as soon as i started to play metal i didnt break strings either

if you keep them clean and dont strum your guitar too hard they wont break.

the breaking probably has more to do with your technique, not all strings are created equal.
for some people ernie ball's might break all the time(they did for me) and some cheapo musicianfriend strings might last forever... yet for somebody else, ernieballs' might seem undestructable..

i think boomers are alright, the tone they give doesnt apeal to me as much as addarios... i just like the way boomers have thin ass high strings and thicker low strings.

i play .12's D standard.. thick ass strings give thick ass tone imo. i used to play .09's in standard E, then i decided they're were to sissy and thin sounding, so i moved to .10's, much nicer, less flop and a heavier sound. but now that i'm tuning down a step i needed thicker strings.

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Infinity, use blue steels, really bright... i love em with my invader equipped schecter.

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GHS aren't bad, their boomers are cool, if you want something shrill, you might try ghs brights?? a bit dodge, but i've used them a few times as the shop was out of the other kinds. i'd say 10s for eb.

If you play alot of tremolo stuff/ bolt thrower style riffs + have a horrible guitar like me with a saddle that breaks strings, just go for the cheapest!

ernie ball rock. I love ernie ball. They break quite quickly though...

i use d'addario 10's, they keep there sound. I used to use ernie ball 10's and skinny top, heavy bottoms. I want to try out some elixirs, i here there good but fairly expensive. I also want to try out some strings which are flatwound (well at least i think its flatwound) so that the strings are really smooth not like addarios. Any ideas as to any companies which sell them?

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D'Addarios 013's!

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D'Addarios, 9-42 for Eb, great.

DR Hi-Beam 10's in standard tuning. They do sound bright, so you might try them, Infinity.

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I tried daddario, dean markley and ernie ball and i prefer dean markley for all kind of tunes (i had an ibanez in B and an epiphone LP in E all with Dean Markley and they sound really good)

if by "all" you mean "both"

Could be, my english is not very good and I have a lot of mistakes :?

for my electrics i use dean markley blue steels or super slinkies
for my acoutics i use Daddario's 12's or Martin SP 12's

i just got some thomastik-infeld acoustic strings, 11-50 plectrums, kick ass

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hmm i use different strings depending on my tuning. for my low tuned SG, i use GHS zakk wylde set, the ones that have light tops and heavy bottoms. i think its like 10 or 11 to 54 or something. for my standard tuned schecter i use addarios as well, usually 10-46 or 11-48. i had nothing but problems with ernie ball when i used them. also those x rockers are suprisingly nice, i had a set i threw on my V and they have been working out so far

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from what ive learned over the decades....when i first started playing i used Ernie Balls for years just because thats all i knew to but, then at one point i tried d'addiaro....i never used Ernie Ball again. I used them for a few years randomly trying new strings to see if there was anything better and one day picked up a pack of Dean Markley...been using them ever since. Med 11-52.

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DR Dimebags...

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d'addario 11's. the only ones i use and they rarely ever break. good strings IMO. and they aren't expensive.

Yeah, Daddario 11 are awesome. Didnt break for about 2 or 3 months! I went back to 10's and they died EXACTLY a week after purchase. Complete rubbish. 11's rule. I use E and D mostly with the 11's, but they are still firm at B. Great strings.

How the fuck do you guys play with 9's? Fuck that.

i guess im the only guy in here that hates dadario strings lolz

anyway, elixers are nice, but im not gonna pay that shit load of money for strings again, so ill just stick with my earnie balls.

i play 10s with c#, not 09s as before lolz

hails

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I used to use Daddario,now im into ernie hybrid slinky's,on all my electric guitars,bar one wich still has Daddario's.ernie's are the best sounding fucking strings ive heard IMO,especially new,but they lose their quality after a while.ill be buying them again for my next set.