Ernie Ball Paradigm:
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DonP
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Just a semitone? I'd call that the same within experimental error. Certainly nothing like the claimed 30% which would have taken it up almost to the D (30% higher than A).
Corrosion resistance may be a more valuable factor though. I'm lucky in having very non-acid sweat, and unless I take note of when my strings go on, they can stay for many months without looking any different.
Corrosion resistance may be a more valuable factor though. I'm lucky in having very non-acid sweat, and unless I take note of when my strings go on, they can stay for many months without looking any different.
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
I have a set of the Paradigms on one of my guitars for a week now. So far, so good. The Paradigms replaced a tired set of regular D'Addarios, so that wouldn't be a fair comparison. However, on a couple of other guitars, I got the D'Addario NYXL's on them and I really like those. Compared to the Paradigms, I definitely like the Paradigms... Maybe even more so. They have a very nice give when doing extreme bending, and holds tuning everytime consistently on every string. The wound strings are very easy on the fingers, too. Acoustically, the guitar just feels more powerful. Plugged in, the guitar sounds very impressive with all the usual positive clichés. The way the the ball ends are wrapped and finished is the best I've ever seen.
Will have to wait and see, or hear, how these strings are holding up after 3 months and more. At $15 to $17 a set, I'm expecting these to be very long lasting... I hope so.
Will have to wait and see, or hear, how these strings are holding up after 3 months and more. At $15 to $17 a set, I'm expecting these to be very long lasting... I hope so.
Funny you should ask.
I just saw them and the claims in the latest Sweetwater catalogue.
The corrosion resistance to me would be a real asset living in the swamps of Florida.
I'm curious and will probably try a set for
s & giggles.The price is rather stout, but research is never cheap.
I've had great luck with the D'Addario NYXL strings as far as being able to take non standard tunings to extremes without failure.
They also come in handy for the high G tuning on a 12 string.
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Funny you should ask.
I just saw them and the claims in the latest Sweetwater catalogue.
The corrosion resistance to me would be a real asset living in the swamps of Florida.
I'm curious and will probably try a set for
The price is rather stout, but research is never cheap.
I've had great luck with the D'Addario NYXL strings as far as being able to take non standard tunings to extremes without failure.
They also come in handy for the high G tuning on a 12 string.
I may try a set and report back....
DonP
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Thinking about what makes strings break. I've never had one break at the end of the ball wrap, so I see no good reason to change that. And I reckon that 90% of the time when they have broken during tuning, it has happened while I am reducing the tension, not increasing it. My thought is that as the string is deformed by winding round the tuner post it gets work-hardened by the tight bend. When you then unwind it, it gets straightened out at that point and because it is now brittle, it fails. Presumably the hardness change is not huge or strings would fail this way all the time.
My favorite strings are what's on sale. I joined the GC string club for $20 and received $5 credit towards strings every month for 12 months. Then I won an additional string club card and had $10 per month of credit to purchase strings. Some months Ernie Ball was on sale, other months D'Addario were on sale 3 sets for $10. I stocked up and still have plenty of extra strings. 
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Could be....but, if corrosion resistance is improved, thar would be great for me. I usually rust them out.
OP
Good review!
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$15. for a pack of regular 6- string guitar strings?
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Seriously, you experienced fellows can tell the fine details while I am blindly shooting at the broad side of a barn, so $3-4.00 strings suit me fine.
I was going through an old box and found a pack of Silvertone strings with a $1.75 price tag on them...
jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
Yes I can see the justification for rust rust resistance if needed for sure.
I tried the cheapy Musicians Friend and they were ok, but a little stiff. They dont have the feel I prefer for bends.
I prefer the plain old D' Addario XL, and the Martin Darco electrics i have been using are good too.
I tried the cheapy Musicians Friend and they were ok, but a little stiff. They dont have the feel I prefer for bends.
I prefer the plain old D' Addario XL, and the Martin Darco electrics i have been using are good too.