Hi there.....
Anybody knows what size are the strings originally maunted on a american standard stratocaster..... I think 0.9/42 but i'm not sure.....
Super bullet are really better than other??? Well that last one is probably about personal taste!
Thanks for halp!

yes, they are 9's.

in my opinion, the super bullets work as well as every other brand of string.

I tried them once, and after 5 days of normal playing (2 hours a day maximum), I hadn't broken any strings, but they had corroded and gotten all nasty. So after that, I switched back to Ernie Ball's. They seem to not corrode as easily.

and 9's are the standard size for strats.

The answer's been given on string gauge. I'll give my 2 cents worth on brand. It is a very personal and subjective topic but I've played Ernie Ball Slinkys, Fender Super Bullets, GHS Boomers, and Dean Markley Blue Steels. The Blue Steels are the only string that I could actually hear a difference in tone when I tried them. My friend and guitar tech put a set on when I had a Strat setup. Glad he did! They last longer tonewise, and I have yet to have one break. GHS was my string of choice before the Blue Steels. Fenders were just okay, and the Ernie Balls come in last. BTW, I play 10-46 on my Strat and 11-52 on my Tele. I play live weekly, not to mention practice, and change my strings about every other month.

Strings really aren't that expensive so grab a set from a few different brands and find out for yourself what you prefer. You may be surprised the differencs a string change can make.

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Fender Cyber-Twin SE

9's are usually standard - on most electrics.

Brand is preference - they're all pretty similar with small and subtle differences. Assuming they're one of the major strings brands and not "Bob Smith's XXX Turbo Guitar Strings" made by some local douche bag.

I have used D'addario for years now

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explorationx

could you provide a picture please ?
Thanks

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Cherry Red American Standard Strat

I have used ernie balls for years but I heard the bullets ones sit better in the string holes at the bridge ....

I was using d'darrio strings for a long time, they were just easy to get anywhere on the road and my local store had a good deal on 3 sets...
Then last year I put Fender Super bullets on my strat and Jazzmaster for a recording session and everything changed. I don't know if they're slightly different tension or a different composition of metal but the Bullets were brighter, had more attack AND most crucially they were more affected by the magnets in the strat pickups. Suddenly I was losing sustain to the magnets damping string vibration. I decided I needed to either drop my pickups for the increased magnetic attraction of the bullets and stick with those strings, or go back to d'darrios. In the end I went back to the Ernie Balls I used before and the problem was gone. I like Super Bullets, the way they fit in the trem block is great for a fender, but they're a little too bright and spanky for my sound.
yeah, so something else to think about there!
nick

I use Bullets, I've been playing 5 months and the difference is obvious even to me they are superb

Best Wishes

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