Frederic Petitpas Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) 10, 13, 17, 30, 42, 52, 70 for me. (Ernie Ball). Mostly Jazz III picks and also various Tortex. Edited January 8, 2012 by Metal Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 11-49 Gauge Elixir or D'addario. 1mm pick of some generic brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 9-42 Ernie Ball Super Slinky some pick i found on the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 10-52 Ernie Ball Skinny Top/Heavy Bottom. A heavy Dunlop pick. I think it's a 2mm, not sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) [........] Edited January 8, 2012 by Metal Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambinate Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 ernie ball 10-46 for e standard tuning and 11-48 for d standard. i usually go with dunlop jazz iii picks or dunlop stubby picks (which are 3mm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ernie Ball strings for life! 10-46 for standard tuning on my Strats and Ibanez, 11-48 for standard tuning on my Gibson SG, and 11-54 for lower tuning. Green Dunlop Tortex picks, .88mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ernie ball has to be the most over-rated string brand known to man and beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambinate Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ernie Ball strings for life! 10-46 for standard tuning on my Strats and Ibanez, 11-48 for standard tuning on my Gibson SG, and 11-54 for lower tuning. Green Dunlop Tortex picks, .88mm. green tortex .88mm were my shit for a long time. i don't even remember why i switched to jazz iii but now i'm too used to the tinier size and i can't play with regular sized picks anymore. but those green picks will always have a special place my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ernie ball has to be the most over-rated string brand known to man and beast. Elaborate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) [........] Edited January 8, 2012 by Metal Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Elaborate. I've never saw what made them better than any other string out there, but it seems like everyone has a boner for them. I also don't see what makes Elixir or D'Addario better than any other brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril the Wolf Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I use Curt Mangan Pure Nickel .11 - .48 on my standard/drop-D electric guitar. I currently use (though I am looking for a way to get this in Curt Mangan) .130 .105 .85 .70 .50 for my five string .105 - .50 for my four string (curt managns) .12 - 52 on my acoustic (also curt) .56 - .11 on my drop -C guitar. (ernie balls, got em extra cheap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I've never saw what made them better than any other string out there, but it seems like everyone has a boner for them.I also don't see what makes Elixir or D'Addario better than any other brand. I prefer them mainly because they don't sound as rattly as GHS (what I used to use) on EMG pickups. I also tried a set of standard Bullets a while back, sounded like crap even compared to the GHS's. D'Addario's were on my C-1+ when I bought it, some typically-gauged set, and I didn't like the sound nearly as much as the ST/HB strings I normally use. I think it has a lot to do with finding strings that compliment your setup, and Ernie Ball makes a LOT of different string sets, so as a result, a lot of people turn to that brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darangen Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) Dunlop Jazz III picks all the way, 1.18 mm I use Dean Markley strings, medium gauge for my electrics (.11-.48 ) I use Elixir Nanoweb strings on my acoustics, usually custom light's unless I'm down-tuning, then I'll use regular/medium gauges. I should add that I recently tried Ernie Ball - Not at all slinky for my baritone guitar, and I'm finding them quite awesome. I may end up switching my standard guitars to Ernie Ball if their normal gauges are decent as well. Edited October 18, 2011 by Darangen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion303 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 D'Addario standard 9s on the electric, 11s steel or nylon on the acoustic. I don't use a pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Picks Main pick is a Red Bear "lil' jazzer". Absolutely beautiful picks. $20 each but they just don't wear out at all. Been using mine for 6 months now and it's still perfectly bevelled. It's about 1.6mm. I've ordered a few more (the guy takes ages to make them) in slightly thinner sizes. I also use Jazz III's (not XL), and I try to use generic shitty plastic ones from time to time 'cause they're useful for recording. Hella scratchy but mega attack noise can be useful. I've also got a few v-picks in the mail. $4 little acrylic things, but people keep favourably comparing them to jazz III's so thought I'd give them a bash. Strings I did a strings shootout recently between: Ernie ball Rotosound D'addario Elixir Rotosound Yellows 10-46 won by a country mile for electric despite being fairly low-price. If you currently play ernie balls give them a go, similar feel but just feel better/last longer. Elixir won for acoustic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skewered logic Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 DR MT-10 (10-46) on my SG. I used to try a lot of strings, and these just happen to be my preference. I use the green Dunlop Tortex picks (0.88mm) but I just got a package in my university mailbox which I think is my two Red Bear picks. (heavy Big Jazzer Plus, which is a slightly larger version of the Jazz III picks since I can't use small picks for the life of me, and a medium Classic II Plus pick, which is a bit closer to the Tortex picks I'm used to). I guess I'll be finding out how awesome they are. Thanks again to Fishy for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hiryuu Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Lately it's been Ernie Ball 11-54s with a 70 for my 7th string (I typically use D'addario 11-52s, but I can't find them in stores around here and I haven't felt motivated to make an online order lately.) Mostly use Dunlop Max-Grip carbon fiber Jazz IIIs, occasionally Ultex Jazz IIIs, and even rarer nylon Jazz IIIs. Oh, and I tune 1 and 1/2 steps down...C# through low G#...and I've been writing a lot in drop F# lately. I may have to look into those Red Bear picks if they seriously don't grind down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnappleMan Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Elixir and D'Addario strings, 10-46. Dunlop Jazz III picks. My skin is allergic to nickel so I play Elixirs 99% of the time. I keep one of my guitars strung with D'Addarios for session work and other critical work where the string tone is really important (I just think they sound better). Ernie Ball strings are good but they go dead way too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 That's some impressive manning up for the sake of tone! Hats off snaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnappleMan Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 like a baws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicThHedgog Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) Jazz picks or 1.5-2.4 picks on my electric.(hell I want the 5mm that David Wallimann has. That V pick looks awsome!) and thin picks like .88-1.1 on acoustic. my strings are usually .9 120 elixers or sometimes .10s I like a little hight on my action: I can feel my strings better and the tone is more full to me. Edited November 13, 2011 by SonicThHedgog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Funny you should mention a 5mm v-pick... Plus my new red bears arrived. Here's the whole family :3. And just to show how thick that mofo is: For clean tones that thing is fat as hell, really useful studio pick for when the sound isn't quite right and you want to try something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicThHedgog Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Funny you should mention a 5mm v-pick... Plus my new red bears arrived. Here's the whole family :3.And just to show how thick that mofo is: For clean tones that thing is fat as hell, really useful studio pick for when the sound isn't quite right and you want to try something different. How much did that V pick codt you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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