DHW
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I have been playing pure blues for about a year and while I really love their tone I am kinda getting sick of adjusting the intonation with every set and the low E string is a bit floppy(occasionally buzzy). They do last well and sounds very good.
I am thinking about going back to something with a hex core but the standard fare just won't cut it after the pure blues. How would you guys describe the cobalts and nyxl's in comparison? I have tried cleartones a few times as well as elixirs and hated them. standard d'addario are ok for the first couple days. I put a set of gibson vintage reissues on my Daughter's CE and they sound OK but are kinda buzzy too. I am looking for richness, output, sustain, and harmonics. I am combating finger noise on the DR's and quick death on other brands. All guitars except 1 will be hog back, maple cap with 2 humbuckers. The odd one out is a poplar back with a maple top with 2 humbuckers and a single coil in the middle. All but 1 are in the 8.8-10k range in the bridge with the CE being 15.whatever in the bridge(HFS). I like to buy string 12 sets at a time from sweetwater to get the best price so prefer them to all be strung with the same strings. Finally, I tend to overshoot bends rather than under so ease of bending isn't too much of a concern. My daughter doesn't have any trouble bending either so I think she would be fine with whatever after getting used to them.
Magnans and Pyramids are a serious pain to get so I have pretty much discarded those as options. Prefer something I can get at GC/sweetwater. Cost is really not a concern unless they are going to die almost immediately.
Staring at the wall of strings is like trying to commit to a flavor at ColdStone...
I am thinking about going back to something with a hex core but the standard fare just won't cut it after the pure blues. How would you guys describe the cobalts and nyxl's in comparison? I have tried cleartones a few times as well as elixirs and hated them. standard d'addario are ok for the first couple days. I put a set of gibson vintage reissues on my Daughter's CE and they sound OK but are kinda buzzy too. I am looking for richness, output, sustain, and harmonics. I am combating finger noise on the DR's and quick death on other brands. All guitars except 1 will be hog back, maple cap with 2 humbuckers. The odd one out is a poplar back with a maple top with 2 humbuckers and a single coil in the middle. All but 1 are in the 8.8-10k range in the bridge with the CE being 15.whatever in the bridge(HFS). I like to buy string 12 sets at a time from sweetwater to get the best price so prefer them to all be strung with the same strings. Finally, I tend to overshoot bends rather than under so ease of bending isn't too much of a concern. My daughter doesn't have any trouble bending either so I think she would be fine with whatever after getting used to them.
Magnans and Pyramids are a serious pain to get so I have pretty much discarded those as options. Prefer something I can get at GC/sweetwater. Cost is really not a concern unless they are going to die almost immediately.
Staring at the wall of strings is like trying to commit to a flavor at ColdStone...