Electroharmonix.................STRINGS?

[Cadorman]

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Damn you. Trying to remember which Gibson has the oldest strings...

Well, I gave them a shot. Left them on the Blueberry for a month. Just changed back to NYXL's.

Observations:

They feel fine and bend fine, but the wound strings were making my fingertips a little hot. Must be a little rougher surface than the NYXL.

They stay in tune as well as the NYXL. No better or worse.

They come with extra strings. I didn't break any. I very rarely do.

They are more trebly and nasal sounding whereas the NYXL are more balanced. This was a complete deal breaker for me. I just couldn't get used to the sound. They really sucked when I was playing my 1987 head which is bright anyway. I will save them in case I get a dark sounding guitar. Maybe I'll try them in the Strat when I get it back together.

 

[eSGEe]

but the wound strings were making my fingertips a little hot.

need more calluses ..... play more bass you wont feel poop outta guitar strings

Hell anything less than a set of 10s I cant even feel the B and e strings anymore

 

[Cadorman]

need more calluses ..... play more bass you wont feel poop. I cant even feel the B and e strings anymore

That's because they aren't there you are playing a 4 string bass.

 

[eSGEe]

they dont have 10's for bass
not even NYXLs

 

[aon]

they dont have 10's for bass

??? here's 8 of them:

 

[eSGEe]

Yes please

 

[Inspector #20]

GSM in Sonoma, California makes strings for a lot of private label clients...

 

[Cadorman]

GSM in Sonoma, California makes strings for a lot of private label clients...

Well that throws a wrench in the works doesn't it.

They (also known as The Man) should just call marketing what it is: lying to the consumer to make undue profit. I know, everybody does it. Still doesn't make it morally correct.

 

[eSGEe]

you actually mentioned morals and marketing in the same sentence..............

you REALLY havent done the homework at all have you .......

 

[Cadorman]

you actually mentioned morals and marketing in the same sentence..............

you REALLY havent done the homework at all have you .......

Yes I have. That's the problem. Business and Philosophy majors. I can't justify the profits of the former while contemplating morality of the latter. That's why I take drugs to calm me down and I don't have a job.