Strings and Strings and More Strings
Tearing Up My Fingers For many years I have used DR Pure Blue strings. I shifted between sets with 10 and 11 for the high E string. I love the sound of those strings. The 11's give a little richer sound, but tore my fingers up (I bend the strings a lot). So, my go to strings where the 10's because they did not tear up my fingers as much. But, the still tore my fingers up a little. Experimenting With Other Strings One day a few months ago I decided to try some other strings, just to see what they were like. First, I tried Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings. They were easy on the fingers, but the high E 9 was too flimsy. They also would not stay in tune very well. Next, I tried Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom strings. They were also easy on the fingers and the high E 10 wasn't so flimsy. But, I just could not squeeze the tone and sustain out of the plain strings, compared to the DR Pure Blue strings. Like before, they w...