Guitar Strings

[Bodom Child 1960]

Hi i was wondering for all you guitar players out there in ultimate metal what company and how thick or thin your strings are. I use Blue Steel 9's for a 6 string guitar and i own a mettalic red Ibanez RG120

 

[Manbient]

hmmm I use Ernie Ball 10's with a 56 on the top for my 7 string. Oh and My guitars are a Godin Artisan ST, a EB/MM John Petrucci Signature 7 string, and a Takamine electric accoustic... i forget the exact model hehe. (also on my accoustic i use 12's)

 

[Bodom Child 1960]

i hate really thick strings it makes it harder for me to play shit like children of bodom, inflames ect.

 

[Manbient]

hehe yeah it does take some getting used to... I think thicker strings sound fuller though... I mean if you gob on the distortion it doesn't matter but for the semi-distorted stuff i like it more. It is harder to bend though for sure.

 

[yourdeadgroom]

Ernie Ball; 10-46(?)

I have a metalic green Jackson Kelly

 

[YourFuneral]

D'Addario 9-42, at present... I'm thinking about changing to 10-46, in the near future... Mainly because I'm tuning down more now-a-days and want a fuller sound...

 

[bleed for me]

i use d'addario 9-42....i only play in standard tuning and i like light guages coz it's easier to bend...

i play an ibanez rg570ex....awesome guitar
bit of advice: if you have a floyd rose, don't use EB slinky's...really bad for floyd roses

what i hate about light strings is that it's hard to play death metal coz when you play fast rythm stuff, the strings are to flimsy and you can't pick accurately enough


bumblefoot: you have a JP sig. model? you lucky bastard..how much did that cost you?

 

[Manbient]

hehe it wasn't cheap... ended up costing me about 2 grande Canadian. But the thing is truly amazing, i haven't played a guitar as good as it yet. And yeah i went for the Piezo, and matching headstock. I got a standard color though, Pearl Redburst, so no upcharge.

here's a pic of it

 

[Misanthrope]

Blue steel 9-42s. The sweet spot for metal in standard tunning.

 

[Till Fjalls]

I just put some D'Addario 13-56 Medium Jazz on my electric, and I can play them a lot better than when I tried like two years ago. I think I need to make the GBE strings lighter though, since it makes bending nearly impossible in standard tuning, despite sounding great...Makes clean arpeggiated riffs sound almost acoustic.

 

[Stondis]

Ernie Ball heavy bottom slinky top or some shit like that.
They were the only ones left in the shop.
Generally medium gauge Ernies.

 

[Kushantaiidan]

I buy strings at the music store. I don't know what they are. They are metal.. or something.. I think..

They would be good for strangling people.

 

[nevershine]

D'Addario 10-46's
Jackson RR3

 

[Don Corleone]

D'addario

 

[eldritch]

i use 12-54's. i switch brands a lot

 

[LSDphilosophy]

d'addario 10-52, light strings are just, well, too light... it's like light beer hmmm worthless piss water

 

[veil the sky]

GOD! why does EVERYONE use d'addario????

not just here but everywhere. i HATE d'addario. they sound tinny and break a lot.

i use dean markleys 10 - 52

thicker strings give higher output for more gain and stuff.

better sustain and tonality too!

 

[Punisher]

I use DR strings. you gotta love them! they last way longer than anything else, they have better sustain, they sound good, and they feel comfortable... if you haven't tried them i'd reccomend them to anyone!

 

[bleed for me]

Originally posted by Bumblefoot
hehe it wasn't cheap... ended up costing me about 2 grande Canadian. But the thing is truly amazing, i haven't played a guitar as good as it yet. And yeah i went for the Piezo, and matching headstock. I got a standard color though, Pearl Redburst, so no upcharge.

here's a pic of it

*sob* it's beautiful!


as for d'addario's...i use them because they're packed in an airtight seal...with other strings i some times find black spots on them when i open them because of bad packing

 

[DoAsISayNotAsIDo]

D'Addario 10-46's
best!!!