danmayberry Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 hi guys i've not long ago bought a black epi ej 200ce second hand and its about a year old, i'm thinking about replacing the strings, can you guide me in the right direction......acoustic or electric strings? cheers-dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Dan, I have one too and will be interested in the responses. I've not experimented much with strings on my 200ce but IMHO it isn't a very bright sounding guitar and could use a brighter string (for me anyway) than the 80/20's I have on it. I may want to try the same treatment on my IB Texan too. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theidlersdream Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A lot of people on here seem to say that if you are going to play mostly unplugged, us acoustic strings and electric strings if you intend to play mostly through an amp. Personally I stick to acoustic strings (normally elixir 11s) so I don't know the comparison, just passing on what I've read. Aster, I also have an ib texan. I strapped a set of phosphor bronze elixir 11s on last week and my guitar now sounds a thousand times better. I went into more detail on this forum at the time, if you're interested check out the post 'new strings, new guitar' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AldoMcD1 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I use these on my EJ200: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 My error, my EJ200 had Phosphor/bronze D'Addario's and so did the Texan. Just found some martin 80/20's in the drawer new and strung them up to the IB Texan. Tuned it up & HATED THE WAY THEY FELT. Kept playing, they softened up a bunch and I like the ring. The guitar was sounding totally dead (even when the PB's were pretty new). We'll see how I like these in a couple of weeks as I'm keeping the Texan out as a player this next week or two. Got to rotate the playtime so no-one gets the Blues sitting in their case. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I use Martin 80/20 13's on my EJ200CE and love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P90 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I would really recomend Elixr 11's mate (acoustic) honestly they are silky smooth and have bags of tone and volume - just give them a go and see what you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmayberry Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 that sounds like a plan, but forgive me for being thick, but which ones are the 11's cheers-dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P90 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 11 gauge, its up to you what size you use but I use 11's, best compromise for size/volume IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmayberry Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 well mr p90 ive went and got a set fitted and at my local place if you buy a set from them they will fit them for free "result" and your spot on they sound brill,cheers-dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P90 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 well mr p90 ive went and got a set fitted and at my local place if you buy a set from them they will fit them for free "result" and your spot on they sound brill,cheers-dan Im glad you like them, they are the best strings on the market in my opinion, not cheap granted, but you get what you have paid for Happy stumming mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger11 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I have Elixir 11s on my EJ160e and they're great; not too bright and nice "chunky" woody sound from the guitar. they sound as good as when I put them on about 6 months ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I tend to be an extremely light-fingered fingerpicker, so I use 9-42 on most of my acoustics as well as electrics. BUT... On this particular guitar regardless of how one plays, you may want to look into different gauges of DR Zebra strings. They're here on the string company's website. It's designed for either mag or piezo, even archtops... Scroll down to the bottom of this catalog page for the ZEBRA sizes. They're a little more pricey and are uncoated - I usually use Elixir coated strings on my electrics and "strumming" piezo AE guitars - but the price is similar to Elixir at most mail order places anyway. I really like them... OTOH, I think too that every now and then folks should try something quite different on any given guitar just to shake up their heads. It's not all that expensive anyway. m http://www.drstrings.com/#!acoustic/c942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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