birv2
May 28th, 2008, 09:18 AM
I'd read a lot about these strings, and almost everyone seemed to say the same thing: great sound, and they last a long time. So I decided to try a set.
I ordered the vintage nickel for electrics, in a 10-52 size. I had been considering going from 10's to 11's and decided to make this compromise.
There's been a lot of discussion on the gear page about long waits for delivery of strings. Not surprising when you consider this is a one man operation, plus he got an Editor's Pick review from Guitar Player recently, which was sure to swamp him with orders. Anyway, mine arrived in about 3 weeks.
New strings always make my guitar sound a bit better. These made the guitar sound a LOT better. In fact, I literally could not believe the sound that was coming from my Jimmie Vaughan: big, bold, bright... It sounded like a new guitar.
I tried them out with some of my stompboxes. I've written here about wanting to get my TS9DX modded, since it seems to lack something. Anyway, I plugged and played and thought, "Well, guess I won't be needing this thing modded." The difference was that extreme. It delivered that big, bright, fat sound I had been looking for.
It's been 2 and a half weeks, and they still sound awesome. This agrees with the reviews I had read, but I wanted to see if it was just hype. After having played these, I'm a convert. I know any other strings will be a disappointment. And they're not that expensive, between $8.50 and $9.50 a set, plus shipping.
I hate to praise stuff too highly, because I don't want people to be disappointed when they try it and it doesn't meet their expectations. But you owe it to yourself to give these a try.
Bob
ps -- I'm not getting paid to say any of this, just a satisfied customer.
I ordered the vintage nickel for electrics, in a 10-52 size. I had been considering going from 10's to 11's and decided to make this compromise.
There's been a lot of discussion on the gear page about long waits for delivery of strings. Not surprising when you consider this is a one man operation, plus he got an Editor's Pick review from Guitar Player recently, which was sure to swamp him with orders. Anyway, mine arrived in about 3 weeks.
New strings always make my guitar sound a bit better. These made the guitar sound a LOT better. In fact, I literally could not believe the sound that was coming from my Jimmie Vaughan: big, bold, bright... It sounded like a new guitar.
I tried them out with some of my stompboxes. I've written here about wanting to get my TS9DX modded, since it seems to lack something. Anyway, I plugged and played and thought, "Well, guess I won't be needing this thing modded." The difference was that extreme. It delivered that big, bright, fat sound I had been looking for.
It's been 2 and a half weeks, and they still sound awesome. This agrees with the reviews I had read, but I wanted to see if it was just hype. After having played these, I'm a convert. I know any other strings will be a disappointment. And they're not that expensive, between $8.50 and $9.50 a set, plus shipping.
I hate to praise stuff too highly, because I don't want people to be disappointed when they try it and it doesn't meet their expectations. But you owe it to yourself to give these a try.
Bob
ps -- I'm not getting paid to say any of this, just a satisfied customer.