Cheap strings?

[Carbuff]

Has anyone here ever tried any of those cheap no-name strings like the ones they sell on ebay. They always claim that they are from the same factory as major brands, etc.. Anyone had any luck? Interested in 9-42 and 10-46 sets. Are they all junk?

[jtr]

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No they're not junk there are only 3 or 4 manufacturers of strings . Stings are all machine made the differences are what they pay to promote them.

[Chuckracer]

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Try 'em!
I pay for good strings.

[jgcable]

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No they're not junk there are only 3 or 4 manufacturers of strings . Stings are all machine made the differences are what they pay to promote them.

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Are you sure about that??
I would believe there is 4 or 5 manufacturers that make generic strings for guitar makers and importers but I find it hard to believe that the most popular brands don't make their own strings.
D'Addario
Ernie Ball
GHS
Gibson
Fender
Elixer
SIT
Dean Markley
DR

[toejam]

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Carvin strings rock... they're GHS Boomers in Carvin packaging, and they're a couple bucks cheaper than most other brands.

[Zerberus]

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No they're not junk there are only 3 or 4 manufacturers of strings . Stings are all machine made the differences are what they pay to promote them.

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Are you sure about that??
I would believe there is 4 or 5 manufacturers that make generic strings for guitar makers and importers but I find it hard to believe that the most popular brands don't make their own strings.
D'Addario
Ernie Ball
GHS
Gibson
Fender
Elixer
SIT
Dean Markley
DR

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I´m pretty sure that each of the manufacturers named hzere winds their own, and there are also Pyramid , GEWA and other companies in Europe that wind for a few companies that rebadge them...

[Chuckracer]

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Sure, some of the "big" string makers wind strings for other companies, but they are a different construction and spec string, made exclusively for that company. Different alloys, different measurements of core and windings, different core shapes, wound at different tensions...

Cheap strings are...cheap. There IS a difference. Recently I was setting up a Fender Strat with a set of Ernie Ball Super Slinky 10's. I could NOT get that guitar to play in tune all over the neck, in spite of what I did to the intonation. It wouldn't hold a tune worth a damn, either. On a hunch, I pulled the fresh Ernie Balls and slapped on a set of D'Addarios...problems solved. All of them.

I like D'Addarios and DR's.

[GodOfRhythm]

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I plat D'Addario's, sometimes EB's when money is an object.

Elixirs occasionally, but D'addario's are more than good enough for me.

[MikeStrat]

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Chuck - I found the same problem with EB strings. I've been playing GHS forever and one day decided to try EB strings on a couple guitars. I could not get those fuckers to stay in tune. I quickly replaced the with my trusty GHS Boomers.

[mm2002]

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boomers are the best for the money. They're the only string I've used for well over 20 years. That's not to say I can play well enough to be picky.....but I think I can!

[straycat]

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Try DR strings I get more time out of them.I can get D'addario's for less than $4.00 a pack.

[Carbuff]

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Wow, thanks for all the responses. I usually use D'addarios that I buy off of ebay. They work fine for me. I just always see these off brand strings on ebay. I guess its not worth trying to save a few bucks on cheap strings.

[Chuckracer]

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It's a personal quest, really. I mean, hell, check them out, your mileage may vary and all that.
It's just been my (many) years of experience that the buck saved is spent in headaches anyhoo.

[Cuthroat]

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D'addario's are more than good enough for me.

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Fo Shizzle

A perfectly set up guitar and a set of addario's is all I need. I never go out of tune. Ive used the other brands but I prefer addario. Both acoustic and electric [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[fett]

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Carvin strings rock... they're GHS Boomers in Carvin packaging, and they're a couple bucks cheaper than most other brands.

[/ QUOTE ] Hell,you can buy Boomers at Walmart for $3.69. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] 9's or 10's.