D'Addario XL Electric Guitar Strings

Ok, I know this is not the most exciting of subjects. I mean, strings, ok. Yeah. They useful and shit, but they not exciting. At all. Nevertheless, they do account for 30% of your tone, and, although I base that on absolutely nothing, it does sound about right.

Early on, I chose string sets based on packaging color (the only reason I ve ever bought Ernie Balls, those day-glo colors really work when you're a drunk 19 year-old) and price. If it's the cheapest on rack, I m allready at the counter with 2 packs in my hands.

But, time moves on and people do too. At some point, you're gonna have to make a grown up decision about that kind of shit, pick something out and stick with it.

So, after trying out Fender Strings (crap), GHS (crap), Rotosound (again, crap), Ernie Ball (not my cup of tea), I bought a set of Cryo-somethings' by D'Addario and they were really good, but too expensive, so then I tried the XL's and that was it. The metal is pure enough to last me for about 40 hours of game, which is pretty decent, tone is fucking brilliand, andthe price is just right. No brainer.

A testament to D'Addario Strings' quality: when Herman Li's endorsement was announced, I did not go ahead and throw away all my sets, burn all the packaging and attack my local dealer with Molotov's.

By AC. Posted at 2008-09-22 15:14:37