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Danelectro 90s Baritone U2 strings to use?
Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1393 Isle of Kent, MD 
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Posted on Sep 21 2021 12:11 PM
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Posted on Sep 21 2021 01:13 PM
What tuning are you going to use? Though I don’t usually use their strings on my regular guitars (preference), I like the d’addario nickel wound baritone 14-68 set on my baritone strat which I have tuned a-a. It was one of the few sets that was a thicker gauge (beneficial since I’m tuned a little lower than the more common b-b). —-Eric New music! Also: |
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Posted on Sep 21 2021 01:43 PM
Sorry I wasn't clear, what gauge, you use 68-14s. That sounds about right. —Surf.The most dangerous of genres... Surfcat MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS! (2024) - Agent Octopus BANDCAMP - Agent Octopus |
Joined: Sep 13, 2020 Posts: 182 New York
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Posted on Sep 22 2021 08:25 PM
cirecc wrote:
Out of curiosity, what strings do you normally use? I started using D'Addarios ages ago because Bob Ferrazza at Oberlin used them and never being particularly picky myself, started using them because I liked his sound. Lately I've been rethinking everything about guitar playing from pick material/thickness to sting gauge. I'd love to hear your whats and whys if you felt like sharing. —Premiere Single Out Now! - Keep On Running |
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Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 311 seattle, wa
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Posted on Sep 22 2021 10:12 PM
I like d’addario fine, I just have come to prefer some other options. I have no reasons to say that they would be worth switching away from for any reason of than personal preference. That being said, I usually use DR pure blues for round wound strings as well as thomastik’s roundwounds ($) though I primarily use thomastik flat wounds on my surf guitars. I started with whatever I could scrounge up years ago and then started trying flats. I started with d’addario chromes and eventually tried some other options and ended up sticking with thomastiks (the chromes are very stiff, the thomastiks are softer and smoother). Flats last a long time either way, so I don’t worry too much about spending more on them. I tried DR’s flats recently and didn’t like how they felt - you could feel the roughness in the wraps which I feel like shouldn’t happen with flats. They also felt spongy to me. I do use d’addario pretty regularly on my acoustic but am a bit less settled. I do like the clarity and consistency I’ve gotten with the baritone set, too. I might try their electric strings again in the future. —-Eric New music! Also: |
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Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1393 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Sep 23 2021 08:25 AM
Thanks for the input!!! Do the chromes/flats deaden the twang? Has anyone tried the lighter gauge 62-13s? —Surf.The most dangerous of genres... Surfcat MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS! (2024) - Agent Octopus BANDCAMP - Agent Octopus |
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Posted on Sep 23 2021 08:54 AM
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Posted on Oct 20 2021 02:19 PM
A little late to the party but... I got a Dano Baritone (new one) and I'm digging it with the lighter strings (D'addario 62-13's). Smooth on the fingers and no feeling of be too light. |
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Posted on Oct 22 2021 06:04 PM
I used to use the Fender Baja Sexto baritone strings in A tuning. They discontinued them a # of years ago. I put together a custom set of D'Addarios from Strings By Mail. They are the same gauges as the Fender set, and it works out well. 16-26-36w-46w-56w-66w. TarantinosNYC Last edited: Oct 22, 2021 18:06:06 |
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