies because of the shorter scale length? Based on your comment about them being better for Gibsons, I figured they would be.
I use Not Even Slinky (12-56) in C standard and play a Les Paul, their only problem is the 24p third cord, I tried the Mammoth Slinky (12-62) for that reason since it comes with a 24w...but i couldn't get used to the thickness of the sixth chord.
I find that Ernie Balls break rather easily. D'Addario XL's are my personal go-to standard, however, on a lark, I recently bought a cheap 10-pack of Donner 9's, and it turns out they're really pretty damn good strings! As good as most any other string on the market, and I don't find myself wishing for my D'Addarios when I play them. And, saving money is a real plus. Do I even know what I'm talking about? Well, I've been playing guitar semi-pro every day for 54 years, so what do you think?
Anyone looking for a bigger voice from their guitar should give Ernie Ball M-Steels a try. They cost about the same as a set of Elixirs and they last almost as long. The reason I really like them is that they make good on their claim of more output and a wider frequency response. They may not be the best choice for jazz or laid-back blues, but for hard rock they can't be beat.
Im still using the strings that came with my harley benton, I need to get strings that are easily bendable since i'm starting to play more licks now that im getting better
I use the 10-46 Paradigms on my PRS594, PRS509 and PRS Custom24 - the 509 has the longest scale length - almost a Fender Strat Scale but still prefer 10's. The NYXL from D'Addario are good too and will use if I can't get Paradigms but the Paradigms feel better to me. I always used Slinky's so maybe that's why...
Howdy from North Carolina On my homemade electric guitar I personally buy a pack of Ernie ball 8 string set but I take a 60 plain e from another set and this is my setup 17-60 custom set of my own for beefy tone I don't play metal I play country and bluegrass and blues and on my other guitar I have La bella jazz flats 15 gauge flatwounds strings I just prefer heavier string guitar. Strings
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I need 17-90 gauge so i can tune to drop E
you thought about buying a bass?
@@kaidinameti LMAO
KashGAMES CKG srv played with 17s actually. I have no fucking idea how but he did.
@@ringohasanose1123 13s
@@ringohasanose1123 13's but with an action of like half a centimeter. He literally had hydraulic presses for fingers
Guitar Center should play this video on a loop over in the string section! Very informative
It would be nice to have a follow up on how different string materials can wear your frets down with regards to playing style, and how sweat and oil in the hands affect string life. Maybe also what types of strings are more appropriate depending on the instrument used and type of music being played!
Or hell a poster containing this info
Late gang here, Guitar Center sucks. Homies would be better off to shop elsewhere.
@@BaldPerspective where else is there?
@@rybrosh_56 Sweetwater, Sam Ash, & especially your local store are the ones I can immediately think of.
@@BaldPerspective my local store is guitar center. There is no other. What's wrong with guitar center?
thanks super mario, that really helped
More like lugii lol
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Billy Gibbons and BB King also both played .08s. In fact it was BB that told Billy to change them. BB grabbed Billy's guitar started, it had 12s, started playing around and then asked Billy "Why you working so hard?" I hate the way 8s feel, but when you are bending 2 full tones, or even more, it sure makes it a lot easier.
I am just about to go back to attempting to play guitar after 16 years and I tried 8/9/10/11 and to be honest 11 almost made my fingers bleed as a noob and 8 was a bit too weak. I like 10 but settled on 9 as the tone, and feel, is just brighter. For that death metal type playing I would do 10, or 11 (or worse 12s and worse I mean where I need to wear a hand condom to play them due to being so stiff).
KK Downing and Glenn Tipton have also been known to use .008s.
Holdsworth sometimes used them too
Billy Gibbons uses 7's not 8's. He used to use 8's but had a custom set made by another manufacturer that now sell those strings called the rev Willie's something or another strings
The best strings you need (except if you want to change them very often, to see dark parts and to spend more money)
Best review : Elixir first And Elixir in second, third etc. :) th-cam.com/video/aHVGMpnpu_w/w-d-xo.html
This guy has a great personality and the video is very informative! Love it!
Freddie Mercury is still alive and he likes guitar strings.
He doesn’t look anything like Freddie Mercury...
@@nehemiahzo_ Just the tash bro. Just a joke 😂
@@nehemiahzo_he’s got the stache
He wasn’t even white. More iranian indian who grew up in the UK. Same background as me.. from a family who fled persia during the islamic uprising and then mixed in with indians who went on to be born and bred in the UK. Except Freddie wasn’t born in the UK.
