Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Check it out... friend of mine runs this site and just created a special string set for jangling members of this forum!!!

http://www.guitarstringsonline.com/DAdd ... p_286.html

I know some RRFers who are satisfied customers, myself included!

Nice! Except the .042 and .034, which can be a bit floppy.

The same gauges as the Curt Mangan set sold by POTR, IIRC.
JimK

I used D'Addario strings for many years, but recently have switched over to compressed roundwounds (on my 330/12) and TI Flats (on my 360/12). No question about it: D'Addario makes great strings that are very affordable. The Chromes really bring out the sound of my Guild-X170. And this may sound silly, but I like the colored ball ends because they make for easier restringing. But I've read here (and been told by Chris Clayton at POTR) that, for the most accurate intonation, TI's are the way to go.

The POTR set is the way to go in my humble opinion.

Strings are like the tires on a performance car. Buy cheap, long-lasting stuff and you are in for a hell of a ride quality... and NOISE...

Step up a bit and buy a NAME brand, you will appreciate the extra traction and flexibility.

You may have to invest $50 or $75 to find what's right for you sonically, but we are talking about 3-5% of the value of your guitar.

buchrob wrote:The POTR set is the way to go in my humble opinion.

Strings are like the tires on a performance car. Buy cheap, long-lasting stuff and you are in for a hell of a ride quality... and NOISE...

Step up a bit and buy a NAME brand, you will appreciate the extra traction and flexibility.

You may have to invest $50 or $75 to find what's right for you sonically, but we are talking about 3-5% of the value of your guitar.

D'Addario strings are very well made. Besides.. how many string makers are there, really? Two or three these days? Most stuff just gets rebranded.

The current stock Rickenbacker set and the Thomastik Infeld set for 12 (via POTR) are both great, but do sound different. I currently have one of each on my 12ers.

Folkie wrote:I used D'Addario strings for many years, but recently have switched over to compressed roundwounds (on my 330/12) and TI Flats (on my 360/12). No question about it: D'Addario makes great strings that are very affordable. The Chromes really bring out the sound of my Guild-X170. And this may sound silly, but I like the colored ball ends because they make for easier restringing. But I've read here (and been told by Chris Clayton at POTR) that, for the most accurate intonation, TI's are the way to go.

I have TI flats on my 360/12V64 and swear by them. I even have a 6-string set in .011 gauge on my Gretsch Tennessean, I like them so much. I have D'Addario strings on my all my other guitars. I, too, like the colored ends for easier restringing. I have .010s on my Telecaster, an acoustic set in .012 gauge on my Martin and .011s on my Strat and Ric 1997, but for the Ric, I'd like to switch over to a Curt Mangan 6-string set sometime.

Is there a shipping charge?

Shipping to AZ is about $4.50, no more than what parcel post and a jiggy bag cost, so there is no gouging. Three sets ship for the same price as 1. so you may as well find other stuff that you need to round out an order.

Shipping has to be to billing address.

I've used D'Addario singles for decades as well. I've changed gauges here and there over the years. I believe my current set is: 9 - 9; 11 1/2 - 11 1/2; 17w or 18w - 8; 24w - 10; 32w - 14; 42w - 22w (yes, D'Addario does make the odd sizes).

The primary consideration: a wound 3d unison G string with a plain octave g string, and the same for the D and A strings. The core of the wound string is about the same diameter as the plain string octave, which means they have the same core stretch at pitch and therefore they intonate well together on a traditional six-saddle bridge.

Note that the only pair that does not do this is the low E string pair. So I purchased a blank from RIC, filed it offset, and the unison low E string intonates off the back edge of the saddle, while the octave E string intonates off the front edge of the saddle. When I did this a few years ago and strung it up, I could not believe how much more solid the intonation was, especially up the neck.