Members flyinbryan Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 ive got this old gibson, that up until recently i havent played much in a long time. its a late 50's es 175d, some of you might have seen it in my other thread here from a few weeks back. im not very good, never had a lesson, but i used to play it a lot. my brother taught me a lot, and i picked up quite a bit from friends along the way. best i can remember ive always used ernie ball super slinkys. i normally play kinda boogie woogie stuff, with some metal stuff, with lots of distortion. i really like a heavier sound, but i dont know what strings to get. i mean absolutely NO IDEA!!!!! help me out musical buddies!!!! (i would like to stay with some kinda ernie ball's, but am open to suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bubbluz Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 Beautiful looking guitar man ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flyinbryan Posted February 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 thanks bubbluz, for the compliment!!!! yep, those look like some good ones. and i found some on ebay for 3.99!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 Gibson came with Sonomatic string originaly in the 50's-60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 D'Addario 11's would sound nice on that beautiful blonde you've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elvisart Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 Light top heavy bottom is my suggestion - pick your own brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 Ernie Ball super slinkys like you used to use. Then if you decide you want a minor tone tweak to that, decide what you want that to be. Then try whichever other version of Ernie Balls most gravitates toward that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members volvo1800 Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 Light top heavy bottom is my suggestion - pick your own brand. Rotosound ROTO BLUES legendary strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flyinbryan Posted February 23, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 ended up ordering ernie ball power slinkys, super slinkys, and extra slinkys. ordering roto blues and d'addarios in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akapuli Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Flatwounds definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Flatwounds definitely EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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