Does anyone know what kind of strings and gauge Chris and Johnny use?

jonny uses ernie ball regular slinky's and chris uses those for his electrics and martin custom sp mediums for his acoustics. i only know that because it was on an equipment list from an old website

the info you got from this site, is it still around?

it was like a year ago. i'll have a look. it had a lot of stuff that i've forgotton

I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I think people buying strings based on which ones their favourite band uses is fucking ludicrous. My advice is always go for the ones you feel most comfortable with - the same goes when buying any guitar equipment.

 

Pretty much all my favourite guitarists use Ernie Ball Slinkies. In my experience, they're shit. I use Rotosound .11's. They're cheaper, last longer, sound better and you get a second top E string for free.

thanks a lot Kapone. As for the comments left by "Skinned Alive", just because I want to know what brand of strings Johnny uses, it doesn't mean that I'm gonna run out and buy that brand.

 

 

I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I think people buying strings based on which ones their favourite band uses is fucking ludicrous. My advice is always go for the ones you feel most comfortable with - the same goes when buying any guitar equipment.

I agree, It's pointless trying to play like somenoe else because, well it'll get boring and its not your style

 

oh and I use d'addario XL .11s

what do you guys recommend for me, i got a fender jag and i want strings that are really light and not really big. What brand what size?

i use regular ernie ball only because thats all i've ever used. i would reccomend them. you should test out different strings and see what feels comfortable

Try Ernie Ball Super Slinkys.....Kapone, did you find that site?

no i'm sorry i think its gone. I'll look it up in the archive website

Bleh, Them Slinkies suck. I agree with Skinned Alive. I myself use D'Addario XL .11's and .13's (for blues and jazz I use the .13's). I also use GHS Boomers .9's.

Well I got an acoustic and all i use is Elixir medium. The sound great and last a long time.

has anyone heard about the new martin (i think its martin) strings that are specifically designed for fingerpicking? are those any good?

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I use elixir medium too (for acoustic)