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Topic: Live Steel String now Offers Electric Guitar Strings |
Sid Hudson
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2013 10:26 am |
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Live Steel Strings is now offering Electric Guitar Strings.
We have made this decision because of the overwhelming amount of requests for them.
When designing the Steel Guitar strings it was my goal to increase the tensile strength of the string by strengthening the core wire without increasing the size of the core wire.
My theory was; the string would return more accurately when recovering from a raise or lower therefore improving tuning issues. My theory did prove to be correct.
The one unintended unexpected surprise was; by strengthening the plain strings and the core wire of the wound strings (without increasing the size of the core wire) it made a significant improvement in the tonal qualities of every string.
The wrap of a string is there primarily to give certain desired tonal qualities to the string. Really hasn’t much to do with the tensile strength of a string.
From the beginning, it has been my theory that if you strengthen the core of a string by increasing the size of the core wire then you must decrease the thickness of the wrap in order to keep the desired string gauge.
I believe that by decreasing the thickness of the wrap it would have a negative effect on tonal qualities.
What I expect you will notice first off with Live Steel Electric Guitar Strings is a coveted mid range punch that is difficult to achieve with stock shelf strings.
The two sets we are offering consist of the following gauges:
Light Gauge: .009 .011 .016 .024 .032 .042
Standard Gauge .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
The price for each is $6.50
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 5 Aug 2013 9:08 am Question for Sid Hudson
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Sid, I recently popped a 3rd string, and the only thing I had to replace it was an Ernie Ball. So my guitar has 11 of your strings and one "foreigner."
There is a big difference in the wound strings between your Live Strings and the Ernie Balls I have previously used, but are there similar differences in the unwound ones?
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Sid Hudson
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2013 9:38 am
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Mike,
Mike Johnson's report as well as many more was like yours. Somewhere on the forum he stated that he was surprised at the improved tone of our plain strings.
To me, there is nothing more irritating than hearing that whining sound of a 3rd string.
Almost like it is rattling under the bar.
The difference is in the core.
Last edited by Sid Hudson on 5 Aug 2013 11:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Sid Hudson
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2013 11:07 am
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Mr. Jim,
Just round wounds.
Looking forward to hearing you in few weeks. |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Sid Hudson
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Virginia, USA
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 5 Aug 2013 11:25 am
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Thanks Sid.
This gives me another opportunity to make a comparison. Since I have 2 identical Millenniums, I will have the Ernie Ball on one, and one of your strings on the other.
I think 2 wood guitars, made by the same builder, with wood cut from the same tree, will still have some subtle differences. But the carbon fiber bodies are truly identical, and I have the same pickup in both guitars. When I compared the sound of the stainless steel and nickle strings, (one set on each guitar) the guitars themselves were not a factor in the difference in the tone.
For whatever it's worth, on a completely subjective level, I preferred the tone of the stainless steel.
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Sid Hudson
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2013 11:37 am
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| Mike, not sure that's going to be much of a comparison due to the fact your last string order from live steel was December 2012. |
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