This is not quite an ad to me... I think of it as an endorsement- of a store to be sure, but an endorsement, and therefore useful to most of us here. The final word, as always, must be that of the admin. I'll go along with the official ruling here.
I can't really tell Slinkys from D'Addarios of the same gauge and type. I use either depending on mood, and if I want balanced tension or some other specific feature.
Punk and metal, so my needs are not so varied but they are oddly exacting.
1. Used Gibson Ripper. My favorite so far. Wish I still had it.
2. Used Ovation Magnum. With slide switches. Pretty sweet, made me a lifelong Ovation fan.
3. LONG GAP raising kids and trying to hold down a job. Lost...
On my list when I get the bux. I have played one briefly and it handled and sounded like a dream! (I got a solid body, though- Schecter Stilleto 4. Nice but a little off topic.)
Back in the day, I moved a lot. A LOT. Our female backup singer got real good at ducking- people just came to see if this would be the night I accidentally clobbered her. They finally fired me, in part because it just wasn't worth the risk. Thus, she got no stitches and I got no money. Fair...