yeah its not something normal. I checked the floyds post and they were tight
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I've used Ernie Ball strings a number of times, and I've found that they always seem to get REALLY dull after a couple of days worth of playing. That, and they'd rust up like crazy too, even WITH my wiping them clean almost constantly. The only strings that'd rust and dull up faster than EBs are Gibson strings- it seemed like they were MADE to rust up.
So I went to D'Addario's and have never looked back. They last longer, sound better longer, and don't snap like Britney Spears after an all-night booze bender.
DR strings, especially the color-coated ones, sound pretty good, too- IF you can stand the coating that is. Some players don't seem to like that stuff.
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I doubt anything is wrong with your guitar. At least not that is causing this issue.
I'm pretty picky about my strings and tone, and SERIOUSLY hate using Ernie Ball Slinkies.
I can put them on, and literally hear to them go dead (or at least change tone drastically) within 4-6 hours. I've noticed this for many years, and I see they must not have changed much. They certainly sound outstanding when fresh, then they go south....
I always sorta thought they sounded much better (brighter, chimey) than many strings at first, then settle down into mediocrity. So, maybe that end result isn't really all so bad, just very different than when they go on, so it seems quite drastic.
I pretty much use SIT strings these days. Although I'm sure there are lots of great ones out there. I just won't use EB's for sure.
YMMV
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Cool. Glad the problem is solved. I use the EB Power Slinky (11-48) on a few of my guitars, but I've never had them go dead real quick.
The DR Highbeams are nice, though. I've got them on my string-thru Dinky (11-50) and they don't seem all that much brighter to me, but they do seem to last a lot longer and don't corrode as quickly.I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.
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I've never had a problem with EB SuperSlinys. I have had a few Jackson imports that for some reason new strings sounded like old strings very quickly, however.
I traced it back to the JT580 trem. Replaced it with an OFR and had no trouble.I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
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Originally posted by Newc View PostI've never had a problem with EB SuperSlinys. I have had a few Jackson imports that for some reason new strings sounded like old strings very quickly, however.
I traced it back to the JT580 trem. Replaced it with an OFR and had no trouble.-Dan
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Glad it worked out. Hi Beams are sick in my experience. Brightens up the sound considerably, and keeps it bright for a good long while.
They're part of the reason I swapped the bridge pup out of my stock Fusion Pro. It was so bright that it felt like I was stabbing an icepick into my forehead. Of course, swapping out the strings would have been the reasonable move, but I was looking for an excuse to fook around with some stuff & I found it
As a wee lad the guy at the guitar store put Super Slinkys on my strat copy, and I just kind of stuck with them for years. I had the same problems others mentioned- Sounded awesome for a few hours, then dropped off considerably. I thought that was just the way it worked. Ditto for the corrosion problems. Pretty much if I was putting new Slinkies on I was going to jam for a few hours because I didn't want to waste the "goodness".
I don't use em anymore
VassLast edited by Vass; 10-16-2008, 08:04 AM.
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Originally posted by dan8185 View PostI'm anal
speaking of which, does anyone know websites that sell nuts and list their SPECS because the majority of sites just list their width and that's it.
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