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I like Pyramid Heavy Flatwounds...but, they are
expensive...I also like Rotosound Purples and GHS Heavy
Boomers.
I use Rotosound RS66 on my bass, only bass string that
sounds good to me.
-dp
--- jacobdobner <> wrote:
>
>
> Ivan has always been a big proponent of nickel strings if
> I remember
> correctly. He really likes Rotosounds Purples which are
> .12s. I bought
> a couple packs of Rotosounds Reds which are .11s. Best
> sounding nickel
> strings I ever had gotten. Dave suggested GHS Burnished
> strings. I
> bought some of those and really didn't like them as much
> as the
> Rotosounds.
>
> I am back to using D'addario Chromes after my brief trip
> back to using
> roundwounds.
>
> --- In , Kristena Hernandez
> <tikimania@j...> wrote:
> > Speaking of strings, someone brought up those nickel
> strings here. Was
> > that you DP???
> >
> > -K
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:00:41 -0800 (PST) DP
> <noetical1@y...> writes:
> > >
> > > Logan:
> > >
> > > Three words of surf-guitar-gear advice for you:
> > >
> > > Fender, Fender, Fender!!!
> > >
> > > 1. get a Fender guitar: Jaguar, Jazzmaster, cool
> old-style
> > > Stratocaster...other guitars will work...but, a
> Fender
> > > won't disappoint you.
> > >
> > > 2. Get a Fender Tube Amplifier: Showman, Bassman,
> Hot
> > > Rod...take your time and find a good Fender
> Amp...you'll be
> > > glad you did.
> > >
> > > 3. Find a nice Fender Re-issue Reverb Unit and buy
> it...
> > > you wanna play surf guitar, right? You'll need a
> Fender
> > > Reverb Unit!
> > >
> > > Okay, I guess I can give you one more word...Moshay
> Pick...
> > > you'll need a sturdy pick to withstand the killer
> > > machine-gun staccato surf attack that you will
> shortly
> > > unleash on your unsuspecting Fender guitar...you'll
> need a
> > > decent pick.
> > >
> > > Can you stand one more tip? One more? Okay one
> more...heavy
> > > flat wound guitar strings for that
> > >
> "vintage-vibe-mellow-surging-surf-beauty-haunting-reverb
> > > mode"...heavy round-wound strings for that "Dick Dale
> > >
> screaming-killer-reverb-guitar-attack-total-surf-insanity
> > > mode"...some decent surf-guitar strings are made by
> GHS,
> > > D'Addario, Rotosound, and Pyramid... go to
> > > www.juststrings.com to shop for your new killer
> heavy-guage
> > > surf guitar strings...
> > >
> > > good luck...your reverberated pal,
> > > -dp
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Logan <milliarto@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > awesome! thanks! i checked out a few of the bands
> and
> > > > im getting some kool ideas. any technical tips on
> > > > playing -ou can give me? any tab sites that talk
> about
> > > > it?
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I strung my SGV with the only 12-52 set I could find
in town, Dean Markleys. They're ok, but they seem to
sound kinda harsh to me. I haven't really gotten to
crank them at volume though. D'Addario rounds and
flats seem to be very good, cheap strings, I just
can't find them larger than 11's here.
Dave, aren't the RS66's strainless?
Richard
--- DP <> wrote:
> I like Pyramid Heavy Flatwounds...but, they are
> expensive...I also like Rotosound Purples and GHS
> Heavy
> Boomers.
>
> I use Rotosound RS66 on my bass, only bass string
> that
> sounds good to me.
>
> -dp
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Richard,
Yes, I think it is stainless...but the Rotosound website
says this:
"The steel used to produce these strings is unique,
combined with a highly secretive manufacturing process"
...kind of mysterious!
I know that the RS66N is nickel...and those sound real good
too...but, the Nickel Rotosounds are a little hard to find
--- Richard <> wrote:
>
> I strung my SGV with the only 12-52 set I could find
> in town, Dean Markleys. They're ok, but they seem to
> sound kinda harsh to me. I haven't really gotten to
> crank them at volume though. D'Addario rounds and
> flats seem to be very good, cheap strings, I just
> can't find them larger than 11's here.
>
> Dave, aren't the RS66's strainless?
>
> Richard
>
> --- DP <> wrote:
>
> > I like Pyramid Heavy Flatwounds...but, they are
> > expensive...I also like Rotosound Purples and GHS
> > Heavy
> > Boomers.
> >
> > I use Rotosound RS66 on my bass, only bass string
> > that
> > sounds good to me.
> >
> > -dp
>
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I also like www.juststrings.com
they have a very good selection and pretty good prices.
-dp
--- DP <> wrote:
>
> Richard,
>
> Yes, I think it is stainless...but the Rotosound website
> says this:
>
> "The steel used to produce these strings is unique,
> combined with a highly secretive manufacturing process"
>
> ...kind of mysterious!
>
> I know that the RS66N is nickel...and those sound real
> good
> too...but, the Nickel Rotosounds are a little hard to
> find
>
>
> --- Richard <> wrote:
> >
> > I strung my SGV with the only 12-52 set I could find
> > in town, Dean Markleys. They're ok, but they seem to
> > sound kinda harsh to me. I haven't really gotten to
> > crank them at volume though. D'Addario rounds and
> > flats seem to be very good, cheap strings, I just
> > can't find them larger than 11's here.
> >
> > Dave, aren't the RS66's strainless?
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > --- DP <> wrote:
> >
> > > I like Pyramid Heavy Flatwounds...but, they are
> > > expensive...I also like Rotosound Purples and GHS
> > > Heavy
> > > Boomers.
> > >
> > > I use Rotosound RS66 on my bass, only bass string
> > > that
> > > sounds good to me.
> > >
> > > -dp
> >
> >
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I've been using strings from here lately.....
Lots of variety and very cheap, as low as $2.35 a set ($5.35 for flat
wound) if you order 24 sets, shipping is free. They seem as good as
the D'Addarios that I used before discovering them.
From what I have read on the web there are only three guitar string
factories in the US. Most of the name brand strings you get are made
in one of those so there really isn't much difference between the
common brands...
Z
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:47:51 -0800 (PST), DP <> wrote:
> I also like www.juststrings.com
> they have a very good selection and pretty good prices.
>
> -dp
>
>
>
> --- DP <> wrote:
> >
> > Richard,
> >
> > Yes, I think it is stainless...but the Rotosound website
> > says this:
> >
> > "The steel used to produce these strings is unique,
> > combined with a highly secretive manufacturing process"
> >
> > ...kind of mysterious!
> >
> > I know that the RS66N is nickel...and those sound real
> > good
> > too...but, the Nickel Rotosounds are a little hard to
> > find
> >
> >
> > --- Richard <> wrote:
> > >
> > > I strung my SGV with the only 12-52 set I could find
> > > in town, Dean Markleys. They're ok, but they seem to
> > > sound kinda harsh to me. I haven't really gotten to
> > > crank them at volume though. D'Addario rounds and
> > > flats seem to be very good, cheap strings, I just
> > > can't find them larger than 11's here.
> > >
> > > Dave, aren't the RS66's strainless?
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > > --- DP <> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I like Pyramid Heavy Flatwounds...but, they are
> > > > expensive...I also like Rotosound Purples and GHS
> > > > Heavy
> > > > Boomers.
> > > >
> > > > I use Rotosound RS66 on my bass, only bass string
> > > > that
> > > > sounds good to me.
> > > >
> > > > -dp
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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