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however, give them a few days to break in and the bassiness won't be so bad. There are different coatings out there so don't write off coated strings if you don't like one of them. I tried the Elixirs and hated them. They felt way too slippery and it felt like my fingers were always in danger of falling off the strings. I tried the D'Addario EXP and they were just as good as regular non-coated but they lasted a very long time. The only real downside for some might be if they like the really bright sound of new strings that normally wears off after about 2-4 hours of playing. The coated strings sound like they've had 2-4 hours of playing right out of the packet but they keep that 2-4 hours of playing sound for a long time afterwards.

As an aside, I recently tried the new EXP for electrics and I'm really liking them. I got maybe 75% more life out of them than the D'Addario non-coated (XL). Again with that first 2-4 hours of brightness gone from the start but keeping that sound much longer.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Hyperborea https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366235 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366204 Sun, 01 May 2011 03:23:52 +0000
Guitar String Guide

Chris]]> Guitar Players Discussion Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366204 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366197 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:20:18 +0000
however, give them a few days to break in and the bassiness won't be so bad.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366197 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366195 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:45:40 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366195 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366194 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:36:22 +0000
Probably, gauge and material are most important than the brand. I use 11 in the acoustic.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366194 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366088 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:32:28 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion JKHC https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366088 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366074 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:19:11 +0000 in my case Martin.]]> Guitar Players Discussion dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366074 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366071 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:59:45 +0000
As for make, you can't go wrong with any of the major brands. I have Martin and am happy with them.

As for your electrics, you should be changing strings on a fairly regular basis, bass less often. Strings suffer from the effects of climate and acidic bodily excretions and need to be changed. If you can no longer intonate the guitar, the strings are long overdue for a change.]]> Guitar Players Discussion greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-366071 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-41181 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:40:44 +0000
How do I go about deciding what type of strings to get?

Thanks :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion JKHC https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/acoustic-guitar-strings/#post-41181