Whenever i get told I look like someone who is white it’s always relevant to include,”the asian version”. But glad it’s a different story when it’s someone famous and loved 😂 then there are no barriers or differences.
I love this guy. His mannerisms have me cracking up.
I don't know why but I really love the way he talks🤘
Anyone just break a string?
high e string 😔
yes
@@benfaust9152 me too
yes
I broke the low E string while tuning😩
I’m getting some electric guitar strings for my boyfriend for Christmas and I had no idea how these strings all compared so you just helped me a massive ton, thank you so so much (I had gotten the hybrid slinkys before I watched this so I was definitely biting my nails lol)
Strings are like condoms xD
yeah if it breaks in the middle of a performance you are fucked... and not in a good way.
Indie Guy Jerome 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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yay top
@@jeromster360 hahahhaa
no they are not you can just mesure your penis and buy xl
I always go back and forth between using the Paradigm strings and the slinky’s all the time. I think the slinky’s sound better. I didn’t know the Paradigm’s were designed to not break until now. Whatever they do to achieve that, it’s definitely sacrificing tone in the process.
I am a hybrid picking blues guitarist. I use power slinky because I like tall, jumbo frets on my strat. It feels good to me and lends itself to my percussive style of playing. Took me a while to get comfortable bending in standard tuning, but I love a thicker gauge on a strat!!!
I started playing in January 1988. I can't remember what gauge I used back then. Around the early to mid 90's I was using the Regular Slinky's 10-46, I always bought the green/yellow pack. I used them for a long time, I just recently switched to the Hybrid Slinky's 9-46. I bought the Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom 10-52 pack and didn't like the tension on the bridge, the action raised, I just didn't like them. I put them on my Ibanez which I tune to D Standard. I took them off right away and put on the Hybrid's and was completely satisfied. Been using the Hybrid's for about a year now.
I use them on my Ibanez in D Standard and I use them on my Stratocaster which is in E Standard. I want both my guitars to have a "heavy" tone, so I just turn up the bass/low eq on my pedal and amp. I don't like the tension on my guitar from heavy gauge strings.
Nowadays you use the same strings as Joe?
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Quick tip guys: If you want a bigger sound on chords but you want a good high end for solos while remaining in E standard, I recommend Ultra Slinky, which is Power Slinky mixed with Regular. Skinny Top Heavy Bottom is terrible for bends (even on Gibson/Epiphone scale) because of the heavier low end strings putting on a TON of tension. Ultra Slinky is perfect for any tuning, and has the attack in the chords to play in the heavier tunings.
Yes, listen to this guy and his soft little soy boy hands 😢 if you have to bend 11s you might end up getting a callus or finger strength! Oh no!
@@tacopepe2019 It was just advice, because I've heard from 2 people that the Skinny Top Heavy Bottom are awful for bends. Not to mention one said the tension was uncomfortable. I haven't played 11s. Regardless, you didn't have to do that, snob.
So you said e standard. What about for Eb?
@@CornDogAnimations They're great for most tunings. Eb included
@@tacopepe2019yo who is this guy 😂
Great. Been playing 50 years and finally know all About strings now. Excellent video. Thanks
I just put the lower 6 strings of the ernie ball 9 string set (basically 24-105) e standard never sounded soooooo much like a guitar neck begging for death beforehand. Highly recommend for every level of player, especially beginners!
I use the Hybrid Slinky strings.
I used to buy lots of string sets and make my own custom set.
I spent a lot of time experimenting to find exactly what worked for me.
One day in a guitar shop, I noticed that Ernie Ball had the exact same string gauges as my home made custom set.
I now buy the Hybrid Slinky strings from Ernie Ball. To my ears, they are the best string gauges for my PRS Custom 24.
Just bought a set hoping for the best! Thx
I've been using 13-62 strings on my guitar since 2014 lol. Mostly with standart E tuning. Not great for the beginners but once you get the hang of them i'll promise you that you will sound beefier than ever
I had 13's , flat wounds on my jazz box. Great sound.
Wow! Strings and pickups were totally different in the sixties, unless you were coming out of California.
Lead guitarists were still using banjo strings to get 7 and 8 gauge strings so the could bend them easier.
I bought my first pack of Ernie Balls in 1970 and they are still the only electric guitar strings I have ever bought.
Just like DiMarzio was the first to machine-wind pickups, redefining the guitar industry, Ernie Ball is innovative.
Guitar magazines were more technical back then, not so much about druggies, so I bought the same strings and
picks that Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Blackmore used, the first men to use a Stratocaster and Marshall onstage.
