Electric guitar strings?

[8ball]

But one thousand pounds cash money???????

I'm no expert and there are some fairly nice-sounding solid-state amps for not that much money about, but a cheap guitar through a nice amp will sound as good if not better than an expensive guitar through a crap amp (and until my nice amp is fixed that's exactly what I'm doing ).

The music-making forum may have a thread on this . . .

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I can't stand solid state, you can really tell the difference, go into a shop play one, then try a rockerverb 100.

It's like playing a £500 Gibson that looks almost exactly like the £1000 standard version.

In fact I I don't think you even need to compare the difference, the cheap 'softbag' Gibsions sound like shit. Goodness only knows what the epiphones sound like.

Having said that, I couldn't really give two hoots after it's gone though a massive PA and been mixed. etc.

 

[impossible]

Try sticking a set of Gibson pickups in an Epiphone, after it's had a decent setting up

Gibson humbuckers are pretty common too, due to so many people buying a gibson and replacing the pups.

OP: I like rotosound and they come with a free top E - not a big deal for me but great if you break strings a lot! But I spend most of my time working with the own brand strings my shop produces - Feline Guitars.

 

[8ball]

I can't stand solid state, you can really tell the difference, go into a shop play one, then try a rockerverb 100.

You are much wiser in the ways of the axe than me, Suplex, but you're not helping.

I'm trying to get Xanadu to get an amp that would at least do a really nice guitar some justice - then you say the Rockerverb is better.

Of course it is (I've had a go on a Rockerverb 50 and it was luuurrrvely), but it still looks to me like he's thinking of sticking with some crappy practice amp or something.

I think my favourite amp I've played with was a Laney 100-watt valve thingy - lovely lashings of controllable feedback. Maybe not all that versatile if you want to be picky but perfect for the kind of noise I wanted to make at the time. Didn't even use my pedal.

 

[Xanadu]

You are much wiser in the ways of the axe than me, Suplex, but you're not helping.

I'm trying to get Xanadu to get an amp that would at least do a really nice guitar some justice - then you say the Rockerverb is better.

Of course it is (I've had a go on a Rockerverb 50 and it was luuurrrvely), but it still looks to me like he's thinking of sticking with some crappy practice amp or something.

I think my favourite amp I've played with was a Laney 100-watt valve thingy - lovely lashings of controllable feedback. Maybe not all that versatile if you want to be picky but perfect for the kind of noise I wanted to make at the time. Didn't even use my pedal.

At the moment, it's a guitar effects pedal with a headphone output.

The practice rooms I'm using will have a Marshall amp.

I refuse to buy an amp at the moment, since I don't have my own permanent place to put it. I think we have a Laney amp from the 70s in my gran's place, but there's little chance of me getting to use that.

 

[loud 1]

we've just started stocking SIT guitar strings,
all ESP guitars have um on...

wouldnt put them on anything vintage tho.

 

[miniGMgoit]

Ernie Ball the pink ones

 

[rekil]

D'Addario jazz strings I think.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

At the moment, it's a guitar effects pedal with a headphone output.

The practice rooms I'm using will have a Marshall amp.

I refuse to buy an amp at the moment, since I don't have my own permanent place to put it. I think we have a Laney amp from the 70s in my gran's place, but there's little chance of me getting to use that.

I have a valve marshall 50w thing but only use an Oranage 30R 30w tranny at home. It's light, sounds as ace as you need and only cost £100. I see no need for anything bigger as we don't have any transport. I take the 30R to gigs and though a PA I have never even been alowed to turn it up full by a sound man, so I don't see why I should lug my Marshall anywhere.
The 30R is not fizzy like a marshall tranny, it's the most valve sounding tranny I have ever used and a bargin to boot.

However, when sony come knocking with their tour bus there will be valve stacks to the ceiling.

 

[8ball]

Hmmm - 30R you say . . .

Think I'll see if any local shops have got one so I can give it a try.

You actually get away with using it at gigs?

Is it pretty versatile in that setting or are you limited to a clipped AS distortion?

 

[Xanadu]

But also, I don't like my parents listening to the stuff I'm playing. I'm fine playing in front of loads of people, but get really embarrassed if my parents are listening

 

[starfish2000]

Go to NY buy a £700 guitar and enjoy a short weekend break on the £600 you save.

Oh god Yes. I've imported 2 guitars from Japan, I saved loadsa money. I'll probably buy my next guitar in the States.

 

[xenon]

Some people say there is no difference between brands, however I have found that a lot of brands tend to dull up quicker or strings seem more prone to breakages. I just tried a different brand each time I changed strings and settled on one after a while.

I tend to use Ernie Ball 009-042 Hybrids myself

yep same here. Enough bend for lead and enough stiffness for power chords. Sometimes I use the Fender equivalent. Forget precisely what they call them. Swayed by promises of warm vintage tone.

 

[xenon]

Having said that. I'm using Beefy Slinkies on a fixed bridge basic Ibanez ATM. It's dropped D flat tuning, so needed the resistance.