Me neither, and I've been using DA strings for 50 years.Oily feeling uncoated strings. Hmm. I've never had that experience, Woody.
Me neither, and I've been using DA strings for 50 years.Oily feeling uncoated strings. Hmm. I've never had that experience, Woody.
LOL could be. But I didn't notice it in 1973, eitherMaybe it's because there's no more oil left in our skin anymore, Wilmy. I think we've got a few years on Mr. Woody.
Interesting. Next time I open a pack, I'll wipe down the trimmings with alcohol and see if that removes anything.They always feel oily to me. I have no evidence re my findings, but o don’t like them.
No doubt. I have liked the way my guitars sound better with John Pearse though.They are great and probably the baseline from which all other PB strings should be judged.
I hate to break the bad news, but Godins are D'Addarios. If you ask Godin, they'll tell you so.
I used to use Elixir's a bit. They have slightly toned down highs which worked for the F-50. When they first started, I had no problems but eventually they started to peel - I think it was production issues that have since been resolved, but I have since found several other better sounding strings that I prefer anyway. There are better coating technologies out there like Cleartone which is now owned by Martin, and the D'Addario XT's and also XS's. I cannot tell the XT's are coated. No peeling, they feel like normal strings and actually have more highs than the standard non coated XL's. I would say give them a shot if you haven't, they did a very good job on these.Are you guys talking about XTs or uncoated??? All the coated strings I've ever played have a variety of "oily" feels which is why I don't use any of them regularly. It used to be most prevalent on the Elixir "polyweb" strings where were a very thick coat. I thought they were pretty cool actually until you started wearing the coating off in hair-like splinters.
Cleartone which is now owned by Martin
Sorry, bad wording. Martin bought the coating technology from Cleartone, not the company.When did that happen? The Cleartone/Everly and Martin websites have no mention of it.
Sorry, bad wording. Martin bought the coating technology from Cleartone, not the company.
From what I understand, they bought it and used it on the Lifespan strings. I'm pretty sure Cleartones haven't changed as well, I used them for a bit on my F-50 until I found the DR Veritas which are perfect. It is possible they licensed them, but several people had told me they outright bought the technology.Ah. Bought it outright, or just licensed the rights to use that process?
It's all about the SAS, for me, Chaz. lolNo doubt. I have liked the way my guitars sound better with John Pearse though.
Love these string threads. The only thing I know for sure is that strings make a huge difference in tone and feel. The hunt is fun.
stringsandbeyond offers the JP PB's for $6.95.It's all about the SAS, for me, Chaz. lol
But I should revisit JP PBs, as I can get them a decent price from Strings By Mail. I know their light gauge PB is very popular.
Okay, let's turn it around. What are the worst strings you've tried?
I have a couple of candidates, but I'll save my stories until a few others have replied.
I haven't had too many problems with Martin strings not holding up, but try DR Vertas. They have similar high and lows but richer mids than a Martin, but you probably won't notice too much of a difference on a mahogany or rosewood guitar but they hold up pretty well.I'm not fan of Martin's strings. They start out better than my DAs but decay much faster. My DAs start out a tick less bright but maintain it much longer. If I was gigging every night I'd use the Martins and change them after 2 or 3 days. But, I don't so I prefer to change my DAs every month or so.
I agree, Bone, the EJ17 is their best string.I have been using D’Addario since I started playing and never noticed any grease or oily substances. I don’t like coated strings either, I like to feel the wire. Last year I got a deal on Ernie Ball Earthwoods, put a set of their PB .12s on my D25, because since I obtained that guitar, the bridge had a slight lift. Kept lights on it since for that reason, and then last year I reglued the bridge, but still kept .12s on it……until this weekend. I said man I need to go back to my old faithful, DA PB EJ17s on this and see what’s up.
OMG, I found the D25s voice, it just bellows now, the bass is so full and really what I was used to hearing from my acoustic playing. I don’t think I even want to use the Ernie Balls anymore. True comparison would be the EB .13s, but I’ve tried the JPs and DRs too, and they are all similar enough that I just stick with the best. Plus they are a Long Island Co, and in Farmingdale no less. I oftentimes went to visit my uncle who was an RA at the SUNY school there, and we used to hit up Adventureland, ahhh the 70s.
I think if you don’t like D’addario PB you probably aren’t using the .13 gauge, IMO, dreadnoughts need that to really provide a sense of their full capability across the tonal spectrum.