Ernie Ball 10s, what I'm talking about. I saw Jimi and Deep Purple in Toronto the same year, the best lessons.
A lucky man, got to see Hendrix and Deep Purple live!
Ritchie Blackmore used Picato strings back then, made in Wales. They were extremely high quality but seem to have gone out of business some time ago.
Not once has a guitar center explained this as good as you did , simple to the point. I have been playing either orange or red which is still a fine suggestion but as a fan of Adam jones I think I'm gonna go with the purple pack next time
A good explanation of that weird stuff! To me the Regular Slinky Stainless Steel strings are the best I ever tried. They sound tight with a pleasant clarity. Moreover, they stay very well in tune and their bends are nice and accurate.
Just to expand on the difference between the Power Slinky and the Beefy Slinky, I would say the Power is 11's for E standard and the Beefy is 11's for drop tuning.
Very well done, thank you. I have been using Ernie Ball for a long time and never really thought about all this.
Thanks for explaining the differences! I had NO clue, as I just bought my first electric. :)
you really don't need to be worrying about strings until you're a few months in at least
This is exactly the video I was looking for, perfect
i use the 8 string slinky on my ibanez rgt421 and it works surprisingly well. doesnt go out of tune and i only needed to file the nut a lil. stock pickups are decent with the low f.
You missed out on the ernie ball rps which sure is just reinforced plain strings but for those who break strings often its good to know that they exist
I rock the beefy slinky. just love the tone
Юрий Даурцев you can use it for standard but it will be pretty hard to bend the strings
Skinny Top Heavy Bottom are the PERFECT strings for my Malcolm Young Signature Gretsch. So happy I discovered them in this video.
The gold one Hybrid Slinky has been my goto, never had issues, always sounds great. I tried out the red Heavy Bottom Skinny Tops just for sake of something different, and even in D standard they are just way harder to play. Way too stiff, makes big bends (full step/1.5) as well as pull-offs much harder than it used to be on Hybrid. Master of Puppets is harder to play for sure, because all that downpicking takes more energy so I get tired sooner, and MoP is a real endurance run. The upside of the strings has been you get a slightly stronger attack when you hit the strings, but it's a very small bonus for a lot of loss. Personally I like the wobble of the strings anyway when you downtune, and having more control over the vibrato.
Thank you for just explaining the strings and not feeling the need to play a 15 minute solo for each set! 🤟
Ernie ball hybrid slinky strings are the best in my opinion they sound more professional and a better quality sound to them overall. I'm going to have to get some more of these I think, you can't beat them..
Man ! Paradigm it's for me !
I didn't knew about their existence
Absolutely incredible video tbh I’ve watched this at least 30 ish times
The only thing that I’d say as friendly feedback is maybe don’t say the not so slinky’s will snap your guitar people will believe you and guitars are designed for outs of tension
Thank you! I was so confused! Ciao from Italy :)
What a great video. Awesome way to break it down especially for beginner level guitarists or just people that have been playing guitar for a long time, but stopped and became very rusty in their knowledge such as myself just why I referenced in this video. Thank you so much.
You look like you played a part in paul blart mall cop
Thank so much, now I know which slinky’s to use:)
Great video! Very helpful, thanks for sharing!!
Love Ernie Ball strings! I got a Lot of options on my shop
I use 12 gauge strings, they are very useful for half step-down tuning and full step-down tuning
Thanks for explaining what the Ernie Ball range has to offer I've always used super slinky's and now I want to try some Regular's / Hybrids
Love regulars and hybrids. I use regulars for standard tuning rhythm (rock, funk, etc) and hybrid for standard tuning rhythm / lead. The lower strings have high enough tension that they won't buzz and the higher strings are light enough to do big bends. Hope this helps :)
THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!! Best string video ever man. I love dropping my guitar to D
And I love dropping my guitar all the way to G#
Best video I've seen on this topic, finally I know which strings I need. Thank you!
Billy Gibbons uses .007's and so do I now. LOL
There's no question about which strings are for me. I only use Ernie Ball Super Slinky Cobalt strings 9 to 42. Not only are they silky smooth they are quite easy to bend them strings. Easier on my fingers too since I'm now 69 years young.
nice
I think that’s what ima go with too. Saw something that page uses super slinky’s so I must
Billy gibbons has been known to use very light gauge strings,I'm sure he uses 7s or 8s
The power slinky's are my favorite I love the 11 gauge strings they are extremely heavy sounding and for someone who spends their time playing a lot of Tool or Tool like music In drop D it sounds perfect and you will feel like Adam Jones if you just turn your amp up and let some open power chords ring out.
