what are the difference between slinkies

[Jugman]

hey may i know what are the differences between ernie ball slinkies?
i still don't quite get why there are many varieties and which ones are good for what.
care to enlighten me? thanks

 

[Quietus]

Hi Jugman! Yep, I need to know too. Enlighten us, please.

 

[kahuna]

the different slinkies are the different string gauges

 

[Jugman]

yes i know that but what are they used for?
like, what guage is for what kind of playing?

 

[kahuna]

usually depends on which gauge ppl are comfortable with,but using thicker strings is better for crazy drop tunings like drop C and B as the thicker strings will not flop when downtuned

 

[Jugman]

ouh. so it works that way..

 

[Dime]

if you buy the thinner gauge you can shred like synyster gates while the heavier gauge you can do furious headbanging while strumming.each sold seperately.

 

[Jugman]

lol synyster gates. i thought you didn't like avenged sevenfold.
ok i understand. but so far what brands do you recommend?

 

[Nicholasim]

its up to ur preference .. alexi laiho uses dam heavy gauge and shreds like crazy

 

[Dime]

curt mangan ftw!

 

[isaksson]

another difference between the slinkies is the price diff i think.

personally,i usually play in drop 1 step or drop c tunings,so the beefy slinky(yellow packet) works best for me.but it's troublesome if i wanna go back up to standard tunings,cuz it's blardy tight and hard to do bends:???:

 

[Jugman]

another difference between the slinkies is the price diff i think.

personally,i usually play in drop 1 step or drop c tunings,so the beefy slinky(yellow packet) works best for me.but it's troublesome if i wanna go back up to standard tunings,cuz it's blardy tight and hard to do bends:???:

oh so maybe i'll get this one cos i mostly do drop d.
thanks for the info

 

[Dime]

i getting my strings today.im gonna try ernie's and curt mangan heavy gauge.

 

[kahuna]

for drop d dun really need so heavy strings cos its gonna b as tight as standard tunin cos only the low E string will b drop so 10s shld do,i use 10s and drop d and tune up and its ok.speaking about shredding on heavy gauges look at SRV he shreds on 13s haha