Top 10 fav strings

[g4string]

If you had to prioritize a list of your top 10 fav strings, what would it be? No worries if you don’t have 10, then just provide a list of your fav strings.

Mine,

TI jazz flats.
GHS precision flats
Ken Smith compressors.

 

[mapleglo]

I like the E string the best.

 

[michael_t]

1. GHS Pressurewound
2. GHS Pressurewound
3. GHS Pressurewound
4. GHS Pressurewound
5. GHS Pressurewound
6. GHS Pressurewound
7. GHS Pressurewound
8. GHS Precision Flats
9. GHS Balanced Nickels
10. GHS Roundcore Boomers

 

[TimB 619]

D'addario Pro Steels .040-.095
D'addario XL .040-.095
GHS Boomers L3045

 

[kesslari]

Ken Smith Compressors (or GHS Pressurewound)
Dunlop Nickel

 

[onda'bass]

in no particular order

D'Addario xl balanced
D'Addario Chromes balanced.

My dislike list would be much bigger

 

[mapleglo]

My first response was not very serious. I actually use Rotosounds almost exclusively.

Strings

• mapleglo
• Feb 2, 2018
• box rotosound

Box 'o Rotosounds

 

[Beetfarm615]

If you had to prioritize a list of your top 10 fav strings, what would it be? No worries if you don’t have 10, then just provide a list of your fav strings.

Mine,

TI jazz flats.
GHS precision flats
Ken Smith compressors.

GHS pressurewound.

I like compressors too but the purple silks don’t coordinate well with many finishes.

 

[g4string]

GHS pressurewound.

I like compressors too but the purple silks don’t coordinate well with many finishes.

What color are GHS pressure wounds?

 

[ELG60]

It's contingent upon the individual instrument, but:
1. T I Flats
2. E.B. Cobalt Flats
And for roundwounds, undecided ... yet to be determined.

 

[rob_thebassman]

Ghs bass boomers
D'addario nyxl
La bella hard rockin steel
La bella deep talkin flats
Ernie ball slinky
Dunlop Nickel (none bright)

 

[roller]

GHS Pressurewounds (tried them for the first time this year... this could very well be my new string)

D'Addario NYXLs (great strings)

GHS Super Steels (I've had a double-ball set of these on my Hohner for decades... love 'em)

 

[Andre678]

I haven't tried enough to have a list but I can at least say my favourite by far is DR Sunbeams. I don't mind DR Hi-beams because my local stocks those and not Sunbeams but Sunbeams are my home.

 

[BurtMacklinFBI]

1) DR Fat Beams
2) DR High Beams
3) Rotosound Swing Bass
4) DR Low Riders
5) Ernie Ball Slinkies
6) DR DDTs

 

[klokker]

DR SS lo riders.

 

[SactoBass]

Me likey DR Sunbeams!

I like the way they sound and the way they feel.

 

[Beetfarm615]

What color are GHS pressure wounds?

Black. Goes with anything!

 

[Chrisk-K]

Who the heck uses 10 different string types / brands?

 

[mrjim123]

TI Jazz Flats
GHS Round Core Bass Boomers

 

[onamission]

EB Regular Slinkys
EB Cobalt Flats
EB Cobalt Rounds
D'Addario EXL165/EXL170