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I have been searching hard for heavy gauge flat wounds for my upcoming
guitar, and I was too shocked by the Pyramid orices. I don't think the
difference in tone is worth it for US buyers. Of course, in Europe I would
have done the same as you guys and bought the Pyramids.
Back in Israel I switched to 13-56 D'Addario's roundwounds (of course, I
had to import them from the US, nobody plays heavy gauge there), and was
very pleased with them, regarding tone and string life.
I'm supposed to be picking up my new MIA Jazzmaster tomorrow, which should
be set up with 65-15 flat wounds (it'll be tuned down to D, so I needed a
heavier set), I'll report the results.
BTW - I have been really enjoying the ongoing thread about the CIJ guitars.
I chose to bite the bullet and get the American one, after I did a side by
side comparison. Of course, at $399, I think the CIJ is a great deal. If I
had the extra money I might have bought that additionaly.
The thing is, I always dreamed about a Jazzmaster, and the CIJ just did not
feel right (I checked 3 or 4 in the different stores), compared to the MIA,
and to a few Vintage ones I played.
Thanks for the reports everyone, keep em coming!
Ran
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From: "Roland Bettenville" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 4:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: In the bowels of the ($399) beast(STRINGS)
> <I wonder why it is that the Pyramids are cheaper than the D'Addario's in
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> It is the other way round. Why are Piramyds expensive in the US?
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> Politics and economics
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> It's European steel and there are heavy taxes on foreign steel in the US.
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> Roland Bettenville
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