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06-07-2007, 08:52 PM
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Hey guys as i know their is a thread about Sun beams on this same page but i need a brief question...
which strings would be better for punk pop/ hard rock to soft melodic patterns and finger style...
Low riders or Sun beams... ?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by chroma601  Aren't those left-handed strings??? |
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06-07-2007, 09:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro | | | Low Riders, cause they are bright, and if u play rock with fingerstyle, u will appreciate more their tone ( i suppose u like that agressive bass sound of greenday). |
06-07-2007, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mulambo Low Riders, cause they are bright, and if u play rock with fingerstyle, u will appreciate more their tone ( i suppose u like that agressive bass sound of greenday). | yeah thats it.. been a fan for a while ( obviously its in the sig )..
thanks for the response!
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06-07-2007, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | Low Rider steels - they are built around a hexcore. Their tension is a bit less floppy and for any hard picking or fingerstyle they are better than Hi Beams or Sunbeams which are built around a roundcore center.
Also the steels have a sweet growly tone.
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06-07-2007, 09:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NYC | | | thanks a ton for that post! ^
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06-07-2007, 10:02 PM
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06-08-2007, 06:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NYC | | | any reccomendations on gauges? for the styles i mentioned above?
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06-09-2007, 06:21 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phila,Pa. | | | I just tryed the Lo-Rider Nickels and I love them.
I like them better than the Sunbeams. |
06-09-2007, 08:32 AM
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06-10-2007, 04:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NYC | | | so any reccomendations on gauge's?
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06-11-2007, 07:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Swiss Alps | | | Gauge is up to you- it's a comfort and playability thing. If you hit the strings really hard, you might want a medium set, lighter if you play more difficult passages or like a really light touch. The tone is great for all the gauges so you'll be fine either way. |
06-11-2007, 07:41 PM
| | | | save a few bucks and get a set of ernie balls, not quite as bright, but close, and a lot cheaper. |
06-11-2007, 11:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Indiana | | | In my experience, Ernie Ball strings have quite a bit of zing for being nickel strings. I haven't tried the steel ones, but I can guess that they are very bright.
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