Welcome !I knew it would not be long before someone is trying to convert you to a Gibby(which is not a bad thing) 
. If you mean Providence RI that town always had a great music scene. I have not lived there since '79 but frequent it often . Chan's in Woonsocket is a favorite of mine "Jazz N'Eggrolls"
Yep, Providence, RI! Haven't been to Chan's in Woonsocket, but if they have great nime chow, I'm there! =)
@ Birdie - so far my super string theory is the older the better! I like the sound of flats - especially the original pure nickel Fender set that was on the unicorn when I got her. I'm starting to think they were even long-scale, based on my experience with mediums and where the silks end. Too bad they really needed a changing (they were getting thorny-like), because they sounded soooo 60s! Since they needed to be changed, I did some research and thought I could get the sound, feel, and longevity I was looking for from half-wounds or pressure wounds, while still taking it easy on the frets. Now, I realize there are as many opinions about strings as their are last names, so ol' Yukon Cornelius strikes again! (Yukon: "This fog's as thick as peanut butter!" Herby: "Don't you mean pea soup?" Yukon: "You eat what you like, I'll eat what I like!"
) So I tried medium scale D'Addario Half-Wounds (.45,.65,.80,.100), which were the right length, but did NOT sound the way that I had hoped. They felt decent and I liked the gauges, but the sound was just too bright & twangy for me & the E was really "dank". <That's truly the verbal expression for the sound it made! Ha!
So, I gave them three weeks or so to see if they'd get broken-in a bit, but I was still not feelin' them... Now I have Rotosound Monel 77's (flats - .40,.50,.75,.90) in medium scale (with nice turquoise blue silks!), on her, which are growing on me. I got them because my bf got us the artist endorsement deal with Rotosound (not a full-on deal, we're not on the roster!) and always talks up the monels and Entwhistle's connection with creating the 66LDs. I dug the round-wounds on the righty stang, but man, they were old & cheesed up and PURE NICKEL. The only medium/short scale pure nickel FLATS I could find are La Bellas and Pyramids - both too expensive for me right now. The Monel 77s have much more thud that had been missing with the Pressure-Wounds. I had to re-string her a few times when I took off the lolli tuners to clean & lube them, trying to fix the probs I've been having, so some of the silk came off, but not too badly. The sound is definitely more of what I was looking for than the Pressure-Wounds, the scale is good & they're easy to play (smoothness factor). The gauge really is a bit light on these 77s, and the short-scale really needs a thicker gauge for tension and to generate a bigger sound, so I'll probably end up asking for the Pyramids or La Bellas (pure nickel flats) for X-Mas!
Looks like Pilgrim, shadowcastaz & 'Buzz' (Lightyear
) are all for the Gibsons! Guys, show me a shorty Gibson that doesn't look like the devil horns and I'd gladly consider it.
