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Location: Pennsylvania | Just curious as to what strings other people use on their Ovations.
I know they come with D'Addario EXP16's, but does everyone use them? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Ah yes....the required question for those new to the OFC.
Some will say to just do a search on it and yes...you will have a couple good hours of reading. But I don't mind banging out my answer.
After test driving many brands I've ended up with Martin Marquis lights or medium-lights. They last long enough and IMO...complement the "Ovation" sound.
I don't go with the Elixer theory of sacrificing some "new string sound" for longevity. The Marquis give me a good 4 to 6 weeks of service. |
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Location: NJ | D'Add. EJ16's. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Or Adamas 1818's :D |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | D'Addario EXP16s or EJ16s on my 6-strings, EJ38s on my 12-strings.
Roger |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | EXP16, EJ16, 1818, doesn't matter which. |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | Martin SP+'s....
Since you are new, you probably don't know about sting tubes...you MUST have a set! Makes strings last FOREVER!
send a private message to tupperware and he'll fix you up!!! |
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Location: Utah | I'll put in another vote for the Martin Marquis. Haven't tried the Martin SP yet. The D'Add and a couple other brands just sounded a tad dull compared to the Marquis. |
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Location: south east Michigan | That's what I found. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | I paid $15 D'ADD's exp 12's, sounded great for a week, went back to elixer 12's, sounded better longer. The elixer's feel slippery, which imo, compliments the Ovation feel and playability. I haven't tried the Martins yet, I guess they're next. Back when I had my '84 collector, i used Adamas 1818's only, they sounded great. |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Is it just me or is the string squeak really loud with the D'Addario's? |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | that is one of the issues that string tubes fix... |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Originally posted by GregoryS:
Martin SP+'s....
Since you are new, you probably don't know about sting tubes...you MUST have a set! Makes strings last FOREVER!
send a private message to tupperware and he'll fix you up!!! What are string tubes? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Tuppy can explain it. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Bobc...hang around long enough and the pattern will become clear.
First...a new member asks about strings. Then, a few posts later he's drawn into asking about string tubes.
And BTW way Bob...we're glad you signed up on the OFC. Being from Pennsylvania, you should pencil in a weekend this coming spring for the Factory Tour in Hartford. |
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Location: NJ | ". . What are string tubes? . ."
Ever been t'Amsterdam?
D'ya like "gladiator" movies?? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "So Billy, have you ever seen a grown m..."
Airplane |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Originally posted by cliff:
". . What are string tubes? . ."
Ever been t'Amsterdam?
D'ya like "gladiator" movies?? What are you trying to say? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Bobc....best to do a search for "string tubes" and forget everything that Cliff or Jeff W ever post! ;) |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Bobc...hang around long enough and the pattern will become clear.
First...a new member asks about strings. Then, a few posts later he's drawn into asking about string tubes.
And BTW way Bob...we're glad you signed up on the OFC. Being from Pennsylvania, you should pencil in a weekend this coming spring for the Factory Tour in Hartford. Thank you, and i will look into the factory tour. It's nice to have a place to share information on Ovation guitars... :) |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | Hey now, be nice...this guy is new and you are going to make him think that anything that Cliff or Jeff W is a bad idea, and I disagree. Why, just earlier in this thread, he asked a legitiment question...
Cliff wrote:
". . What are string tubes? . ." |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Thank you everyone. I just put a set of Elixer PB nano's on it. It sounds great, and the string squeak is normal now.
I like a little squeak, but those D'Arario's are much too squeaky for me... :) |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Originally posted by GregoryS:
Hey now, be nice...this guy is new and you are going to make him think that anything that Cliff or Jeff W is a bad idea, and I disagree. Why, just earlier in this thread, he asked a legitiment question...
Cliff wrote:
". . What are string tubes? . ."
Hey Cliff... Why don't you come over and watch some "Gladiator" movies with me. I heared you like "Ben-Hur"... :)
I'll send you home with that "just humped the neighbors cat" look on your face... :D |
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Location: NJ | The "point" of the joke was intended towards Tuppy and not bobc . . . |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | I see you've found the right place to hang out, you're not going to have any problems around here. These guys(and girls) are great fun and a wealth of mostly wholesome information.
The elixer's, so far, are the ticket for me, they are good for a couple of mos. |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Originally posted by cliff:
The "point" of the joke was intended towards Tuppy and not bobc . . . I hope you know i'm just messing with you... right? |
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Location: NJ | as was I . . ;-)
NoWorries.
btw, Welcome!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I don't know why this keeps coming up, the instructions are CRYSTAL CLEAR (and Greg, as a dealer you should know better). The string tubes are to be removed AFTER threading the string through the bridge. NOT left on permanently. If you leave them in place they do nothing other than deaden the sound. Dave |
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Location: Chicago | Nobody uses EXP17s? I think those strings might be a bit heavy for my 1778LX. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | I'm a fan of Webstrings' Portland Acoustic (phosphor bronze) strings. I like the D'addarios, but these sound better (to me) last at least as long and are considerably less expensive. |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | Sorry Dave, I wasn't thinking....I'm still digging sand out of places you probably don't want to know about...
Dave, have you ever seen a man shaking his Taylor trying to get all the sand out....? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by GregoryS:
Dave, have you ever seen a man shaking his Taylor trying to get all the sand out....? No. But have you ever seen a man shaking his Johnson trying to get all the sand out....?
I'm talking about Johnson brand ukuleles of course.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Oh that brand of uke, I thought it was resonators.
I don't think Cliff likes Ben Hur movies, only Ben Llama movies..... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | SRV left his string tubes on permanently. Go figure. He sounded alright to me. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | That was just for the guitar he was buried with, to make the strings last longer not for tone. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | The string tubes are only for wooden pinless bridges. (from Tupperware's manual)... |
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Location: Dawesville,Western Australia | My first choice is GHS silk and bronze (not too bright) and second is Adamas 1818E"s..spent $500 finding this info :-))) |
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