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re: What acoustic guitar strings do you like and why?
Posted on 11/7/17 at 5:34 pm to MountainTiger
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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Posted on 11/7/17 at 5:45 pm to TheFretShack
Once I tried Elixirs I was hooked.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 5:50 pm to TheFretShack
I'm not trying to kick dirt on the Elixirs. I used them for years and they're the strings that come on new Taylors. So they can't be too bad. I just like the D'Addarios better. I think you were the one that suggested them to me.
Another string that I used to like a lot are Martin Marquis. John Pearse are good strings and I recently tried a set of GHS Americanas on my resonator and I like the way they sound too. In a word: rustic.
Another string that I used to like a lot are Martin Marquis. John Pearse are good strings and I recently tried a set of GHS Americanas on my resonator and I like the way they sound too. In a word: rustic.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 8:14 pm to TheFretShack
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loyalist to D'Addario strings in general for acoustic instruments.
Seconded.
Posted on 11/8/17 at 9:43 am to TheFretShack
I also go D'Addario EXP on my acoustics. I go with the 12-56 because I tend to play in Open G6 more often the not and it tends to prefer a little heavier string.
Posted on 11/8/17 at 11:12 am to TheFretShack
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I'm another D'Addario EXP Phosphor Bronze user and a loyalist to D'Addario strings in general for acoustic instruments.
Are these the same as “Clear Tones” I believe? I see these all the time at GC and I believe they are D-Addarios?
I’ve used
Elixir: like them. I find they rust and look crappy whether I look after them or not. They turn a rusty green. And of course the strings up in frets 1-5 get the most abused and are hardest to clean.
Martin Coated: they were fine. Just fine.
Ernie Ball : aluminum bronze. Did not like. VERY bright to my ear. If you love a Taylor Bright sound they may be worth a look. But I found them so bright they were “jangly” for lack of a better term.
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