Do you think the Power's are perfect for someone practicing a lot of Disturbed?
I’ve just tried Fender 10/38 Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child on my Strat and really like them. I normally use 9/42 but wanted heavier guage high strings. I looked for 10/40 but found these. They feel very even across the fretboard and very comfortable. It’s all personal preference of course.
I go with the Ernie ball green because the pink pack are very temperamental in tuning .
I would add bed of razor intro lead to that list! Bodom was my inspiration to start playing guitar
I use the Skinny Top Heavy Bottom strings in Drop C
Yngve malmsteen uses 8-46 gauge, it’s even weirder
Tbh I haven’t experimented too much because I always dread stringing my guitar, but 10s always work for me. I tend to play a variety of genres from folk to metal and they always get the job done while sounding good.
their packs look very iconic, I wonder if they'll ever change it
Love the video. You should do the same with Bass Strings.
hey, I love your channel!!!
I had no idea what to order and just ordered super slinky because I liked the package without really knowing what I was doing, then I found this video and it looks like i got lucky XD
Stringjoy,will make you custom gages. Sound great and you can pick what type of bright or darker sounding string for guitars that could use one or the other. They cost a little more but they last a long time for me.
The Hybrid Slinky are just perfect!
Finally, a video that I understand!
This video is the most helpful video on TH-cam
I started using 9-42 super slinky. Love them
I was nervous going slimmer from the standard 10-46
Awesome video, cool overview and straigh to the point
I've used .008's before. I'm going back to them as I'm 53 and need easier bending. Tone sounds fine.
My nine gauge strings were slipping when wound on peg twice, I reinstalled them and wrapped around the peg three times now they're staying in tune no slippage !!!!
I completely disagree with his comment about the Cobalts being weird. I've played them for years on my electric semi-hollow body and they sound amazing. Bright and clear, yet mellow like a jazz guitar. They really hold their tone too. Good strings, definitely not weird.
GAK, to coin a statement from Ruth Langmore, "you don't know f^@& about dung!
I've been using 13's since 1959, (top string 56) the same stings that were put on a Strats when they left the factory.
Back then, I don't recall strings being sold in gauges, just in colored packages, thin, medium, heavy, the latter stock Strat strings.
It is also BS that using heavy strings will pop the neck. The neck was made to handle 56 gauge. If that was not the case, Leo would have been replacing a lot of necks back then.
As a kid I made many trips to the Fender plant down in Fullerton, often dumpster diving for parts.
I recall one trip in the early sixties when a band was getting outfitted with a two piece Vibrasonic (which I had). The amp and speaker box were separate enclosures and according to one of the band members they were the first band to get it, a Showmen because Don Randall thought every showman would want it, the top of the line. The amp was covered in brown rubber fabric just like my Vibrasonic.
A few months later I built two enclosures for my Vibrasonic, one for the amp and the other for my speakers.
I recall my uncle coming over to my house and saw it in the garage and asked to borrow it to show one of his work buddies whose son was a musician. They went down to Fender and bought a Showman on the spot for the son, Rich Monsour, aka Dick Dale.
D'Addario XL110s have been the best I've tried over my 40 years playing, they are my standard choice.
I’m not going back to guitar center because a employee said the paradigm will last longer because they don’t break and because “they will stay cleaner”. I never heard of them before that so I did not know lol
Haha. He sounds like a younger version of Griff Rhys Jones.
I use the Beefy slinkies for drop B lol, recently went from 10-52 in standard to 9-46, the 10s I use now for D standard and Drop C... used to have 12s for that, but i play lots of intense leads and it’s a lot easier with the lighter ones.... is there something wrong with me?😂😂
Is there something wrong with me because I have no idea what you wrote
Bruh 10 for d standard💀, i use 11 54 e standard
@@pillbilly8761 i did phrase it in a very confusing way now that i re read it😂
@@A9_Chord each their own man, i switched back to 11s in standard e a couple of months ago too😂
On my Epiphone Les Paul special worn Pelham blue, I find Ernie ball cobalt is right for me. I've used those strings, INSTANTLY fell in love with the sound. These are my go to strings from now on. I mean I want to try nyxl but those I don't have money for. I thought Abt trying every popular brand (e.b, daddario, Ghs, fender, elixir, roto sound.) I don't know any other brand. Maybe dunlop rev willy? I may have to tune F# standard because I don't have money for a set up, or tools to do it. But I have a heavy hands
8's are good on fingers for bending.. especially monster bends.
