D'Addario Balanced Tension Strings

George · Post by **George** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:28 pm

what about these huh? i'd like to give them a try. same price as regular xl's but with even(ish) tension across the 6 strings

what might bother me though is that on the 9 set, the 42 is replaced by a 40 when i find a 42 rubbery enough

http://www.daddario.com/balanced_tensio ... caebe65d6f

the guy's playing a mustang so i think they're trying to say something to us...

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:07 pm

too light for my taste, i digs me some dean markely blue steel 11-52. i think the sig series is 11-56, i used those for a while.
use manland strings on your shortscales!

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:32 pm

Manland strings aren't necessary for shortscales but "balanced tension" sounds like a bit of a marginal-difference gimmick, and the guy playing a Mustang on the pack isn't saying anything except "hey look at us, we're hip" (snaps fingers and does Macerena).

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:38 pm

I remember seeing a report on these from NAMM where the reviewer didn't realise they weren't just normal strings.

I just think its probably a bit of a gimmick. But if they really were completely balanced tension I'd probably give them a go.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:11 pm

I think the idea is so the tension feels the same across the wound/unwound strings?

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:19 pm

I guess it's good if you either want all your strings to not be bendy at all.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:35 pm

Players have been doing this for years, mixing up string gauges to get even tension across all strings.

Just now you can buy them in one pack rather than mix and match your own. Are they now the same piece as when i looked a few weeks ago they were at least double the price of a normal set.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:41 pm

paul_ wrote: and the guy playing a Mustang on the pack isn't saying anything except "hey look at us, we're hip" (snaps fingers and does Macerena).

Paul can you marry me plz thx

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:21 pm

not only is dude playing a mustang, he's also playing an 'alternative' chord voicing. OOOOOOH Now that's hip mofos.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:07 pm

They've been doing that already with the EXL111 sets. I don't know what this is accomplishing, really.

It's basically nothing GHS hasn't been doing for years. If they wanted to impress me, they should have come up with a balanced 10.5 set.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:28 pm

honeyiscool wrote:They've been doing that already with the EXL111 sets. I don't know what this is accomplishing, really.

It's basically nothing GHS hasn't been doing for years. If they wanted to impress me, they should have come up with a balanced 10.5 set.

lol what

George · Post by **George** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:35 pm

what ghs balanced tension strings?

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:39 pm

George wrote:what ghs balanced tension strings?

All of the GHS Boomer standard sets have well balanced tensions. They don't advertise it as a feature, though.

It's part of the reason why I switched in the first place. I liked the D'Addario balanced sets but they didn't make them in 10.5s. GHS has the Boomers in all the half sizes. So I switched, I prefer balanced tension because it provides more predictable performance with trems and such for me.

I really don't get these new balanced sets at all. The thing is, D'Addario already did this. I used the EXL111 sets for a while. I don't know what this reinvention tactic is, especially since they haven't extended the concept to half gauges, which is something they should have done in the first place.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:44 pm

I've made a few threads about this and while I think gauge is important, are you suggesting half gauges really matter at all?

I thought it was just something they did with signature sets to set them apart. Because, y'know, important as they are, THEY'RE FUCKING STRINGS.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:01 am

Of course they matter. From 9s to 10s, you're gaining about 23% in average string tension, you get a similar bump (about 20%) every time you go up a full gauge. That's a huge increase. Half gauges let you slice that difference in half.

As a point of comparison, going from a Mustang to a Strat scale is only 13% added string tension. I think most of us would agree that the same string set feels pretty different on a Mustang or a Strat, and that's about the difference that a half gauge makes.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:36 am

strings are strings

good strings are new strings

fact D Dario is shit durable strings they dont last 20 days on my acid hands
Ghs booms and dean markley blue package span life over 40 days.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:44 am

Ironically I'm the other way around, D'addario last way longer than other strings. If you wipe your strings down after every time you play D'addario retain the brightness of the wound strings a lot better than other brands. However the plain string corrode pretty quickly if you don't keep the strings clean.

Paradigmforcosmos · Post by **Paradigmforcosmos** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:05 pm

I'm with Danny Gatton on this one: put some cigarette ashes and beer on your strings and that's the best sound you'll ever have,

ddawson2014 · Post by **ddawson2014** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:05 pm

Don from D'Addario Strings here. I didn't want to dredge up this thread but i wanted to see if anyone here at Short Scale had checked out the BT sets. They don't cost anymore than our normal XLs and they're made with the same strings as well.

They're currently available in .009s, .010s and .011s - as well as three gauges of bass. This is totally a "FEEL" thing. Articulate players will notice that they don't have to adjust their fretting technique nor their picking technique. If I can answer questions for you in this regard - my email is don.dawson2@daddario.com - please don't hesitate.

Post by **Hurb** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:07 pm

ddawson2014 wrote:Don from D'Addario Strings here. I didn't want to dredge up this thread but i wanted to see if anyone here at Short Scale had checked out the BT sets. They don't cost anymore than our normal XLs and they're made with the same strings as well.

They're currently available in .009s, .010s and .011s - as well as three gauges of bass. This is totally a "FEEL" thing. Articulate players will notice that they don't have to adjust their fretting technique nor their picking technique. If I can answer questions for you in this regard - my email is don.dawson2@daddario.com - please don't hesitate.

I have recently been thinking of changing down from 12's to 10's or 11's as I am finding the tension of the 12's a little limiting. I would be happy to review your new string if you wish to send me some to try.
Thanks