bigreen505
Strat-Talk Member
Has anyone used the GHS DG blue/Strat strings? What did you think? I'm on a bit of a string hunt, trying to find a balance between warm but not dead, slinky but not floppy.
GHS David Gilmour and other Stratocaster strings
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Dik Ellis
Strat-O-Master
I have been using GHS Boomers LXL, since Fender discontinued the 150's gauge .10-.38.
I have been playing GHS Boomers for almost 3 decades. I have pretty much used them exclusively but am now getting ready to use a set of GHS Boomers Pure Nickels for the first time on my next string change. I don't know how much of a change there will be but I will be doing a before and after recording at approximately the same amount of playing time as the set I will be taking off.
Chmason85
Strat-O-Master
I used the blue and red, they’re really nice and flexible with the round core. A nice kind of hybrid set.
kurher
Strat-O-Master
Boomers (which the DG sets use) are on the bright side, Nickel Rockers might be a better choice from GHS, but they're stiffer (unless you go for the .009 set).
Otherwise, there are lots of pure nickel sets from many manufacturers which might suit you.
SonOfLerome
Senior Stratmaster
I use the DG set, no complaints. I prefer them over anything else I’ve tried feel wise, sound wise and longevity wise. All of this is probably subjective/ placebo though. So what I’m saying is don’t take anything I said seriously 
Chmason85
Strat-O-Master
Nickel rockers are sooo stiff! It’s that roller winding they do on those
kurher
Strat-O-Master
They have bigger core wires than other types of the same gauge. Very similar to the old Fenders.
Chmason85
Strat-O-Master
Oddly they’re also hex core on the nickel rockers and round core on the regular boomers, usually it’s the other way around
Me too. I love them.
kurher
Strat-O-Master
They are round core. They just have a bigger core to wrap ratio.
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Chmason85
Strat-O-Master
Ahh I’m probably thinking of the burnished ones I got, they are hex. I hated those and I typically really like GHS strings. They were so squeaky and stickyThey are round core. They just have a bigger core to wrap ratio.
Products - NICKEL ROCKERS™ - GHS Strings
Since 1964, GHS Strings has been winding electric guitar strings in the southwestern corner of Michigan. Striking a balance between tradition and innovation, GHS Strings is a major manufacturer of strings for electric & acoustic guitars, bass guitar, classical guitar, banjo, mandolin and much more.
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mikedl
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They came with my Gilmour sig Strat, so I tried them out and never looked back. I've never thought much about strings, but these stood out. The gauges are a bit unusual compared to what I always used, but they have an unusually "even" feel that I really like. They sound crisp for a long time too. The only downside for me is that they're stiff out of the box for an hour or two.
I started using the red and blue on all my guitars and suddenly I could play everything just like Gilmour. My friends and bandmates couldn't believe it. 
Seriously though... I actually did restring most of my guitars a few months back with the red and blue (2x LP, 2x Schecter, and my MIM "Low Budget Gilmour" Strat) and I have no complaints. Previously I've gone between EB Super Slinky and Regular Slinky depending on which guitar I was stringing.
Seriously though... I actually did restring most of my guitars a few months back with the red and blue (2x LP, 2x Schecter, and my MIM "Low Budget Gilmour" Strat) and I have no complaints. Previously I've gone between EB Super Slinky and Regular Slinky depending on which guitar I was stringing.
Troop dog Dad
Strat-Talk Member
I agree . . . . . . .
Can't say ive tried those. I've had great experience with d'addario xl's though. Started with 9-42's, moved up recently to 10-46's. The 9's were excellent strings with great tone and attack. The 10's are pretty great too, definitely more sustain and a little more oomph in the overall sound. Although I'm playing on an old HM strat so it's design along with the pickups and trem system ultimately are shreddy for lack of a better term, so the guitar youre playing is really gonna be the deciding factor. Still, if you haven't tried them, check em out.
The average listener cant tell any difference. Especially after your signal goes through a chain of distortion, reverb etc.
Not once have I heard someone play and say to myself, "Wow, he/she should have used Ernie Ball 9s instead of those Boomer 10s!"
Not once have I heard someone play and say to myself, "Wow, he/she should have used Ernie Ball 9s instead of those Boomer 10s!"
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