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re: What acoustic guitar strings do you like and why?
Posted on 11/7/17 at 5:07 pm to Pintail
Posted on 11/7/17 at 5:07 pm to Pintail
D'Addario EXP16 Coated Phosphor Bronze .012 - .053
For reference, this is on a Taylor 612ce that is played almost exclusively fingerstyle. What I like about them is that they have a rich mellow tone that tames the brightness of a maple guitar with a smaller body. The coated strings last longer and sound better than Elixirs. Also, on 2 out of the last 3 sets of Elixirs I had, the coating on the strings started to fray. Maybe I left them on for too long but that's the whole point of coated strings.
E->G is a pretty long way to go. For some reason I have more trouble with G-strings breaking when re-tuning than any other string. I use a lot of different tunings but I try to do it so that I never have to re-tune the G more than a whole step. In fact, I really don't like to tune it higher at all. There is one song I play that calls for a tuning of C#-A-C#-G#-A-E. I tune that one down a half step to C-Ab-C-G-Ab-Eb so that I don't have to go up from a G to a G#.
For reference, this is on a Taylor 612ce that is played almost exclusively fingerstyle. What I like about them is that they have a rich mellow tone that tames the brightness of a maple guitar with a smaller body. The coated strings last longer and sound better than Elixirs. Also, on 2 out of the last 3 sets of Elixirs I had, the coating on the strings started to fray. Maybe I left them on for too long but that's the whole point of coated strings.
E->G is a pretty long way to go. For some reason I have more trouble with G-strings breaking when re-tuning than any other string. I use a lot of different tunings but I try to do it so that I never have to re-tune the G more than a whole step. In fact, I really don't like to tune it higher at all. There is one song I play that calls for a tuning of C#-A-C#-G#-A-E. I tune that one down a half step to C-Ab-C-G-Ab-Eb so that I don't have to go up from a G to a G#.
This post was edited on 11/7/17 at 5:13 pm
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Posted on 11/7/17 at 5:34 pm to MountainTiger
I'm another D'Addario EXP Phosphor Bronze user and a loyalist to D'Addario strings in general for acoustic instruments.
I personally use 11-52 so there's not a great of a shock factor on my fingers going back and forth between my acoustic (heavily modified 70s Gibson Hummingbird) and my electrics (strung with 10-46s). The 11s still sound nice and full as an acoustic should. I use the EXP 10-47 12-string set on my 12'er (Ovation) for ease of play and to keep overall string tension on the guitar at a minimum.
As for Elixirs, I encourage my repair shop clients to provide their string preference if they don't like D'Addarios, and Elixir Nanowebs are almost always the acoustic strings the "bring your owns" bring. So they're worth a try if you haven't already - a massive market segment loves them.
I personally use 11-52 so there's not a great of a shock factor on my fingers going back and forth between my acoustic (heavily modified 70s Gibson Hummingbird) and my electrics (strung with 10-46s). The 11s still sound nice and full as an acoustic should. I use the EXP 10-47 12-string set on my 12'er (Ovation) for ease of play and to keep overall string tension on the guitar at a minimum.
As for Elixirs, I encourage my repair shop clients to provide their string preference if they don't like D'Addarios, and Elixir Nanowebs are almost always the acoustic strings the "bring your owns" bring. So they're worth a try if you haven't already - a massive market segment loves them.
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