Survey: Acoustic string gauge
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Re: Survey: Acoustic string gauge
What type of acoustic are you using 10s on, oleg? What sort of playing?olegmcnoleg wrote:I use all of the above
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Re: Survey: Acoustic string gauge
Light on acoustic. They're never as easy to play as an electric so I need all the help I can get.
Oleg sold me a Walden that arrived with some magical brand of strings. It sounded wonderful then I fitted phosphor bronze and it didn't sound half as good; really toppy and tinny. I never got around to asking him what he had on there. Point being, I suppose, that good acoustic strings are important.
Oleg sold me a Walden that arrived with some magical brand of strings. It sounded wonderful then I fitted phosphor bronze and it didn't sound half as good; really toppy and tinny. I never got around to asking him what he had on there. Point being, I suppose, that good acoustic strings are important.
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It is a little mando-guitar (Tacoma Papoose). Mostly I strum it, or play folky stuff on it.codedog wrote:What type of acoustic are you using 10s on, oleg? What sort of playing?olegmcnoleg wrote:I use all of the above
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Yeah, can't help you there, I've no idea what it had on it. Elixirs probably, and now I think of it, probably 80/20 bronze strings, and probably 12s.Molly wrote:Light on acoustic. They're never as easy to play as an electric so I need all the help I can get.
Oleg sold me a Walden that arrived with some magical brand of strings. It sounded wonderful then I fitted phosphor bronze and it didn't sound half as good; really toppy and tinny. I never got around to asking him what he had on there. Point being, I suppose, that good acoustic strings are important.
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Re: Survey: Acoustic string gauge
I probably exaggerated the difference but it was definitely evident that the strings you fitted sounded warmer and all the words Bg doesn't like to see in reviews (girth and mouth-feel etc.). I play it so infrequently I've not really worried about it. Nice acoustics are wasted on me...olegmcnoleg wrote:Yeah, can't help you there, I've no idea what it had on it. Elixirs probably, and now I think of it, probably 80/20 bronze strings, and probably 12s.Molly wrote:Light on acoustic. They're never as easy to play as an electric so I need all the help I can get.
Oleg sold me a Walden that arrived with some magical brand of strings. It sounded wonderful then I fitted phosphor bronze and it didn't sound half as good; really toppy and tinny. I never got around to asking him what he had on there. Point being, I suppose, that good acoustic strings are important.
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Re: Survey: Acoustic string gauge
I use 11s and 12s.
Used to be 13s all the way but I'm now old and don't have a Martin Cannon anymore.
Used to be 13s all the way but I'm now old and don't have a Martin Cannon anymore.
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Re: Survey: Acoustic string gauge
Both JB and I are in solidarity on this. It depends on the context.Molly wrote: and all the words Bg doesn't like to see in reviews (girth and mouth-feel etc.).
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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And guitar buzzword bingo means nothing to me as I don't read TGP. I prefer words that actually mean something... like "it sounds phat as"
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.