Also, what guage?
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Fender bullets 9s and 10s
#4491....
Factory so far. :oops:
10's I believe.
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
Usually EB 10s or 11s
-=tension & release=-
Dean Markley Blue Steel... .10's
GHS Boomers 10's
I don't have true strat, but I currently have GHS Eric Johnson pure nickel 10-50s on my strat-bodied '51. They are warmer and not as bright as the typical nickel-wrapped steel. The wound strings are slightly flattened, so they feel great and there's almost no squeak. Also I like the beefier bottom strings.
Previously I used Ernie Ball Skinny-Top Fat-Bottom (10-52) and liked those too.
"Everybody got to elevate from the norm."
GHS Boomers - 10's
Occasionally try something else but so far I've always gone back to the boomers.
Elixir - 11's
Maybe switching to 12's (Elixir)
i also have the strat-shaped Squier 51, and I use D'Addarios, .11s
Squier Strat, action slightly raised, currently in open G....
D'addario's, 11's.
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
So, most of you guys use 10's or higher. Interesting. I might have to gve 'em a try.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
I carefully listened to all the wise advice here in deciding on my purchase of a Fender Highway Strat and on the advice of Twistedfingers and others I immediately changed the factory 9s to Fender Bullet Ten's. After starting with my Blueridge acoustic I've gotten used to the thicker strings and when I got the Strat home those 9s felt like razor blades. I watched very carefully as the musician/luthier/music store employee did the changing too. Hope I can always find qualified people to do that stuff for me. :)
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Strings larger than 10's on a long scale guitar, like a Strat or a Tele are going to be pretty high tension. Make sure your fingers are up to the strain or you really could hurt yourself.
I wouldn't recommend them if you're in the process of learning bends or you'll have a lot of trouble bending up to the note you're trying to hit with any reliability.