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09-17-2006, 01:46 PM
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what are those?they have purple yarn windings at the top to protect the tuners.i just got a 6 string ibanez btb to add to my btb collection but they are very very very light strings and cannot figure out what they are.are they rotosound?I believe Ken smith strings are purple to arent they?
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09-17-2006, 02:11 PM
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09-17-2006, 03:50 PM
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09-17-2006, 05:35 PM
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09-17-2006, 06:29 PM
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09-17-2006, 07:23 PM
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09-17-2006, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithBMI D'addario Chromes are also purple for anyone else who cares. | Didn't they used to be blue?
Last set I had had blue silks. |
09-17-2006, 09:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX | | | Speaking of BTB i played one for the first time today...it was absolutely amazing. I think when I take the 6-string plunge imma get a BTB. I played a 5'er today and it was pretty amazing, strings felt like silk.
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09-17-2006, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Chase_The_Bass Speaking of BTB i played one for the first time today...it was absolutely amazing. I think when I take the 6-string plunge imma get a BTB. I played a 5'er today and it was pretty amazing, strings felt like silk. | But, did they feel like purple silk??? 
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09-17-2006, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by The Dave But, did they feel like purple silk???
BTW - THE COWBOYS WON!!! | Didnt notice. Felt good though. they might have, didnt really look up there. I was amazed at the feel.
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09-18-2006, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by stefandisgust Thanks everyone but i just found out theyre actuly SIT strings | You sure about that? None of the SIT strings I've ever seen had silked ends. |
09-18-2006, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by stefandisgust Thanks everyone but i just found out theyre actuly SIT strings | I never saw any SIT’s with silk ends.  |
09-18-2006, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London, UK | | | yeah, the stock strings on ibanez btb556 are elixers...
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09-19-2006, 03:37 PM
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09-19-2006, 06:26 PM
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09-19-2006, 08:43 PM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | | | If they're Kens Smiths, then they should have some dark blue silk at the ball-end.
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