Buying a new guitar~!

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Originally Posted by Blaezenfury

http://www.slipknot-metal.com/main.php?sk=equipment

this is their equipment list, googled it like 5 minutes ago, easily found~! man i love google sometimes heheh.

also have another question, the strings...yeah you're probably gonna laugh at me on this one..

different sized strings, different types of strings, i assume they all make a pretty big difference in sound?

i buy strings in a pack, they're XL(purple pack) i see mick thompson uses Ernie Ball Strings (.011, .015, .018, .028, .038, .058) are those standard or really off?
pretty much what im trying to ask is, are there strings for specific types of music? Jazz,Rock,Metal etc..

I looked at their equipment list, and i'd just like to say "damn i'm good". I didn't think i got that one pedal right, but i'll be honest, i've never used a rivera amp, so i have nfc what to tell you about those, other than it looks like the band is sponsored by them heh...which means they might not actually use them. That's fairly common for bands to do. The flathead strat is the charvel, it has a fender shaped headstock with a charvel logo on it.

Thinner strings equals thinner tone, however, the thin strings are faster and easier to work with. I used .11 for years, but with the ammount of movement i have to do on guitar in the band i play in, i switched to .09. You should also pick your strings based on the tuning you are going to use on your guitar. Most metal acts of today are tuned down to at least D, sometimes drop C, or they use 7 strings. If you are gonna use a lower tuning, use a thicker string, otherwise it's gonna feel like playing rubber bands. I'd also recommend having your bridges intonation reset for the tuning you will be in the most. Bridges come set to standard E intonation. Intonation effects how well your guitar will stay in tune, how well the tune will hold when fretting the guitar on all frets, and will reduce the chance of fret buzz, which is where the string catches on frets and will either buzz or give you the wrong note.

I personally swear by ernie ball slinky's, but that's a matter of preference. I would recomend using cheap strings, however. If you play every day, it's good to change your strings every couple months, if you don't play very often, change them when they get rusty. You can also get alot of life out of your strings by rotating sets every few months, then boiling them to clean then, followed by whiping them down with alcohol. They won't sound as good as new, but they will sound clean and crisp.