Electric Guitar String Guide For Sale (2024 Update)

Was looking for string guides in the guitar parts and accessories area and asked the salesperson if they had any? He happily came over and found a package for me. I think it was the only package of the style that I wanted. Very pleased with my shopping experience. I have been to other stores where the sales people don't even know what they have. Thanks for caring Sam Ash !ANDRIS

The only thing puzzleine me is why is it more money for the vintage tree with onw metal spacer and one nylon spacer and on tree, than the pack which I bough that has two trees and two metal spacers? i also thought that the screws provided are longer than what i remember my 56 strat or even the screws from the 60's were. made it harder to instal. I drilled it with a 1/16 drill but one be careful not to go to deep but you have to go deep enough of you can't screw it in tight. otherwise it works just fine.Mike

this product is well made ,has the perfect look for a vintage guitar and great value for money ,would recommend to anyone.jowa3291

I began using these strings a few years ago when I began experimenting with extreme low tunings; both standard and drop tunings (anywhere between D standard all the way down to drop-G#). At the time they were the heaviest set of strings I could find in the town where I live so I put them through the paces for a good long while before I tried other gauges/brands. Now, if strung on a good quality 25.5 scale guitar these strings do okay tension-wise all the way down to drop-A# or even drop-A for doomy, drone-type stuff. I found that if I tuned any lower than that they lost all clarity and definition. On a 24.75 scale guitar, however, drop-B was as low as I could get with them and they honestly didn't sound that great. After a few months of experimentation I found that Drop-C on a 24.75 scale guitar was just about right for this set of strings tension-wise. Later, after settling on drop-B as my main tuning, I found that the .56 bottom just wasn't thick enough to provide the string tension and clarity I need for my playing style. I also found, much to my dismay, that the .56 bottom string broke way too often to be such a thick gauge string which makes me think that the quality of these strings is sub-par compared to other brands I've tried since. I even filed down the string saddle to try and reduce the wear on the string but it didn't seem to help. I've also found that these strings rust and corrode much sooner than other brands I've tried even after I started using a string cleaner after playing. The final complaint I have about these strings is that the plain G string they put into this pack of strings sounds ridiculously bad in any tuning and the lower you tune it the worse it sounds. I imagine it would help if they made it a wound string or at least included a wound string in the pack so you could choose between the two. I've since settled on another brand of string in .10-.60 gauge and I am much happier with the tone, tension and definition compared to the EB not even slinky set.ViperDude310

I needed a set of strings to reproduce a heavily Black Sabbath influenced recording (c. Vol 4) that would not thin out in a drop tuning environment, standard for slide playing and standard for thickening the tone and sustain before I got to my amp or effects loop I tried out a set of these when I was informed they are indeed made in the USA. Short answer: Oh yeah, oh hells yeah! The increased tension in the neck might make these strings unsuitable for some players. I'm on a neck though body Gibson SG and have been holding solidly in tune (E=329Hz. A=440Hz, etc).for over a week with no loss. When you put these string on you will need to stretch them with a string stretching tool or by bending the string left to right, right to left with your thumb and finger from the nut to the bridge to keep them in tune, go down the string in 1/2" increments and repeat until you run out of string. Many players put on a set of strings and break as they go, try this and see how much less you have to tune in the overall lifespan of the string, i break in all my strings with this method and it works wonders. I would NOT use these for guitars manufactured with inexpensive components (e.g. knockoffs and starter kit guitars) as you will go out of tune due to the lack of strength on the wood used to build and the tuning pegs which are usually very cheaply produced from inferior metals with shoddy gears and posts and truss rods that are misaligned and/or made form inferior components. Once on these strings sound big, (e.g. yo mama big), the fatter tone and sustain going to these from light and medium gauge .9/.10 – .42/.48 is immediately noticeable and leaving yourself in standard tuning will be much more of a workout on your fret hand, but the payoff is the tone and sustain you can get from the increase in string mass and tension. For the negative reviews I'd be interested to see what kind of guitars these strings are being set up on and what the manufactures recommend. I'm planning on putting the other set of these on a G&L ASAT (AKA Telecaster 2.0) for heavy blues slide and I will observe if that stays in tune as well.as it's a 4 bolt neck, but if your gear is not very good to begin then don't expect adding that much more tension to an inexpensively made guitar to behave like a quality instrument.Sultan of the Six Strings

I was looking to upgrade my standard chrome/metal string guides to gold and came across these. These trees screw into the standard holes already in the guitar. They are rounded making them s tad easier on the strings and a little smoother tuning them up. If you are looking for some clean beautiful gold string trees, this is what you need.navret9isfine

These string trees worked perfect on my guitar project. I used them on a Tele-style guitar I'm building, not a Strat, but they were just the ticket, especially since they have the brass finish to match the rest of my hardware. They were very easy to install and they look awesome!ehiggins3xlt

Only play at home or with friends but if I was still gigging these strings would be top on my list as my "go to strings".Ed

Wanted for my 1963 Fender, however i was disapointed, it was a modern unit with a discoloured guide. Much too pricy for what it is, i would recommend that you buy a cheap one and discolour it yoursfelfguitarman137