All Electric Guitar Strings Explained | Guitar Tech Tips | Ep. 38 | Thomann

Which strings should I get? How does stainless steel and nickel plated steel compare?
Do pure nickels sound super warm, or can I use them for every style?
What are the pros and cons of coated strings?
Get all your answers from Kris in our latest Guitar Tech Tips video!
Enjoy!

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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Nickel plated steel strings
1:25 Coated strings
2:05 Strengthened strings
3:12 Cobalt strings
3:49 Stainless steel strings
4:20 Pure nickel strings
4:48 Hex core VS round core strings
5:19 Flat wound strings
5:48 Gold strings
6:14 DIRECT STRING COMPARISON
7:02 String gauges
7:38 Which string gauge for low tunings?
8:12 Outtakes

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