What kind of strings do you use???

[guitarsjb]

Ernie Ball Super Slinkys.. playing metal at the moment.

[delt]

The other day i went to the local store and his power was out, and i had $5 in my pockets... so i asked him what were the cheapest strings he got.

Don't ever use "MUSIC-8" strings, they are JUNK. Their tone sounds like junk, and they lose their tone after 3 or 4 days and then they sound even more like junk.

[toejam]

Usually GHS Boomers 10-46... or Carvin strings (Boomers in Carvin packaging, just less expensive), for E or Eb tuning.

Some guitars get Ernie Ball Power Slinky 11-48 for Eb or D tuning.

Sometimes I use DR Hi-Beams 11-50 on my Dinky tuned to D.

And I play all sorts of metal and hard rock... at least I try to.

[StukaJU87]

D Addario 9-42 on everything.

[Joelski]

Ever since SIT Super Hooks got hard to find I've been using D'Adario XL 120's on my strat-types. Anything that doesn't have a Floyd gets D'Adario 10-56's both for hard bashing tone, dropped tunings and to condition my fingers so that I can play the Floyd ones with less effort.

[Boxcar Willie 84]

i use dean markley blue steel 11-52s on my electrics, ghs 50-115s on my bass only because that is all i can find that is heavy enough and readily available, and im messing with different strings on my acoustic right now.

[zeegler]

Dean Markley Signature Series 10-52 LTHB

I've used the same brand/gauge for 15 years.

[quiksilver]

Elixirs. 9-42 or 9-46.

[JetFixxxer]

Somebody told me recently that there's only 2 companies that actually make the strings... they are just branded with whomevers name.
I like boomers.

[Cygnus X1]

S.I.T. .010's on most everything, .009's on Floyd guitars,
Martin .012 Phosphor bronze on acoustics.
I haven't figured out what I play, after 30 some years.
Some call it "Rock".

[Drake S.]

Ernie Ball Extra slinky 8-38

[VitaminG]

whatever's cheap. I don't notice a lot of difference between brands - not enough to favour one over another anyhoo

I play badly

[Freyr]

D'Addario XLS540 10-52's.

[GryphonGuitar]

D'Addario XL strings.

But I put an extra .11 in the bottom (I break 9s like rubber bands), so they're .11-.42.

[Jacksons Shred]

D'Addario 10's or GHS Boomers 10's.

Mainly D'Addario.,