We're stoked that you chose our Roto Reds as your favourite Alt-Rock strings 🤘 Loved hearing them on your fab Jaguar (and through the Big Muff 💪)

@thesethingsmakenoises

7 ай бұрын

Thanks guys! Stoked to play your awesome strings.

Hey dan idk if your gonna see this but I love your videos there so helpful for tones, and your band is so awesome your first album has been on repeat for me. Your band has really inspired me to do my own shoegaze project thank you for inspiring me.

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Ahh that’s so awesome that it’s inspired you mate! Good luck making some awesome music

@weptmallard1348

10 ай бұрын

@@thesethingsmakenoises thanks man I appreciate it

@bleedwoodwinter

10 ай бұрын

@@weptmallard1348OMG I KNOW YOU

@weptmallard1348

10 ай бұрын

@@bleedwoodwinter really?

@bleedwoodwinter

10 ай бұрын

@@weptmallard1348 you're in a server i'm in i think, right?

love these videos

@thesethingsmakenoises

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

thanks for the other perspective haha. i play 10s on all my guitars and they always break or pop out of the saddles. great video dan!

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

I know right! Thanks mate!

Proud member of the slinky top heavy bottom gang🤘

good video, man! personally, I use 10-52's, try them on a strat, and make sure to set it up right. gives an amazing bottom end and especially on my neck pickup with a fender blender.

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Yeah that does sound awesome actually! Will give it a go on my strat

@bankirt8498

10 ай бұрын

@@thesethingsmakenoises you will not regret it!

I like Rotosound 11 Pure Nickels on my Jaguar - The tension feels right, and to my ears, the nickel helps cut the highs of the Jaguar without cutting its jangle - if that makes sense (and, like most things guitarist, is probably psycho acoustic delusion anyway 😁)

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

That makes loads of sense. Haha I’m sure there’s some element of that, but I think that’s probably in everything we do 😂

Really helpful, i have been trying various string gauges and its always been a bit hit and miss with my Jazzmaster and Partcaster. I tried what i always used on the Les Paul (Dean Markley Blue Steel) and that didnt work, then mixed strings from a set of Ernie ball Slinky's and Power Slinky's -top from the Power and bottom from the Slinky's - but that was never quite right either - going to try your suggestion - love the sound and tone of your guitars btw

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

Yeah give it a go! Hope you like them.

11s are super underrated but are really good for light drop tuning like drop D. And this is a perfect video to understand it

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

🤘🤘 legend.

@Zoltar_V

10 ай бұрын

I always play 10's and I just got a guitar that happened to be set up with 11's. I have to admit 11's do sound very nice on the low strings, but I hate the feeling of the high strings. So I guess I'll have to find a hybrid pack of strings somewhere

Try these strings...they go to eleven. Where have I heard that before? 😉 I'm all over the place on strings, 9s, 10s, 11s and custom sets depending on the guitar and the tuning. Don't even get me started on guitar picks. Great video as usual! Cheers!

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Hahhaa I missed a trick there didn’t I! Wow that’s really interesting, sounds like you’ve got some awesome setups there. Re picks- for me it’s the yellow tortex or nothing haha. They just feel perfect for me!

Hey man, I just want to say how much I appreciate your videos. As a realistic guitar player and gear aficionado, I truly relate to your style and presentation. I love 90’s alt rock and am much more focused as a player on tone, sound scapes, and feel/vibe than pristine technique. Too many guitar KZreadrs are all about the “widdly diddlies” and showing off their solo skills. In my opinion, you cannot at all get a feel for a pedal sound of all you get are the same demos with the same minor pentatonic solos being wailed by guys with too much time to practice. I love your rhythm tones and feel that your videos much more accurately and realistically portray the way an effect should sound when played by a workin man’s guitar player. As an aside, I would love to see some videos related to full rig rundowns of your setup as well as your band mates. I also think it would be rad to see some videos profiling your thoughts, feelings and analysis on some artist that you admire or have inspired your playing and style. Kind of a deep dive on what about the artist you’ve tried to work into your creative processes. Lastly, I’m curious what you think of the band Dinosaur Jr.? I think you might like the guitar tones. Check out the song “Sludgefeast,” that one’s pretty rad.

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the lovely comment. It really means a lot! That’s pretty much the whole reason I made this channel as I didn’t see that much stuff sharing this kind of playing online. That’s a good shout. I’m on tour at the mo, and I thought about doing a live stream breaking down my touring gear when I get back in a couple weeks as I don’t want to miss a weeks upload. That’s a really cool idea about deep diving different artists. I’ll have a think about how to package it. Thanks! I absolutely love them. Such an awesome band. I love how they combine so many different styles and make it all sound cool!

Bought roto red 11's after watching this video, they're great! on my second set already

@thesethingsmakenoises

7 ай бұрын

Legend!! Great strings

I'm using Ernie Ball 2213 (Mega Slinky) on one of my 25.5" scale guitars. They are 10.5 to 48. For Standard and Drop D they are perfect for me.

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

Ahh fair play mate!

I’m going to try them. Any videos on how you set your Jazzmaster up ….. pickup height , action etc ? Cheers man

@thesethingsmakenoises

6 ай бұрын

Not at the mo, but I plan to do that for sure!

I got 10-52 on my Jazzmaster and it's awesome

@thesethingsmakenoises

6 ай бұрын

Nice!! 👌

I use d’addario flat wound 12s on my jazzmaster, but I also keep it tuned to D standard and occasionally drop C. Love the low end I can get out of those strings and the flats have a great feel to them

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Ooo nice. How are the flat wounds?

I use 9 to 46 for my string gage

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Fair play!

