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Post by cedarchoper58 on May 28, 2023 16:08:56 GMT -5
any one use round core strings and what do you think of them. I have also heard they are less tension than hex core. i know hex core nickle platted steel hex core are less tension than pure nickle plated hex core. are pure nickle plated round core the same or less tension than hex core nickle plated steel thks
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Post by Leftee on May 28, 2023 16:20:10 GMT -5
The reason for the hex core is to give something for the windings to grip. Since that is not applicable to round core often the maker has to compress the windings to get them to hold. I.E. DR Pure Blues.
I played a couple sets of those years ago and it seemed they were stiff-feeling.
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Post by LTB on May 29, 2023 3:03:16 GMT -5
The reason for the hex core is to give something for the windings to grip. Since that is not applicable to round core often the maker has to compress the windings to get them to hold. I.E. DR Pure Blues. I played a couple sets of those years ago and it seemed they were stiff-feeling. I used to use DR Pure Blues Nickels on guitars but found D’Addario Pure Nickel are better feeling and sounding to me at least. They have better string to string balance. While still Hex Core the .010’s aren’t too bad. I used the .011’s on the one with Whammy bar for better stability. |
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Post by reverendrob on May 29, 2023 5:49:06 GMT -5
I don't even know what the core of the strings are.
I use stainless stuff, so...options are limited.
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Post by Rick Knight on May 29, 2023 13:27:42 GMT -5
I've never used round core guitar strings; but have used DR Sunbeams (round core) and Lo Riders (hex core) bass strings and thought the Lo Riders felt stiffer.
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Post by bluzcat on May 29, 2023 15:12:36 GMT -5
I use them (Curt Mangan) but can’t swear I feel a difference…
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on May 29, 2023 17:23:17 GMT -5
They're a little more fussy and more prone to intonation issues because of more likely loosening of the windings (varies by brand), but can be alleviated by kinking the string before cutting, but even then not an issue if you don't have vintage tuners. It is hard to do an apples-to-apples comparison since most round core strings are changing more with string design than just the core. They generally have a cleaner sound to my ears, that some might find too dry. As for feel, I'm not sure. Generally a thicker core with thinner wraps will mean higher tension and thinner core with thicker wraps will mean lower tension, and my guess is a variation in how the string feels is more how that plays out than the actual round vs. hex element, since core thickness seems likely to vary as you change round/hex stuff.
I like them. I've used Thomastik Sliders in the past and know a few people who swear by Pyramids. I liked DR when I could get a good set, but for a very long time they had too many QC problems for my tastes. I'm a bigger fan of using less expensive strings and just keeping them fresh, and the less expensive ones are almost always hex core.
If the sales pitch about "preferred motion axis" is accurate (and it seems like a plausible supposition to me), then it stands to reason that the tone for the audience won't be changed as much as it is a matter of how it responds to varying kinds of pick attack, so I would expect it to be more for the player's enjoyment than the audience, since the audience doesn't have the same feedback loop between hands and ears. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Post by LTB on May 29, 2023 18:28:16 GMT -5
I've never used round core guitar strings; but have used DR Sunbeams (round core) and Lo Riders (hex core) bass strings and thought the Lo Riders felt stiffer. I prefer round core bass strings and I do put a 90 degree bend about 3/4” from the end when installing to stop slippage. That is the major thing I did not like about Low Riders. Guitar strings are not as big a deal with round vs. hex core. |
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Post by Mike the marksman on May 30, 2023 7:31:32 GMT -5
GHS advertises Boomers as having round cores. Have they always been this way or is it a recent thing?
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Post by pcalu on May 30, 2023 21:06:37 GMT -5
I've used GHS "Big Core" Nickle Rockers (round wound) for a long time. a thick vintage sounding set
Lately, I've been using the standard GHS Nickel Rockers (roller wound) not as thick sounding as the Big Core yet, all vintage nickel sounding strings. IMO the standard Nickel Rockers are very close to Fender's Original 150s Pure Nickel wound strings (IMO still one of the best Nickel strings you can by... )
to me, the D'addario nickels are stiffer than both GHS and Fender
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2023 19:24:49 GMT -5
My first post:
I've been using round core Pyramids in pure nickel for a couple of years and I like them. After watching that Rick Beato video about string gauge I decided to switch from 10s to 9s. I bought one pack and felt they were too soft, too much of a change for an old geezer who's play 10 since Moses wore short pants to school so I've been playing 9.5s for almost 2 years now. I may switch to 9s again at some point after I feel I am completely used to the 9.5s. I bought two of my Fenders, 1 Tele and 1 Strat, brand new and they came stock with nickel plated steel and those weren't doing it for me so I switched back to pure nickel as I had been playing nickel rounds since forever. Call me old school.
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