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Topic: NYXL strings? |
Landon Johnson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2023 9:19 pm |
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OK, so been playing SIT Emmons strings on all my steels - Carter, BMI, Justice, GFI... now I have a Williams that specs a .012 3rd string so I decided to try the NYXL as recommended by others, including the previous owner.
They were the strings on the guitar when I bought it and they sounded fantastic! Till I changed them...
Turns out the 7th .024 string was far weaker than the others. I replaced it with a SIT spare .024 and all is well now. I will replace with another NYXL when I change strings again.
Has anyone else had issues with a single string being far weaker than the rest? Not a good first impression...
Thanks!
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Avery Bradshaw
From:
Danville, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2023 11:32 pm
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I’ve used the NYXL strings on E9 and C6 for a few years now and I’ve never ran into an issue like that with them.
On a side note, one time I broke a 3rd string right out of the pack and I contacted D’Addario and they sent me a replacement set free of charge. It might be worth it to contact their customer service department for a replacement set.
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Bobby Hearn
From:
Henrietta, Tx
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 6:32 am
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| I’ve never had a problem with them until recently. I put a set on and the high E was a dud. I’m going to contact Daddario and see if they’ll send another set. I ordered 3 sets and am curious about the others. |
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Roy Carroll
From:
North of a Round Rock
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 7:47 am
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I use them in the PF custom set, Never had a issue at all, one time I received a set that did not have a 6th string in it. I cut the color code off the box and keep it in my stool for reference if needed. However, I ordered several singles that I carry (no color code on those, only the sets)
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 9:09 am
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| Not NYXL's, but George L's. I've been using SIT Sho-Bud gauges as George L's discontinued selling strings. I had one last set of George L's and decided to use then, The .011 3rd string was a dud and low volume. |
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Larry Ball
From:
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 9:25 am
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I have also been using them for many years on all my guitars “Steel and Six String”.
Never a problem. Great sound and durability.
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Mullen SD10, Sho~Bud SD10 LDG, Show-Pro SD10 LDG, Peavey Nashville 112, Boss Katana 100 MK11, Telonic's F100 Multi-Taper Super Pro V/P, Wayne Brown “Custom Designed Amp” |
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Chris Willingham
From:
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 11:55 am
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Same here, been using them for years and love them.
You should reach out to Daddario. Like Avery said, their customer service is excellent. I had two D fiddle strings break on fresh sets years ago, back to back. Emailed them and they sent me four new D strings for free. Only problem I've ever had with them and was more than happy with how they handled it.
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Fiddle, banjo and steel for Tennessee Jet, Blaine Bailey
2021 MSA Legend XL S10 5X6 brown burst
Beard Josh Swift Sig, the purple one
Lap King Rodeo
Milkman 1/2&1/2 and a bunch of fiddles |
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Dave Campbell
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 9:57 am
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i use nyxl strings. the gauges are perfect for my emmons, but don't work for my sho bud.
every once in a while i get a bum string, but not solely with the nyxl strings. |
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Patrick Timmins
From:
Seattle
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 6:15 pm
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I started trying to use them when I received a PP guitar that had them on and I liked the sound. I started buying them but around one out of three packs had a bum string in the pack. 5 different wound strings had a weird wrap problem where the octave harmonic would play up to an inch away from the 12th fret. Impossible to tune or use due to the intonation issue. I have stayed away from them since I had 2 packs in a row with a bum string. I even spent $17 to ship them back to them to investigate the issue. They eventually replaced them a month or so later but I was still out shipping and another 3 packs that I couldn't use due to the same problem. I didn't get any good customer service vibes from them.... I also recommend to my customers to not use them due to the quality control issue and will only install them if they are requested specifically. I hate the thought of pulling out a spare and that being bad too. Too risky to use. I have settled on the GHS Cryogenic Americana strings. The only other bum string I have had out of the pack was a regular GHS that had a bump (overwound) on a string, but it still played. To be fair, I don't think I have ever had a bad regular guitar string from D'Addario with the exception of a poorly wrapped ball. I do use a lot of their regular guitar strings, just not for pedal steel.
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