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