Members Kitarist Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 So which manufacter makes the strings that really sound great. Not talking about shrilly sound cheap strings really talking the vintage breathing tone. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 DR pure blues. My favorite strings at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Seriously? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 For vintage tone, you should really be focusing on pickups and amp combinations, and then worry about the strings. That said, try DRs. They are very nice strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Screw the strings, I want some vintage-sounding pickguard screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kitarist Posted September 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 well some strings i tried really sounded weak thin and were shrill sounding. Of course the most important is the amp then the guitar and pickups and blababla.... but just try a few set of different strings and you will see how it changes the tone a lot I really like the ernie ball and GHS strings they sound great :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3red Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 there's a place in NJ that has a freezer full of NOS strings from the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kitarist Posted September 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 well if some people cant hear the difference between the strings then they are really tone deaf or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 well if some people cant hear the difference between the strings then they are really tone deaf or something Seriously. Try DRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tinwhisker Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 The Gibson reissue vintage nickel things sound real good for a few minutes.The DR Tite fit sound REALLY smooth and last much longer too. You can actually feel and hear the difference. I havent tried their Pure Blues yet, but if they're anything like the Tite Fit, i'm sure they're excellent too.Read up on those, how they're made etc. and try some, you probably wont go back to anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deaner33 Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 I have a set of Snake Oil Brand Vintage Nickel strings on a P90 guitar & they sound pretty damned good. Very mellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Weren't all strings thicker back then? Didn't Fenders come set up with like 11's or 12's? I would think getting the proper gauge of strings would be more important to getting the right tone than the type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueJames Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Pyramids. They sound fantastic and stay in tune right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iansmitchell Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 tony iommi and BB king played .08s, plain G. Tone, yet again; fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kitarist Posted September 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yep the most tone is in the fingers :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 Ernie Ball......the Classic Rock N' Roll, pure nickle wrap kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted September 11, 2008 Members Share Posted September 11, 2008 tony iommi and BB king played .08s, plain G. Tone, yet again; fingers. I don't know about the fingers in this case...perhaps the melted bottle caps and leather. But yeah, a lot of the guys with monstrous tone used thinner strings and it didn't effec their careers adversely. From personal experience I prefer good old EB slinkys, but I wouldn't call them super vintage or anything; just good strings. d'Addario's are brighter sounding to me but don't last very long. That's about as much as I can offer here, but I do have a friend that used the pure nickel EB's and absolutely loved them. I played them on his guitars and they do sound great, but than again his gear is really nice so that has something to do with it. He did say that they didn't last very long though. They are supposed to be made to sound like the old vintage shit though so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hide Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 i always heart the DR tite-fits. Recently tried the pure blues, very nice, highly recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Zero Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 In the 50s, strings were pure nickel wrap. Most strings made nowadays are nickel wrapped steel, which seem to have more output and are brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 I have a set of Snake Oil Brand Vintage Nickel strings on a P90 guitar & they sound pretty damned good. Very mellow. +1. I've been using SOB's for a while and they really work well. My wife hates the shrill transients she gets with new strings on her bass; she dropped in a set of Snake Oils and she was really happy with the sound. My big issue with DR's is that the windings will occasionally come loose from the core, due to their core design. I chatted with my guitar tech, and he's found similar problems as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 +1. I've been using SOB's for a while and they really work well. My wife hates the shrill transients she gets with new strings on her bass; she dropped in a set of Snake Oils and she was really happy with the sound.My big issue with DR's is that the windings will occasionally come loose from the core, due to their core design. I chatted with my guitar tech, and he's found similar problems as well. I haven't had this happen yet. How long do you go between string changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cardude6987 Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 DR pure blues. My favorite strings at the moment. +1000 They are all nickel so they will give you the vintage tone just like the old strings. DR Pure Blues are my favorite strings also. They last for a long period of time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cardude6987 Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 +1. I've been using SOB's for a while and they really work well. My wife hates the shrill transients she gets with new strings on her bass; she dropped in a set of Snake Oils and she was really happy with the sound.My big issue with DR's is that the windings will occasionally come loose from the core, due to their core design. I chatted with my guitar tech, and he's found similar problems as well. I have had this happen and I think i know how you can prevent it. The instructions that come with the strings say to wind the strings slowly and also to bend the string at a 45 degree angle under where you are going to cut it. I have found if you do this you will not have that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members songsforbears Posted September 12, 2008 Members Share Posted September 12, 2008 I really like anything that's pure nickel wrap. That'll get you the tone you're looking for. All nickel will get you even closer. Make sure you wipe them down often though, they'll go bad pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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