darkandrew Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) I've just put a set of DR Silver Stars (coated Sunbeams) on a Sterling and the wind on the E is a little too long so that the thickest part of the string is wrapping around the tuner. (A little research on the Net shows that DR strings are 3/4 inch longer from ball to taper than Ernie Ball strings). Is this going to be a problem? Edited September 13, 2016 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 It'll not be an issue, just be sure that the extra mass of the string doesn't rise to far up the tuner shaft and risk the string not seating fully in the nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Not a problem anymore ... I couldn't get the D string to grip the tuning post (coated strings too slippery?) and so put on a set of D'Addario EXLs that I had in my box instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 [quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1473804541' post='3133342'] Not a problem anymore ... I couldn't get the D string to grip the tuning post (coated strings too slippery?) and so put on a set of D'Addario EXLs that I had in my box instead. [/quote] How do you fit the strings? I put them through the hole, then bend them sharp as they exit the slot, effectively anchoring them. A couple of turns is all I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1473969748' post='3134652'] How do you fit the strings? I put them through the hole, then bend them sharp as they exit the slot, effectively anchoring them. A couple of turns is all I need. [/quote] That's about how I did it. Ernie Ball and D'Addario strings all seem to grip OK but I can't get the DR coated strings to stay on without slipping - I can only assume that the coating is too slippery and stops them gripping the tuning post. It's strange, I've always used these strings (with my Warwick and when I had an Aria SB1000) and this is the first time I've had this problem. I've also now swapped the D'Addario XLs for an Ernie Ball hybrid slinky set - to be honest I found the D'Addario XLs to be too polite and wanted something with a bit of rawness. I haven't used Ernie Balls for years but from what I remember, they used to die quite quickly - are they still like that? Edited September 17, 2016 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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