Im having trouble finding the perfect strings for my strat,
what kind would you recommend?

Ernie Ball Regular Slinky
Gauge - 10 - 13 - 17 - 26 - 36 - 46
there long lasting and take a beating
tone's very crisp i have used others in
the past nothing like the Slinky.

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I use D'addario XL's... they sound great and feel slinkier than anything I've played, but even more important is that they're more consistent from set to set and intonate better than any string I've ever tried (and I've been through them all).

I've been using the Fender Super Bullets and I have not broke a string yet. I use the 9's on one guitar and 10's on another. I like 'em because they feel and sound great and they fit snug in the trem block. It's worth checking out.....they're only $4-$5.

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2005 Fender American Stratocaster W/Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in bridge and Seymour Duncan SSL-5 in neck.
1995 Fender American Standard Stratocaster
Line 6 Spider II 150 watt head W/Ampeg 4x12 Cab
Laney Pro-Linebacker PL65R

When I started playing guitar again for the second time in 2000 I spent over a year buying and trying many many brands and gauges of strings. I thought it would never end.
I kept going back to Dean Markley Blue Steel strings. Later I decided I wanted to use Flatwounds, but in a lighter gauge (usually 11's are the lightest for flatwounds). So I started making my own sets using Dean Markley Flatwound's and Dean Markley Blue Steel's.

Best advice I can give you is to get a small notebook, buy several sets of different brands and gauges of strings and try them out. Keep notes on what you like and dislike on each set.

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

Dean Markley Blue Steel 10-46 for a Strat. Very nice sounding, durable strings. They're the only strings I've used that I could tell a difference in my tone.

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2004 American Deluxe V-Neck Strat w/Kinman Blues
2007 American Deluxe Tele w/Kinman Broadcasters
Mesa Boogie Lonestar Classic 2X12
Fender Cyber-Twin SE

I use GHS regular .10's for 24 years

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I use Fender Pure Nickel 11 gauge. i prefer nickel because its a bit warmer, and I just like the tone allot more. I use fender's because i prefer the 49 gauge low E, instead of 52 like most 11 gauge strings sets have.

I like Ernie Ball Classics nickel wound 10's.

Ive recently switched to diaddiro 10-46 on my gibsons. IDK what Ill put on my strat.

Gonna be a little stiffer on the strat with the longer scale length at concert pitch.

How much? Will they feel like 11s on my sg? Maybe I should just go with 9s.

I played 9's for 20 years and it took me a long time to get used to 10's on my strat. To me now, 9's sound tinny and toneless. On a guitar, 10's will have less tension on a 24.75" scale length (Gibson) and more tension on a 25.5 scale length (Fender).