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08-22-2009, 11:49 PM
| | | | What are all of the companies with colored winding at the end?
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08-23-2009, 06:12 AM
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08-23-2009, 06:31 AM
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08-23-2009, 07:36 AM
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08-23-2009, 12:45 PM
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08-23-2009, 12:48 PM
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08-23-2009, 04:07 PM
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can't vouch for the whole brand though
the d'addario bronze phosphor acoustics I replaced with the TIs were bare
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08-23-2009, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by fullrangebass MTD, D'Addario | My D'Addarios don't have colored ribbon at the end, they're bare. It's one of the reasons I use them.
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08-23-2009, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Sartori My D'Addarios don't have colored ribbon at the end, they're bare. It's one of the reasons I use them. | some of them has, some doesn't. ie: my d'addario chromes have blue ribbons |
08-23-2009, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ziltoid some of them has, some doesn't. ie: my d'addario chromes have blue ribbons | That's true, I'd forgotten about them. What is the purpose of the ribbons anyway?
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08-23-2009, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Sartori That's true, I'd forgotten about them. What is the purpose of the ribbons anyway? | I've heard it's because when you cut the end of the string the winding may start to unravel from the core. The fabric at the end is supposed to prevent that from happening.
I have no idea if it makes any difference... |
08-23-2009, 05:54 PM
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08-23-2009, 06:51 PM
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08-23-2009, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Electric Druid I've heard it's because when you cut the end of the string the winding may start to unravel from the core. The fabric at the end is supposed to prevent that from happening.
I have no idea if it makes any difference... | Doesn't seem to. I use only ribbonless strings. Never had any problems.
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