| How much difference is there in the specialized | | | | advanced, and expensive metals available. For |
| manufacturing techniques and materials used when | | | | flexibility, for tone, for long life; for rock, blues, heavy |
| each string manufacturing company claims that theirs | | | | metal, jazz. Tite-Fits are an incredible all-around string. |
| is the best way to make strings? Check out these | | | | Note: There is a growing body of evidence that nickel |
| three brands out of about a thousand examples of | | | | dust may be hazardous to your health. It really does |
| available strings. | | | | not bother me since I use a nickel string. |
| #1. Ernie Ball Slinky Acoustic Guitar Strings: feature | | | | #3. Martin Bronze acoustic guitar strings: are made |
| patented coated Titanium RPS Technology that | | | | from 80/20 composition alloy to give brilliance, clarity, |
| resists rust and grime for bright and powerful tone time | | | | and longevity of sound. The bronze winding is ideally |
| after time. | | | | suited for making strings that have deep, rich basses |
| Ernie Ball's titanium coated Slinky Acoustic strings are | | | | and clear, bright trebles. |
| stronger and longer-lasting than traditional strings-either | | | | Advise: |
| coated and uncoated strings. That's thanks in part to | | | | Stronger, longer lasting, better sounding, better |
| an exclusive protective coating on both the wrap wire | | | | packaging what the xx!o?? So who am I to determine |
| and the plain strings as well as a patented winding of | | | | what strings are best for you? I can't and won't. Unless |
| titanium wire around the lock twist of the ball end. | | | | you bring your guitar closer to the phone so I can hear |
| Staying true to Ernie Ball's heritage of superb | | | | you, I am at a disadvantage.(Joke) This is confusing, |
| craftsmanship and sound quality, Slinky Acoustic Guitar | | | | isn't it? |
| Strings are made with the finest and freshest raw | | | | Realistically, string choice becomes very personal at |
| materials, resulting in a crisp ringing sound with pleasing | | | | some point, for example, when you find the right |
| overtones. | | | | strings. then you will have a brand to swear by. |
| Enhancing the inherent string quality and freshness is | | | | Bass guitar players and electric guitar players have |
| Ernie Ball's new string packaging-the company's first | | | | radically different ideas on strings, as do acoustic guitar |
| new string packaging concept in more than 45 years. | | | | players and electric guitar players. Everybody has an |
| Produced and now hermetically sealed into their | | | | opinion. |
| packages. Slinky Acoustic strings are exposed to | | | | Simply put, it is a real enigma when you consider the |
| minimal moisture and humidity from factory to | | | | volume of options. Consider this also, what gauge of |
| retailer-insuring that all Ernie Ball strings are as fresh | | | | string suits you best? For example strings come in |
| upon opening as they were the day they were made. | | | | different gauges or thickness of wire. Some are quite |
| #2. Pure Blues electric guitar strings from DR Strings: | | | | heavy, like bridge support wire and some are very lite |
| are designed with pure nickel wrap wire, roundwound | | | | gauge for string bending sissies like me. |
| upon round cores. While this is a slow, expensive | | | | One of the best strategies for choosing a string is to |
| method of string making, it does produce a guitar string | | | | buy several sets of brands and types and go to town. |
| acclaimed for increased sustain, vintage tone, and | | | | It is cheap, fun and a good way to improve your string |
| great low tones for playing music from rhythm to lead. | | | | changing skills. Real world experience tells us that at |
| The extra step of winding pure nickel around a round | | | | least on electric guitars, most strings lose their |
| core give Pure Blues strings a punch that players say | | | | brightness after about 45 minutes to an hour of hard |
| they are surprised to get in a vintage electric guitar | | | | playing. It's true. none of them really last longer. |
| string. Sounds great on any guitar! | | | | Bass players and acoustic strings last longer, |
| Tite-Fit round-wound nickel-plated electric guitar strings | | | | depending on how much you play. |
| from DR are designed to be great all-around strings. | | | | Incidentally, the three company's that were chosen to |
| They are available in a wide range of gauges. Based | | | | use for comparison purposes make some of the |
| upon a round core, the construction techniques for DR | | | | strings I use and consider to be the best. Don't take |
| Tite-Fit electrics are venerable. However, the core | | | | my word for it, buy some strings and have some fun. |
| wire and wrap wire in DR's are the latest, most | | | | Enjoy. |