Joseph Meditz
From:
Sierra Vista, AZ
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Posted 16 Jun 2012 8:43 pm |
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I have four 7/8" diameter bars that I measured and weighed. They are listed in the table by my order of preference  .
The three steel bars are easy to rate. Of those the BJS is the best, hands down. It was my first bar that I have used a lot. It is a joy to use, beautiful tone, and shows absolutely no signs of wear. The Dunlop is the worst and the deadest. The Ernie Ball is lively, sounds good, and inexpensive, but I don't know how well they hold up.
The Zirc is in a class by itself. It is a high performance bar with a nice tonal sweet spot. Non-metalic, hard, smooth, high-tech, it is my go-to bar for both pedal and lap. For lap I find the 7/8" steel bars to be uncomfortably heavy while the short 3/4" bars are not substantial enough for me. So for lap the Zirc is just right. 
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