Question about "electric" guitar strings?

Question

1. Whats a cheap and good guitar string for an electric guitar? (under 10 dollars)

2. Does it have any sizes??

3. What kind of stuff should i look at when buying an ELECTRIC guitar string??

i need it cause i broke my friends 1st string...so i really need help.........

Answer 1

Enrie Ball is pretty good for a cheap price, and you can find them in most every music/guitar store. There's no sizes really, just vary by type of guitar. It depends on the sounds, the most generic is gonna be Nickel Wound. Pure Nickel and Stainless Steel are pretty recommendable too.

Answer 2

Try Ebay. Ernie Ball strings are still cheap I think.

Answer 3

Alright first off most electric guitar strings will be under 10 dollars a pack.( a pack consisting of all 6 strings needed to fully restring a guitar)

1. Most guitar string packages run abotu the same price about 5-7 dollars. The type and brand of string is mostly preference in sound, all strings sound slightlllyyy different. But to the experienced player the difference can be much greater.

The strings also depend on what kind of music your friend likes to play, my two favorite brands are Ernie Ball and D'Addario.

If he likes rock and distortion/overdrive then stick with the Ernie Balls. However if yoru not sure, or he enjoys other types of music D'Addarious make a nice well rounded choice.

2. Yes, there are different size, they are referred to as "Gauges". Its simple, the thicker the strings the deeper the sound. Most people will stick to a standard guage if theyre not sure, or if they just liek to play everything which will usually say "regular", "light", or sometimes both "Light Regular".

Ernie Ball's standard gauge strings are refered to as "Regular Slinky"

D'Addario's are just "Light Regular"

I recommend either of the two.

3. Im not sure what you're asking for here but I will provide an image of each string's packaging.

To get these, you can use the Guitar Center website provided, or any guitar center, Sam ash, or music store with guitar supplies as these are two very popular brands.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/D-Addario-ES...

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ernie-Ball-2...