Check out GHS "new packaging"

[jvanhorn]

GHS has been around forever, they are one of the originals. Been around since the early 60's.

Along with EB, some of the companies that actually make their own strings are GHS, LaBella, SIT, D'Addario, DR, Dunlop, and D'Aquisto. Fender too I guess, but not in the USA.

I've tried all of the above and still use Slinky's on my guitar

I might be wrong about this but I thought Gibson made their own strings. I thought that EB, SIT , GHS and A'ddario were the only other ones--but what do I know.

[jvanhorn]

I use Slinkys the majority of the time but I have to confess to using SIT occassionaly. Why? [1] everyone needs a change now and then--I guess it's human nature, they just get tired of doing the same old thing over and over. [2] I like their strings and [3] I like to help out the little guys every now and then. I don't really know how little they really are [I have been told they makes strings for others as well as for themselves] but I imagine compared to Ernie Ball and D'Addario they are small fish.

[Big Poppa]

why are we talking about sit?

[JayDawg]

I started out using Ernie Ball strings and liked them. For some stupid reason, I also started using another brand around the same time and also liked them but over the last 2 or 3 years, that brands set of strings was going dead rather quickly. About 6 months ago I switched back to Ernie Ball and have wondered why I ever left. I re-strung all of my basses with Ernie Ball's and all of the strings on all of my basses are still bright and never go out of tune.

[Big Poppa]

its done to death