Fender Strat Strings?

[Mitchell133]

Well, I just got a fender strat, and well which strings should I buy to replace the ones on it?

[Bounty]

Strings are a bit personal. I love Blue Steel. I have friends that love GHS or Ernie Ball. Pick one and see what you think. They are all 6 to 10 bucks. If your replacing the origional strings they are probably .09s. I like them a bit heavyer.

[Trill]

I like Boomers myself. I have a Strat also.

[ez-one]

I use Elixar nano coated... Fenders come with 9's from the factory (Fender brand 9's) so you can use any brand of 9's sthat you want, I always have my guitars switched to 10's less buzzing and better tone (at least I think)

[bobthecow]

D'addario 10's are what I have been using for the past couple of months.

[nlsstar]

I just put my first set of D'addrios on my strat .09's ...at first i thought i made a mistake..they didn't want to set in for tune right like the EB's i always use...but after a bit they did..and I gotta say I do like them...i know a string is a string and i replaced 9's with 9's...but they feel different...easier on the fingers for some reason...i spent all day working on one tune and the EB's would have chewed my finger tips apart and these didn't..i don't know what would make the difference...but hey...i'll take it...

[bobthecow]

yeah, I think the Daddarios have the best sound and can bend the best, but that is just my opinion.

[burfman]

i use ernie balls on my les paul i rlly like it but for the strat i use fender blullet things 9s

[nlsstar]

yeah, I think the Daddarios have the best sound and can bend the best, but that is just my opinion.

I will give you the bending part...they have a, for lack of a better term, finesse about them when you bend...kinda smooth...i am liking them more and more every time i play them...i went to my usual music store and was talking to their Luithier about some customization stuff i want to do to my strat...and i asked for a pack of E/B's at the end of our conversation ...he said try these..and handed me the D'adarrios...as for the bullets...my strat had them on when i first got it...and i restrung the first few times with them afterwards...but i was constantly breaking strings...and not the high e, b more like d and a strings so i stopped using them.
Mitch

[Mitchell133]

Thanks guys, I'll go with the Daddarios I guess.