I'm gonna go with .010's instead of .009's this time around.... What type and brand you recommend??? I play mainly Beatles and 60's music with it.

I would like to get an answer pretty quick because my Luthier wants it at 8:00 AM to do the set-up and such.

Thanks

Strings are one of those personal preference things that most everyone has their favorites. Ernie Ball's are OK by me, but I'm not that particular. Now on my HD-28 acoustic, it seems to like phosphor/bronze light guage D'adarrio (sp?) or Martins. If you choose 10's when it was setup for 9's, will that require pup pole adjustment? Oh, never mind, I see you hire a tech to do it. In ref to the subject, you're kidding right? I mean, surely you change strings once a month vice once a year, right? Changing strings, setting intonation, neck relief, string spacing, height adjustment, etc. is really not that hard. I recommend you learn to do it yourself and save some $$$. I apologize for not being able to offer more help.

I use D'Addario 10-46 for all my electrics.
They seem to have a brighter tone when new.
Of course I change strings at least once a month.
On my acoustic I change them about every 2-3 weeks.

I'm a big fan of Cleartones and Elixir Nanowebs. Cost a bit more, last a bit longer. Your mileage may vary.

I use D'Addario half round 10-46 on my Casino. I like these strings on the Casino and my Strat, makes 'em twang nicely. They are a bit more expensive than regular old round wound at $25NZ. About $10NZ more than a set of XL110 D'Addario round wounds and, just to be preceise about it, $8NZ more than the DR Pure Blues ones I use on everything else.

Thanks. To me, that's just part of being a guitarist. When I picked up the guitar back in the 60's while playing in a garage band, there were no music shops close by, so it was trial and error until I learned. I keep a small tool pouch for setups and string changes, and personally, I just can't justify paying someone else to do, when I'd rather do it myself and know that it's done right! Cheers.

You answered your own question, Duane....Pyramid Flat Wounds! The "Beatles" strings! ;>)

CB

I used to change my strings fairly frequently, but these days I've come to conclusion that if a guitar is playing nicely and I like the sound, then I'll leave well alone.

I've always liked Ray Davies' comment about recording "See My Friends" with the Kinks: "I had this beaten up old Framus twelve-string [and] sat close to the amplifier...I never changed the strings until they broke. Some of them were actually rusty."

Having newer strings on my acoustic guitars makes a much bigger difference than my electrics and that's where my money gets spent. I've had the Half Rounds on my Casino for about 6 months now and they still sound OK to me; six month old strings on my Taylor acoustic would sound bad (I don't use coated strings). The flatwounds on my Viola bass have been on there for years (it doesn't played that much).

Me too!