Back in my mid-20s (thirty effing years ago) I would have played guitar 40 hours a week. A set of strings rarely lasted longer than a fortnight and I went through several gauges and brands (there was a type of Dean Markleys I loved but we're discontinued around this time), eventually settling in Daddario 10s. They had/have a 10 set with lighter bottoms which I thought were great. But then I never played David Gilmour style wide bends or returned more than Drop-D. Slinkies were always too bendy when I just played chords.

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

40 hrs a week is awesome. Great practise time that! Yeah that’s the same whenever I play someone’s guitar that has 9’s on it always feels really weird.

id flip that bridge and re check the intonation might clear the tail piece better or maybe its just a wore out saddle i use 11s 54 and they clear the tail piece that will cause your strings to break as well ..i just started using the newer paradigms super non breakers..but i think youd love the M steels louder output and strong.

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

I’ve done that exact thing today (I swapped the saddle rather than the whole bridge) seems to be ok at the mo! Ooooo nice, that sounds awesome.

I usually stick in the beefy slinky camp (11-54) purely because they handle drop tuning well, I’ve gone as far as drop B, but don’t feel like bridge cables to play. I’d highly recommend them

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Yeah fair play. They’re beasts haha!

Yeah, thicker guage for a lower tuning. I have 10-46 in standard. Though 9-42 on my E standard PRS Custom 24 SE 25th Anniversary. Offset guitar's need thicker string, says Mike Adams (Puisheen), the offset guitar expert.

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

🤘🤘

have you ever looked into the boss heavy metal ? i heard kevin shields used one . i know for a fact other shoegaze bands use one . could make an interesting video !

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

No, but well worth a look! Thank you.

This is funny, a few months ago i randomly decided to try out 11 gauge strings (i always used 10's) cause i, as well play Alt rock/grungegaze etc... and they blew me away. And after that i started noticing that most guitarists online that play this style, and specifically own a Jazzmaster, use 11 gauge strings as well. It really is the perfect gauge on a JM and various different tunings

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Haha no way! Weird isn’t it? Just wish I’d found that years before 😂

@markferguson3745

5 ай бұрын

The scale length difference does matter between the shorter ( Gibson) scale of the Jaguar, and the standard longer Fender scale of the JM.You might think that the shorter scale would require a heavier string to increase tension, but I haven't found that to be the case.With dropped tunings ,the lighter strings seem to work better with the shorter scale; I beleive that it is just a fluke of the applied physics involved; the longer the scale, the more room for the axis of the string vibration to become a problem. As much as I hate to acknowledge it, the Gibson scale is all around superior.

What about flatwound strings? Ever try those? I heard Peter Buck of REM used those at some point (though not sure if that is true).

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Na, but the bassist in our band had them before and they do sound cool. Much more muted to my ears. Would love to try them on guitar!

@polkatronixx

10 ай бұрын

@@thesethingsmakenoises I generally use flatwounds on my basses - but have yet to try them on my guitar. I'd imagine they aren't as bright. Might give them a try, though.

I like 9s and I'm not ashamed to say it.

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Haha fair enough mate!

@mahmam3128

10 ай бұрын

9s are the perfect gauge unless you are tuning down or using a short scale guitar

Not an expert on this but... Thinner strings result in less output in your pu's. Could it be the difference in tone is this output with maybe a higher volume on guitar or volume/gain on amp? Just wondering.

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

Ahhh maybe! That makes sense actually.

I should try getting some 11s, I've really only played 10s on every guitar I have. Never really liked how new strings sounded, I really like a lot of treble, but new strings sound too "clank-y"

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Ahh maybe 11’s would be good for you then!

Could you do one on different strings for different genres? Brit mod rock, nin rock, new wave, cure style. I know nothing.

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

I reckon these would work for all of them mate!

I always use skinny top heavy bottom

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Ahh yeah fair play. Can be an awesome shout!

Thicker gauges are also better for short scale guitars like mustangs and Jaguars (what I play)

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

Good point!

Actually after years of using a tube screamer into an amp I stopped doing that full stop to actually get that bottom end in my recordings. For metal and super saturated amps though...

@thesethingsmakenoises

8 ай бұрын

Yeah can be really useful for those genres for sure.

it's funny how on this channel videos can be named differently or have a different thumbnail on the next day i know of course why, but, funny

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Guilty!!!

hey whats the name of your band?

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Hey it’s called October Drift!

11 to 52👍

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

Awesome!

I personally use Ernie Ball Not Even Slinkies but thats probably because I play in drop B and C# all the time

@emorystoffle8987

10 ай бұрын

Also does anyone know any good budget reverbs I prefer a nice plate if possible

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

They are absolutely solid to be fair!

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

The holy grail is always a winner!

Thanks captain obvious.

@thesethingsmakenoises

10 ай бұрын

I thought it could help some people not have to try out every string gauge going before settling on something, but no probs if you’ve already got it nailed down ✌️

@southaustinlyfe9497

10 ай бұрын

@@thesethingsmakenoises I appreciated it. I'm using D'addario 10s and Ernie Ball 10s. I had used 11s for years but this year started getting more serious about learning to play better (I've been "playing" for over 40 years but never felt like I "knew how to play"). I found the 10s were easier for learning scales and being able to move more quickly around the fretboard. I only started playing around with alternate tunings in the past month or so and am finding that the Ernie Ball 10s on my "Strat" don't stay in tune as well as they did in standard so I'm really glad you mentioned the heavier strings staying in tune better in the lower tunings. I'll pick up some 11s next time I change strings on my strat and see how they work. Thanks!

@thesethingsmakenoises

9 ай бұрын

🤘🙌

Too much talk.