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Okay, I'll buy thatBill,
There would definitly be a difference in wrapped strings if they had different
sized cores. I'd want to see data on differences in tension in the plain strings
given the same gage and pitch.
-Marty
Marty,
...there is a
difference in the tension in pounds between the steel strings from
D'Addario and Thomastik within the same diameter string (the high e
from both sets have different tensions in ibs), this will have some
effect on your neck.
When it comes to the difference between Pyramid, Thomastik, and
D'addario wound strings it is highly noticable. The D'addarios are
wrapped much tighter than the Pyramids and Thomastiks. This is
noticable to the feel when sliding your fingers over the wound
strings, and the actual tension in them when they are tuned to pitch.
Because the D'Addarios are wrapped tighter they feel flatter and
faster when rubbing your fingers along them. Try this with a fresh
set of nickel flats and your finger tips will appear dirty.
I don't care if you take my recommendations with a grain of salt.
However, if you believe all these "gages" of strings are so similar.
I'd be more inclined to take your recommendations on finger-ease with
a grain of salt than a tech from the Rick forum.
Regards,
Bill
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Hey Bill,
>
> I'm not writing off Pyramids completely. I'm sure they are a fine
string. And, as I stated at the end of my post, I still intend to try
them.
>
> The point is, I am compelled to take such glowing praise of the
strings with a grain of salt if that praise is accompanied by a fable
such as the Finger-ease story from the "well respected" Rick luthier.
>
> In addition, statements such as "(D'Addarios) are too thick and
they have too much tension..." lead me to take the recommendation of
Pyramids with another grain of salt. D'Addarios are only as thick as
the gage that you select. The tension, within humanly detectable
limits, is the same as the tension of a Pyramid string of the same
gage tuned to the same frequency.
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: supertwangreverb
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 9:29 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: In the bowels of the ($399) beast
(STRINGS)
>
>
> Marty,
>
>
> I got my information finger-ease from a respected Rickenbacker
> luthier on the voxtalks.com a few years back. There is another
> product called fastfret as well which I've heard is not good for
the
> frets. What it does if over sprayed on the fretboard it
saturates
> and gets under the frets making it harder to pull them off.
>
> As for the "tall tales" on the Pyramids it's your loss until you
try
> them. As I stated in the tone thread I like to try things out
with
> my rig, instead of writting them off as "bull." Do you use
> roundwound or flatwound strings? You said you had no trouble
with
> the longevity of Ernie Balls, I thought I had tried every
flatwound
> brand out there. If you don't like flatwound strings then I take
> back my Pyramid recommendation.
>
> Regards,
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > Respectfully , Bill,
> >
> > That's a load-a-bull! I've been using Finger-ease since the
early
> 70's and I've never heard a guitar tech complain about gunk
building
> up under frets making them hard to remove. If you have a tech
telling
> you that, get a new tech.
> >
> > Tall tales like this make me believe that your glowing praise
of
> Pyramid strings is a bit overstated. Never-the-less, if I find a
set
> at a resonable price, I will try them and give my honest review.
> >
> > I have had no problem with the longevity of D'Addarios, or even
> Ernie Balls or Fender strings for that matter.
> >
> > -Marty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: supertwangreverb
> > To:
> > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 8:30 AM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: In the bowels of the ($399) beast
> (STRINGS)
> >
> >
> >
> > <<$23.50 for a set of guitar strings?!! Yes, I know they are
pure
> > nickel. Yes I
> > know you say they last longer. But I get very good life out
of my
> > D'Addario's.
> > I use clean hands and Finger-ease regularly which reduces
> friction
> > thus keeping
> > the strings purdy clean.>>
> >
> > The Pyramids should last 2-3 times longer than the
D'addarios.
> This
> > will make up the price difference! Plus your guitar is going
to
> > sound better! I used to use D'addarios, I'll admit my spare
set
> is
> > D'addarios, but those strings BLOW! They are too thick and
they
> have
> > too much tension, and again they will wear down your frets
faster.
> >
> > Finger-ease is something you do not want to use, I have been
told
> by
> > many techs that they HATE doing fret work on guitars that
have
> been
> > sprayed with that stuff. It gunks up under frets and makes
it
> tough
> > to pull them off...I used it all the time on my Rickenbacker
and
> I
> > had a tech tell me he would not touch that guitar.
> >
> > If you get Pyramids wipe them down when you finish playing
and
> rub
> > lighter fluid onto them once a week.
> >
> > Bill
> >
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