Most guitars are built to take up to 14 - 6X gauge strings long term without causing any real damage for e standard. good luck bending those for a long jam session or gig. Just got to make sure the setup can accommodate the heavy gauge like neck relief and nut slot size. If the nut slot is too narrow it will grip your string and when you tighten it up it will break your string. In my experience a good rule of thumb would be 12 and 13 is for d standard, 14 - 15 is for c standard and 16 and 17 for b standard and the gauge sweet spot for open c slide guitar.
I stopped using strings, switched to elastic bands i get from the postman for free. They sound great!
thank you, ive been using the supers for a few years now, gonna try the regulars and maybe get a set of the hybrids for my Kat series epiphone.
I’m just good enough to know how bad I suck at guitar, but honestly never thought about string gauge cuz I’m always rocking the slinkiest you can get 8gauge/7gauge. I’m only now questioning my choices in the 18 years I’ve been playing guitar. Honestly kinda wanna put the beefiest on just to try it outz
How can you still suck after playing for 18 years? I have made a ton of progress noodling for 3 months.
I love beefys i can also play in standard just fine its a bit harder but i usually play in drop c not really for metal but other stuff too, I reccomend them
I been using .07 gauge love the feel and sound!!! And easy on the fingers😂
When I had my Strat I brought home a pair of those paradigm strings. Guitar Center told me they were unbreakable. They literally broke right after I installed them on my strat 😂
Very Informative! Thanks!
The slinky-ness is really nice in that you barely need to press the string in order to get a note, but the trade-off seems to be that I have to raise the action some to get rid of the buzzing that results from the string's vibration width being somewhat wider. Still, the trade-off is worth it; the action doesn't have to come up too terribly much.
I like 9-42 Fender nickle plated & D'addario's, plus PRS 9's...
Try the super slinky cobalt; they're 9-42 and are silky smooth.
What about who want 12 Baritone Paradigm Cobalt Wound 9-46 Strings?
These best strings (classic rock n roll) are my favourite for blues. Mr Safology.
This was very helpful, thank you!
Very helpful! Thank you.
Would regular slinkies be better for a fender jaguar than super slinkies because of the shorter scale length? Based on your comment about them being better for Gibsons, I figured they would be.
i use skinny top heavy bottom for drop c# but they also sounds good on any tuning😁
Would u recommend skinny top heavy bottoms for a shorter scale guitar like a 24'' ? I play drop d c and Eb I'm new to string gauges
Isaiah Ortiz yea. i think it wouldnt make any different on any guitar
@@raynardsgrt would dadgad tuning work on epiphone LP?
Nur Xan yep
I use Not Even Slinky (12-56) in C standard and play a Les Paul, their only problem is the 24p third cord, I tried the Mammoth Slinky (12-62) for that reason since it comes with a 24w...but i couldn't get used to the thickness of the sixth chord.
I find that Ernie Balls break rather easily. D'Addario XL's are my personal go-to standard, however, on a lark, I recently bought a cheap 10-pack of Donner 9's, and it turns out they're really pretty damn good strings! As good as most any other string on the market, and I don't find myself wishing for my D'Addarios when I play them. And, saving money is a real plus. Do I even know what I'm talking about? Well, I've been playing guitar semi-pro every day for 54 years, so what do you think?
Really helpful video, thanks mate!
Anyone looking for a bigger voice from their guitar should give Ernie Ball M-Steels a try. They cost about the same as a set of Elixirs and they last almost as long. The reason I really like them is that they make good on their claim of more output and a wider frequency response. They may not be the best choice for jazz or laid-back blues, but for hard rock they can't be beat.
Im still using the strings that came with my harley benton, I need to get strings that are easily bendable since i'm starting to play more licks now that im getting better
I use the 10-46 Paradigms on my PRS594, PRS509 and PRS Custom24 - the 509 has the longest scale length - almost a Fender Strat Scale but still prefer 10's. The NYXL from D'Addario are good too and will use if I can't get Paradigms but the Paradigms feel better to me. I always used Slinky's so maybe that's why...
I learned so much!
Very helpful Video 💯☀️
Howdy from North Carolina On my homemade electric guitar I personally buy a pack of Ernie ball 8 string set but I take a 60 plain e from another set and this is my setup 17-60 custom set of my own for beefy tone I don't play metal I play country and bluegrass and blues and on my other guitar I have La bella jazz flats 15 gauge flatwounds strings I just prefer heavier string guitar. Strings
I bought ernie ball rps custom gauge 9 46