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spy Joined: Mar 29, 2007 Posts: 815 Athens, Greece	Posted on Dec 20 2007 08:24 AM Nokie-style string squeak? What is this?! — Every word is like an unecessary stain on silence and nothingness. Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19303 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Dec 20 2007 08:34 AM Fingernail rubbing on round wounds I think. — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11058 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Dec 20 2007 09:18 AM Brian Fingernail rubbing on round wounds I think. or edge of pick. Yep, don't work on flatwounds. Lucite (plexi) guitars were first developed by Dan Armstrong who worked with Ampeg in the 70's. Here's a website with the rather interesting story of the guitars and man himself: http://www.danarmstrong.org/index.html — Danny Snyder "With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Top
wilkat1 Joined: Dec 03, 2007 Posts: 107 southern Illinois	Posted on Dec 20 2007 10:13 AM I know it's a rather generic choice, but I use plain ol' D'Addario 10s on all my guitars, but for all the stuff I like to do they constitute a good middle ground. I play (or am learning to play) everything from blues to instro to surf to hard rock to country. Heavier strings are great, but when playing countrified licks with behind-the-nut bends only lighter strings will work. Plus I use those 10s on my kids' guitars as well, so I buy em in 10 packs. — Swing! Twang! Shake! Twist! Top
YukonUke Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 5	Posted on May 13 2008 12:09 PM RISA Tenor double lipstick uke. 17" scale. D'Addario 11, 14, 22 flat wound, 28 flat wound. Make my own bulk sets. — Hard to get into trouble with a ukulele in your hands Top
Tikibot Joined: May 13, 2008 Posts: 33	Posted on May 13 2008 01:41 PM I use 11 flats. Top
Paul Joined: Mar 27, 2006 Posts: 29 Santa Barbara, CA	Posted on Jul 21 2008 05:43 PM 56 - 15 D'Addario Chrome flatwounds (56-13 but I replace the top E and B) on a MIJ Jag. http://www.daddario.com/DADProdDetail.aspx?CodaID=557&ID=1&Class=AADA Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Jul 21 2008 05:59 PM I'm down to .11 rounds from .12 flats. Still have .12 flats on the Jaguar, which never gets played. I actually don't want to know how long that set has been on the guitar. Top
marquee6 Joined: Feb 10, 2008 Posts: 109 West Los Angeles	Posted on Jul 21 2008 11:50 PM I have been using Ernie Ball "not even slinky" strings. They are 12 - 56 roundwound. To me, they strike a balance between a good tone and decent playability. Top
benhagerty Joined: Sep 12, 2008 Posts: 25 Boston MA.	Posted on Sep 13 2008 09:26 PM I use 11s on my Jazzmaster. Top
Mel Joined: Feb 25, 2008 Posts: 321 Canada's Wet Coast	Posted on Sep 14 2008 01:08 AM D'Addario ECG24 Chromes (flats). 11-50 on my Strat and Godin. — Mel Top
tonetti Joined: Aug 20, 2008 Posts: 654 California	Posted on Oct 06 2008 08:22 PM D'Addario flat 11's on my mosrite mk 1, This is as big as this guitar will allow, but they feel and play really nice. Top
BJB Joined: Jul 28, 2008 Posts: 413	Posted on Mar 11 2009 06:26 PM Another vote for flatwound D'Addario Chromes .011-.050. My reissue Jazzmaster didn't sound right until I installed the flatwounds. I use D'Addario .010-.049 on my 2nd guitar, the one I use when I need to bend a lot of strings. The wound G has a tendency to break when I bend it. — If it ain't broke, fix it until it is. Top
surfdude2000 Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 10 Latteville, WA USA	Posted on Apr 12 2009 02:26 AM I've gone back to using 12-54s on my Strat after trying 11-49s for a while. The 11s were just too whimpy for DD style double picking. The D'Addario EXL145s have a plain 20 'g string' which doesn't break like 'wound ones' that come with some other sets that I tried. I've also found that these strings will stay in tune a lot better than the 11s. The same goes for my Gretsch 6120. 11s work for some stuff, but when it comes to surf, 12s work better. I have a Mosrite Mark I that I've settled on leaving with 11-49s. Heavier strings just don't feel right on that guitar. My Tele is currently strung with 10-46s, just because I have a box of them lying around, but I really prefer 11s there too. — Joe Jabon Banzai Surf on Facebook Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Apr 12 2009 10:36 AM D'Addario Chrome Flatwound ECG25 (12-52) on my partscaster; they feel "right" on it, and wouldn't use anything else now. — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
JC Joined: Oct 13, 2008 Posts: 98	Posted on Apr 12 2009 12:25 PM These are my -by now- favorite string sets: Pyramid Gold flats .012 on Jaguar and Golden Sixties .011 rounds on Strat. Top
Sandy Joined: May 02, 2009 Posts: 58 Colorado	Posted on May 17 2009 10:53 AM dp kick_the_reverb dp 45-105 Rotosound RS66 on the Precision Bass...bridge cables... Eh..no! You call those "Bridge Cables"? That's thin in bass string terms. Ran yeah, you're right...i was comparing them to skinny guitar strings... -dp I use these (http://www.rotosound.com/tru88.html) on my 1996 string-through-body Precision Bass and man, talk about "woody" tone......monster! — www.myspace.com/sandyandthesurfsonics www.surfsonics.com Top
LaFleur Joined: May 20, 2009 Posts: 525 Leipzig	Posted on May 26 2009 09:35 AM For MIM Mexico Strat with Surfer Pickups: Roto Greys R13 (013 - 054) For MIJ Jaguar with SJAG-1 and SJAG-2 Pickup: Daddario ECG-26 (013-056) Are there some better Flatwounds than the Chromes? — http://www.reverbnation.com/bangmustang http://www.facebook.com/bangmustang https://soundcloud.com/bang-mustang Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19303 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on May 26 2009 11:03 AM LaFleur Are there some better Flatwounds than the Chromes? Check out the string thread. — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
HallmarkSweptWinger Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia	Posted on May 26 2009 11:35 AM JakeDobner I'm down to .11 rounds from .12 flats. Still have .12 flats on the Jaguar, which never gets played. I actually don't want to know how long that set has been on the guitar. Ha! I also have 12 flats on one older Jaguar since years which is extremely rare played. The strings are on it for maybe 3 years right now? Twang!!!! Ralf Kilauea http://www.myspace.com/thekilaueas — Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea www.kilaueas.de https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien Top

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