18 Replies to “The 7 Best Electric Guitar Strings of 2020”

  1. Hey, Natalie! Thanks for turning your husband on to our site here. We musicians have to stick together!  😉

    I just checked the Amazon UK site and ALL of these strings are available to you. Feel free to use my links obviously, as they add nothing to your cost but help our site.  ‘-)

    The vast amount of work that I put into these shows our commitment to give you MORE than the other audio websites out there, and, as well, be fun and humorous as we do so.

    There are SOOoooo many boring websites out there!  Lol

    Thanks for visiting!

  2. You are right, Olonisakin! Each instrument can be brought to life by just choosing the right strings that accentuate the resonant frequencies that are built into it.

    The Ernie Ball strings just really had the best overall tonal response to all the techniques, chords & tones that I threw at ’em. I did not expect them to win at all, but they definitely delivered the goods!

  3. Wow, andrejs, your timing is great… I’m finishing up an article on the best ACOUSTIC guitar strings right now! I’m doing the same thing as this article: testing them all with specific music performances and recording each to determine which have the best sound.

    Throw me your email and when I finish (probably in a couple days), I’ll letcha know immediately.

    Your son and his Fender Dreadnought will thank you!  😉

  4. As is the case most times, Chris… it depends!

    If you want a rich, “classic” jazz vibe, which that guitar would be good at, I’d pick the “Electro-Zinc” strings.

    If you plan on soloing a lot with it in a more “modern sound”, the Paradigms have the most soloing BEEF of the bunch.

    I totally believe that to get the best sound out of a guitar you should try a selection of strings on it and see which bring that particular instrument to life the best. I do not use the same strings on each guitar I own. 

    It’s horses for courses, dude! Thanks for the great question. Come back and see us now, ya hear!  😉

  5. Thanks, BEazzy. It’s a pleasure publishing when it’s appreciated by awesome players like yourself!  ‘-)

    If you like lead guitar (and, oh man, so DO I!!), check out my favorite electric guitar which I play lead on all the time by reading THIS POST. It’s the closest thing I’ve found to becoming ‘one with the instrument’!

  6. Wow, Teaj! I am so impressed with how thoroughly you have compared these strings!

    I especially LOVE the direct comparisons in “Let the Snippets sing!” Very telling! The work you did to put this together is a great testament of your passion and enthusiasm. 

    I am not a guitar player myself but I shall definitely show your article to my husband who is. 

    Do you know if all these strings are available anywhere in the world? We are in Europe. 🙂 

    Nathalie

  7. Nice review on the strings. I love string instruments especially the guitar 🎸.  I think your review has provided an indept analysis of the 2018…… 7 best as you mentioned. 

    Choosing from these list will dependamn in individual taste and preferences but I’d love the Ernie Ball Super Slinky Strings and sure it will definitely up the string game big time. I see the strings as a big part of music irrespective of the music type. 

  8. Great review and a lot of info. I used to play guitar years ago, and I hope that I could play a little now, too. My oldest son playing the guitar and how far I know he about a year ago purchased Fender Dreadnought acoustic guitar. 

    Or strings as Christmas gift would be good? Which one is the best choice?

     Thank you.

  9. It’s mad to think that Ernie Ball strings are still going strong – they used to be the ‘in thing’ when I was a teenage guitarist…but I sorta grew out of the mad pink design on their packaging! 

    I’m in the process of setting up an Epiphone sort of ‘Gretch copy’ – it’s a strange old guitar and the varnish is starting to crack on it, but it has a lovely sound when plugged in due to the F Hole in it’s body. Anyway, it’s just about ready to go now and I’m wondering what strings you’d recommend for this ‘deep’ sounding electric?

  10. Hello Teaj. I hope you are having a good time with your guitar. I am a fan of guitar. After the drums, the guitar (especially lead guitar) is my first love. Thank you for sharing these awesome electric guitar strings of 2018. The Audios at the bottom of this page are amazing. Your website looks fantastic… Kudos.

  11. P.J. I would definitely try a thicker gauge of string for metal drop tunings. The reason is not because of “clarity of tone”, because most agree that doesn’t occur with thicker strings. Rather, you’ll achieve two important other things:

    1) Consistency of tuning from attack to sustain, and

    2) A less wobbly feel on the lowest strings

    I suggest you watch THIS VIDEO from Scott at “Stringjoy” for a good overview of string gauges. Then, pop over to THIS LINK & watch Liam explain specific strategies for metal drop tunings.

    Finally, since you liked this “7 best” format, take a look at the shootout I did for guitar tuners by CLICKING HERE.

    Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you again soon!

    Teaj

  12. Hi, awesome work you did! I believe you when you said it took you time… that’s a thorough comparison with a good explanation of what was the parameters and results, well done! That’s a good reading to choose our best electric guitar strings 🙂

    I have a question for you: as a lot of people I’ve been using the super slinky for a decade now, probably because I make a lot of recordings too and those strings go well pretty everytime.
    But, I tend to play with a half step down tuning for my composition, and I was wondering if going with thicker strings (just one notch) would help my sound being a bit more clear?

    With this tuning, the tension in the strings are a bit low for the way I play, but I wouldn’t like to have more low frequencies, just a bit more tension, what do you think?

    Thanks and congratulations on this article, pretty cool 😉

  13. Thanks for the bookmark, Norm!! I’m always stoked to find another Internet bud who loves this stuff as much as I do. Just can’t get enough of this gear thang.

    Do me a favor, will ya? If there’s ever anything you want me to write about, or share from my decades of music experience, let me know by emailing me. Hearing from those who visit SeriousG.A.S. often helps me choose strategically what posts to write.

    Oh, and if you like this article, also check out THIS POST, a similar one I did on tuners.

    Rock on, Norm!!

  14. Hi Teaj, great site! I suffer from GAS quite a bit. I’m also a suffering musician. Love your site, already learned some new things and Im currently reading your recording blogs. Always good to read about how others do it and whether there are any cool tips in there. I’ve bookmarked you and I’ll be back…

    later dude, again great work

    nOrm

  15. As you can hear in the recordings, Levon, those Paradigms blew me away with their thick, meaty tone. I wouldn’t choose ’em for rhythm guitar in a recorded mix, but live? Oooohhhh, yea, baby!!!  lol

    Since you play live you might also get a lot out of my guitar tuners post. Lots of research for it too. Check it out HERE.

    Great to have you visit, Levon. Come by anytime!!

  16. Thank you for the in-depth analysis, as a guitarist myself I have found this information extremely useful. For years now I have been using mainly Ernie Ball and Dunlop strings. I was always interested in buying Ernie Ball’s Paradigm Strings, even tho I regulate at Super Slinkys I thought I’ll give Paradigm a try as I mainly play live nowadays.

  17. My pleasure, John! Dude, you gotta try those “Paradigm” strings on a live gig. They are SOOOoooo rich and chocolaty!! ??

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