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krichards -> Counterfeit strings? (Jan. 25 2011 7:59:51)
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I bought some sets of D'Addario Pro Arte normal tension strings on Ebay about a year ago;
1st set: The top E broke as I tuned it up to pitch. It had never happened to me before but I didn't think too much about it.
2nd set: The intonation on the treble strings was so bad I had to change them straight away
3rd set: I fiitted this set to my newly completed no 23. The D string sounded bad and the top two strings were lifeless, dead sounding. I changed the whole set and noticed a massive difference.
Maybe I've been unlucky and I've bought a bad batch, but in the past I've used D'Addario precisely because of their consistency and reliabilty. I feel that they are kind of 'neutral' strings and so ideal to fit on a newly built guitar so assess its qualities against previous builds.
But I am suspicious of these strings.
Is it possible that they are fakes, from China, say?? Or am I being paranoid?
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