Dunlop Reverend Willy's Electric Guitar String Set - Extra Light
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Soulful, rich, articulate, and smooth sound from strings designed to emulate fat Texas tone.
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is known for big fat Texas tone that has been described as "hot, blue, and righteous." Dunlop developed Reverend Willy's strings in collaboration with Billy himself, aiming to make replacement guitar strings that offer a real punch and while remaining articulate and clear when guitarists perform his legendary leads and pinch harmonics.
Extra Light guitar string gauges: 7-9-11-20-30-38
Get the big Texas tone of Billy Gibbons when you order some Reverend Willy's guitar strings today.
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Pros
- Easy Two-step Bends
- Have Gibberish On Box
- Squeal Like Piggies
Cons
- Had Wrong Low E String
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Comments about Dunlop Reverend Willy's Electric Guitar String Set - Extra Light:
Just got these before needing to get my guitar's neck unbowed and thought "two birds with one stone!" A through high E were great, but the G slipped out of the tuning peg and was clipped so I couldn't get it back in there. Replaced it with an Ernie Ball 0.011 and all was well. Seemed, though, that the low E had a lot of tension compared to the rest of the set. My calipers measured it as being 0.042" thick. So Dunlop might make the greatest strings of all time ever, but pobody's nerfect. Replaced it with an Ernie Ball 0.032" and it's funny and cool how "fat" a thin, barely-tensioned string can sound.
Enough bellyaching - on to the strings themselves. They are awesome, amazing, stupendous, inspiring, mystifying, enchanting, encouraging, and fun. Finger vibrato, pinch harmonics (even with the tone nob rolled back), and 2-step bends are all extremely easy with these puppies. Probably can all be done with Ernie Ball Extra Slinkys for a few bucks less, but these strings are very nice. Definitely buying again so as to get the right Low E and not miss out on the G.
Comments about Dunlop Reverend Willy's Electric Guitar String Set - Extra Light:
The 7 and 9 are fantastic - I used to get sore fingers fast from the gauges that come in an 8 set. These strings make my guitar very playable!
I have smaller hands and love these strings. I play lead guitar and can now really get into my bending.
Comments about Dunlop Reverend Willy's Electric Guitar String Set - Extra Light:
These are great if you have a soft touch. Great for bends. I found myself bening when I didn't mean to. Fun to play.
Comments about Dunlop Reverend Willy's Electric Guitar String Set - Extra Light:
..I got these strings to try because I never played strings this light before. I figured it'd be a fun goof just to say I had 7's on my Tele once. But these haven't been off my guitar since I put 'em on!! I was expecting almost unplayable rubber bands but that is FAR from what I got with these.PLAYABILITY- Like buttah. Bends are effortless. In a way, they've made me a better player because instead of "feeling" the bend with the tension of heavier strings, you have to use your ears more to make sure you nail the target note. It makes you pay attention to nuance. If you're used to heavy strings, you will have to adjust your touch to a degree. But the rewards are worth it. I'm a big guy with big hands, but I've always had a really light touch so I'm able to really let myself go on these instead of fightng with a heavier gauge.DURABILITY- I bend the living hel outta these (2+ steps) and they haven't broken yet. And they stay in tune!! I've heard people complain how easy it is to knock light gauged strings outta tune, but these only needed minor stretching when I put em on and they've stayed in tune perfectly since.SOUND- The "Heavy String" vs. "Light String" debate will go on forever no doubt. Yes, the two sounds are different. But these are not lacking for tone. Sure, some bass is gone but I turned up the mass on the amp. Problem solved. The treble can be a bit more biting on light strings. I turned my treble down. Problem solved. My guitar also has a tone knob if further tweaking is required. I enjoy the clarity of these lighter strings as well.
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