Leckie Gilman Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 the other day i bought a fender fat strat with shiny metallic blue paint and it kicks ass. but it has shit strings. on the back of the guitar on the tremolo cover is a sticker stating that it comes equiped with fender super bullet end strings. the idea is that the bullet shaped balls on the ends of the strings fit the tremolo bridge thing exactly and apparently it maintains tuning stabilty or some shit like that. but personally i think that they sound absolutely shite.anyone think the same/otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 I used them on my pacifica once, they were not bad. One of them snapped if I remember. I only got them once to experiment, from my experience so far nothing beats a pack of Ernie Balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leckie Gilman Posted October 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 Originally posted by Mouse nothing beats a pack of Ernie Balls. agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 Fender strings suck ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 Originally posted by Mouse from my experience so far nothing beats a pack of Ernie Balls. Originally posted by Leckie Gilman agreed. I'd sooner use that wire you get to cut cheese with as guitar strings than a set of Ernie Bollocks. Every time I have used a set I break one after a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.R.T Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 i like d'addario strings.they come in nice environmently friendly packaging, with that non corosive bag thing. and they have colour coded ends!they sound nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Earnie Balls Suck eggs - they've put my 1st guitar out of order. The ball's at the end have stuck into my bridge and refuse to come out, the balls also dont fit 'properly' into most basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Originally posted by Paulscoconutass my 1st guitar out of order. The ball's at the end have stuck into my bridge Dya wannit fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 I used to use Dean Markleys, then I bought Dean Markley Blue Steel strings. They are double the price but I got them for half, they were ment to last longer and not corrode - ironically they were just as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leckie Gilman Posted October 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Originally posted by Mouse I bought Dean Markley Blue Steel strings. were they actually blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Originally posted by Leckie Gilman were they actually blue? Nope, though I'd love a set of coloured stings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Found Power Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Guys...Rotosound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Originally posted by GraemeC Dya wannit fixed? Its cool - all i really need is something thin and hard so i can get between the side of the entrance and the string to push the ball out. The 4 high strings came out no problem (d,g,b,e,) and low e was strong enough to push itself out, the a string however is too fat for my metal kebab stick to get passed and too weak to push itself out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig deadenstereo Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 I'd go for D'Addrio's personally. Been using them for ages. Switched to Ernie Balls and they got mega dirty after a week (not even playing much) and snapped the high E in the first gig I played with them. Normally takes me a lot longer to snap strings than that. Plus the coloured ends look good on my guitar as they are visible at the back of the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 Must be down to personal preference as I've tried Di-Addarios and didn't rate them that great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 fender bullets are shite, the bullet end dosent make any difference to the guitars tuning, and the strings are crap, that is the view of all the guitar forums i visit...i always used ernie balls, worked fine for me, tried out some daddario's, also work fine, ive only had a few breakages from ernie balls, but that was on a cheap guitar with crappy saddles, or after 4 months of heavy abuse with a floydso either work for me, im not too fussedDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feeble! Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 I personally prefer Fender Super Bullets, I use them on my LP heh heh.I've only had one bad experience with them when the bullet end came flying off during a particularly heavy session and literally shot off of my wall and hit me in the foot :O Ernie Ball strings don't bother me either, my high E once broke and sliced my arm but no terrible experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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