J
Great strings!
In general, I judge strings mainly based on the following criteria:
1. Tone
2. Playability
3. Durability
I installed the GHS Gilmour strings on my Fender Stratocaster (w/o rolling nut). They needed quite a bit of stretching to settle, but no more than other strings, and they seem to behave well with the whammy bar.
1. Tone: Snappy and clear more than round and mellow. Still, the nice woody clean tone a strat can produce is there in spades, possibly related to the heavier bottom strings, and the sparkle on top is there too. All in all, I think these strings bring forward the inherent tone qualities of the strat, but they will not help you achieve the punch of a Les Paul-style guitar in a strat.
2. Playability: Heavier bottom strings invite you to hit your power chords a little harder, and they take a bit more effort to bend, but the balance between strings is still good. The strings don't feel particularly stiff nor soft, making vibrato and bending easy enough, but not as easy as with pure nickel strings.
3. Durability: Still a bit early to judge them concerning breakage, but sound-wise they seem to hold up very well. Some strings sound dull after only a short period of exposure to air and/or after a little playing, but I can't hear any difference in these after 2-3 weeks of regular playing.
1. Tone
2. Playability
3. Durability
I installed the GHS Gilmour strings on my Fender Stratocaster (w/o rolling nut). They needed quite a bit of stretching to settle, but no more than other strings, and they seem to behave well with the whammy bar.
1. Tone: Snappy and clear more than round and mellow. Still, the nice woody clean tone a strat can produce is there in spades, possibly related to the heavier bottom strings, and the sparkle on top is there too. All in all, I think these strings bring forward the inherent tone qualities of the strat, but they will not help you achieve the punch of a Les Paul-style guitar in a strat.
2. Playability: Heavier bottom strings invite you to hit your power chords a little harder, and they take a bit more effort to bend, but the balance between strings is still good. The strings don't feel particularly stiff nor soft, making vibrato and bending easy enough, but not as easy as with pure nickel strings.
3. Durability: Still a bit early to judge them concerning breakage, but sound-wise they seem to hold up very well. Some strings sound dull after only a short period of exposure to air and/or after a little playing, but I can't hear any difference in these after 2-3 weeks of regular playing.
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MB
Great strings. I use it on all my guitars. These on my strats and telies and blue ones on LP?s . I know it?s opposite than David G present on the picture, but for me I like fatter strings on bass side of my strat type guitars.
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b
Good choice
They are surely great strings but there is one think to keep in mind. I didn't use them right away after I bought them, cause the strings I had on the guitar where almost new. So when the time came to change them, I opened the GHS D.Gimour box and the strings where in individual paper folders, there was no nylon protection anywhere. So the strings had already rust spots on.
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A
Boomers are always BOOM!
I still can't play like David Gilmour :-)
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Bf
Very satisfied
I am very satisfied with the sound and size of these strings. Very comfortable for bending. For the moment it seems that they have the same lifespan as the rest of the big brands (DDadario, Ernie ball, etc.). Will definitely buy again.
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d
GHS D. Gilmour
I have always been skeptical of signature products but this string set sounds great even though the strings are of unusual dimensions
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k
Nice gauge, nice price, nice quality
tried them on two gibson sg and a gibson les paul
pros
price is reasonable. sound levels are balanced. custom gauge feels ok.
no cons
pros
price is reasonable. sound levels are balanced. custom gauge feels ok.
no cons
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P
Not as I had hoped
This was the first time I tried these strings, and I was a little underwhelmed. The gauges were new to me; 10.5 -50, and they didn't shred my fingertips as one would expect.
The y were strings. It would seem David Gilmour has a bionic hand to bend the way he does with these strings. Way to go, Dave.
They sounded ok. I was expecting BOLD, I guess, but I have had better. They can be summed up with one word. "Meh."
The y were strings. It would seem David Gilmour has a bionic hand to bend the way he does with these strings. Way to go, Dave.
They sounded ok. I was expecting BOLD, I guess, but I have had better. They can be summed up with one word. "Meh."
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p
I love this sound
It's very subjective to rate sound, but I love it. Even my fingers aren't as David, they provide me smooth sound on my stratocaster.
pros:
hold good tone long time
pros:
hold good tone long time
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LJ
Good strings at a great price
I just put these on my Les Paul to try them out, and they are great. I wanted something a little heavier than 10s to try out, so far so good!
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