what is the best strings ????

Philip Mitrakos · From: The Beach South East Florida

I want to know what are the best strings to use on pedal steel guitars ...

I always use D'Addario pro steels ,,
love the pro steel on electric guitar ,,and ,, same brand in bronze on the martin 35 ,,

but I've had some steel guitars come in the door that have the smoothest sound and feel ,,and I'm starting to think I might like to try another string
the D'Addario pro steel is a great sounding string but I think its a bit stiff ...

Justin Griffith · From: Taylor, Texas, USA

You are opening a can of worms here. Smile

There is no BEST string to my knowledge. Try several different brands and see what works best for you.

I like SIT brand strings but that does not by any means mean they are the BEST.

Alvin Blaine · From: Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA

I just buy the least expensive ones I can find and change them often.
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Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

I tend to agree with Alvin.
I buy Ernie Ball strings by the gauge when they are on sale.

Philip Mitrakos · From: The Beach South East Florida

I dont know that there is no "best" string ,,there might be ,, I know for most of us ,it's a matter of preference ,, then there is the high tech red neck that knows somthing that we dont ,, so... spit it out

Sidney Malone · From: Buna, TX

I prefer Jagwire's....give 'em a try and see what you think.
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Wally Taylor · From: Hardin, Kentucky, USA

OK, let's go the other way....what strings do I need to stay away from?
So far I have tried ghs, Cobras and S.I.T. and they all sounded good to me. The ghs is a little warmer I think than the others, but like I said, they all sounded good on the Ritt.

Thanks,
Wally

Andy Sandoval · From: Bakersfield, California, USA

Jagwires, sold right here on the Forum and Bob gets em to ya "lickety split"

Glyndon Woosley · From: LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

SIT strings seem to work well on this Derby. So far I haven't had a problem with "tuning" or "breakage" and the sound is good "to me".
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Hook Moore · From: South Charleston,West Virginia

Jagwires..
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Joe Gretz · From: Washington, DC, USA

I don't know if Jagwires are the BEST, but I do know they're my FAVORITE! Smile

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Brandon Ordoyne · From: Needville,Texas USA

I prefer Jagwire Strings....
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Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

I prefer Henway.

Jimmie Martin · From: Ohio, USA

My henway about 1 1/2 pound. How about yours Erv? Whatever B0B is selling is the best.

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Mine are a little fatter than that! Laughing

Bent Romnes · From: London,Ontario, Canada

I normally use Jagwire Lloyd Green. I had some sets of SIT given to me and they sound just as good as the Jagwires. Neither string breaks prematurely and they don't go dead too soon either. So I mean you can't go wrong no matter what string you use.
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B.Jenkins · From: Parkersburg, WV...U.S.A

S.I.T.
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Jody Sanders · From: Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.

This subject has been beaten to death in numerous threads. But one more time, I still use Frenchy's Silent Series in nickel. Jody.

Ernest Cawby · From: Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

I use Herby Wallace Jagwires, on 5 different guitars, never have had a string to break.
I left a set on my Pro 1 for five months, set down to play one day and they sounded very bad, time to chang but they did not break.
Before that I used S I T, strings, the 3rd would break at 3 weeks not to fail, only broke 1 5th string while using CIT.

Jags for me.

ernie

Todd Brown · From: W. Columbia , South Carolina

GHS Boomers Smile

Georg Sørtun · From: Mandal, Agder, Norway

I have no idea what's the best strings - too many around, but when experimenting I have always ended up going back to D'Addario for their balanced response/tone.

Don Brown, Sr. · From: New Jersey

Maybe a better question would have been, who stands behind their strings the best.

I've never seen any other on here do what I've seen Danny do, for folks (especially one person) I could name that definitely wasn't the strings fault for breaking them during tuning, and yet he sent the dude a bunch of replacements.

It doesn't get any better than that. I'd have been ashamed to have taken them, had it been me.

Jags ARE Top Shelf, and so is the man behind them!

Cartwright Thompson · Posted 5 Jan 2010 1:49 pm

Click Here

...thanks Don

Dave O'Brien · From: Florida and New Jersey

Back in the 70's when I had a music store I sold Ernie Balls- had the complete line; single gauged and sets. I also sold Sho-Bud pedal steels and played one - always blamed the guitars for breaking strings. I now think it was the Ernie Balls that were bad and use Jags or Cobra Coils and seldom have a break. One of Bobbes newsletters covered this topic real good.

Don Brown, Sr. · From: New Jersey

CT,

If you'll edit your reply and use the format below for placing the URL, it won't take up near the screen width, for your URL, making it easier for folks to view the thread.

[url=

]Click Here[/url]

After the = (without spaces) copy the total URL and paste it there. Then use the total bottom section to put at the end of it, (without any spaces) and it will simply say: Click Here

Just a suggestion, but it does make it a lot easier to read the thread at less than full screen. And it keeps the format in order..... Smile

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