The different types of Gibson Electric guitar strings?
Posted by on 9th April 2009 in Rock and Pop
kairvette asked:
I am planning on buying whole-sale Gibson strings for my new LP std 07 cause they are quite bit cheaper. But I don’t know which one I should get. The choices being 1. Humbucker 2. brite wires 3.vintage. I am not quite sure which one comes with my LP. But I did notice the original strings are actually different on LP standards at GC. So what are the essential difference between them?? Which is the best? Thanks!
I am only interested in Gibson strings. By LP Std, I mean a gibson Les paul standard.
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I am planning on buying whole-sale Gibson strings for my new LP std 07 cause they are quite bit cheaper. But I don’t know which one I should get. The choices being 1. Humbucker 2. brite wires 3.vintage. I am not quite sure which one comes with my LP. But I did notice the original strings are actually different on LP standards at GC. So what are the essential difference between them?? Which is the best? Thanks!
I am only interested in Gibson strings. By LP Std, I mean a gibson Les paul standard.
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April 11th, 2009 at 2:17 am
well guitars usually come with stock strings, in this case Gibson. for new strings, i recommend DR Strings (the colored ones! they have red, black, blue, pink) or D’Addario. you have to make sure thier the right size, so look on your box for numbers like .09-.42
those numbers just mean that the high E string is .09 mm thick, and the low E string is .42 mm thick.
April 11th, 2009 at 11:45 am
the humbuckers will offer a full, high-charged sound; the brite wires are as they say; bright; and the vintage will give you a warmer sound. you know what you play, decide how you want it to sound and place the order.
April 12th, 2009 at 2:33 am
My Yamaha “ThePaul” (a very good Gibson copy)
has a great sound with bronze strings, kinda softer.
(set with E-A-D-G bronze, H-E steel)