just curious..ive never been a fan a d'addario's....i like the elixir and martin strings...but this is my first breedlove...so what works well...i have
the ad25/sr
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what strings are you using?
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Posts: 11 August 26, 2008 04:46:47 |
I use Dean Markley Alchemy Gold Bronze light strings. To my ears, it brightens the sound of the guitar more than other strings I've tried and
better achieves the tone I prefer. The Alchemy strings also seem to maintain their crisp tonality over a longer period of time (i.e., months) compared to, for
example, the D'Addario EXP lights or the Elixir Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb lights, both of which
I've also tried.
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Posts: 2395 August 26, 2008 05:17:03
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Strings are such a personal choice, and you'll get widely varying opinions/preferences when asking about them. I have been using John Pearse New Mediums
(80/20) on my C25 for a while now. As with my other rosewood-type guitars I prefer 80/20s to Phosphor Bronze because I find the tone less metallic and harsh.
The New Mediums are actually light gauge strings, but with a 13, 17 for the e and b strings. These "fatten" up the trebles to my ears.
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Posts: 2054 August 26, 2008 09:01:31
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I use D'addario's extended strings with a 12 on top. I sometime take the 12 off and put on a 13 if I think I might want to do some sliding on it.
However, I seldom do that now as most of my slide stuff I am doing with my National Style O.
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Posts: 117 August 26, 2008 14:09:01 |
I've been using Dean Markley Gold-phos Alchemy strings on my 6 and giving them to my students. We all get a year out of a set. I use that guitar to teach,
so the sound is not as important right now.
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Posts: 2054 August 26, 2008 16:08:43
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Sven wrote:You are getting a year out of one set of strings? Amazing! How long before they loose that new sparkle that you have with strings when you first put them on? ragtime man |
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Posts: 2395 August 26, 2008 18:36:46
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I agree - a year is a long time!
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Posts: 6 August 26, 2008 21:24:24 |
Personally, I like a smoother, full sound. I have recently tried the Thomastik-Infeld Plectrums in 11-50 and they are WONDERFUL. Rich and clear. And they do
last a long time for an uncoated string. You can get them on: www.Juststrings.com
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Posts: 117 August 27, 2008 19:59:48 |
ragtime man wrote: Well, they don't actually seem to have that. Like I said, I don't use them for the sound. However, unlike the other brands, the plain strings are also coated and have a brass color to them. Why have coated basses when the plain strings rust anyway? |
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Posts: 2395 August 28, 2008 01:50:52
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Personally, I like a smoother, full sound. I have recently tried the Thomastik-Infeld Plectrums in 11-50 and they are WONDERFUL.I just picked some of these up (different gauge) for my Lowden. I've read many positive reviews and am anxious to give them a go! Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a
fire. -William Butler Yeats
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Posts: 1644 August 28, 2008 08:18:53 BGMF Owner & Founder "Fame is but a fruit tree" Nick Drake
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ragtime man wrote:I like the EXP's too. That's what they send the Breedloves out with. I have never not enjoyed a set I have used. I also like Dean Markley brass strings too. Dean Markley 82/R Dean Markley Vintage Tony Rice uses D'Aquisto nickel-plated steel strings in gauges of 13, 17, 26, 35, 45, and 57. Tony has a preference for nickel strings so I started using the brass cuz nickel was hard to find until recently when Tony came out with his own strings. Strings explained More strings explained Professor Strings B.G.M.F. strings FAQ
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Slope Shoulder
Posts: 2395 August 28, 2008 16:53:23
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Man, that Rice guy can play a little can't he?
Thanks for sharing OmegaDude. Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a
fire. -William Butler Yeats
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Posts: 2054 August 28, 2008 23:20:14
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He sure can play!
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Posts: 2395 September 27, 2008 12:29:48
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Tony Rice uses D'Aquisto nickel-plated steel strings in gauges of 13, 17, 26, 35, 45, and 57.I am quite fond of the John Pearse Nickels. I hear a lot of wood and very little string on my D-18 with these things. Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a
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Posts: 16 October 4, 2008 10:44:58 |
just threw on a set of sit silencers and these are my new favorite strings...ive been using sit strings on my electrics and thought id give them a
try...awesome sound, just hard to get
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Hey eclimax, I am curious about why... | #15 | ||
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Posts: 2797 October 4, 2008 11:59:36
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...they are called silencers? I have used the sit guitar polish but never tried their strings.
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Posts: 2054 October 5, 2008 20:09:53
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Fingerpicker wrote:Fingerpicker they are called Silencers and the website is as follows: http://www.sitstrings.com/show_product.php?id=17 ragtime man |
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Posts: 2797 October 6, 2008 13:51:49
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From the S.I.T. website: "The Silencer process of "Inverse String Winding" compresses the outermost part of the cover wrap while leaving the
internal portion of the string intact. This design - exclusive to S.I.T. - produces a silky feel minimizing finger and fret noise, but explodes with a round
wound sound!"
To me this sounds like marketing mumbo jumbo "Inverse String Winding" but if the strings are in the normal price range of others, I would give them a try to see how silky they feel, how much finger and fret noise (I happen to like finger noise) they minimize and finally if they truely explode with round wound sound. (Wanted to say nice alliteration on the round wound sound but it's not really alliteration, close but it escapes me as to what to call it. Does anybody out there remember what this is called? It will drive me crazy now.) Will look for them to give them a try...ya just never know. I had been playing single note instruments and I wanted to hear a guitar played as a piano. Leo Kottke |
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Posts: 16 October 23, 2008 00:12:34 |
I love the sound of week old Elixir nanoweb 12's on my Atlas. Although I want to try some of the John Pearse nikel wounds. I have seen great reveiw from
folsk about them.
Atlas AC25/SR Plus
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Posts: 80 November 12, 2008 13:42:58 |
I use Dean Markley Alchemy Goldbronze light gauge (.011-.052) exclusively. When I had my Revival custom shop 000 made, I supplied the string dimensions to
Breedlove so they could slot the nut for those specific strings, but I use them on every steel string guitar I own.
I find they hold a tune better than any other (haven't tried the cryogenically treated strings yet) and also hold their tone much better and longer than any others. They are somewhat expensive, but they seem to last at least 6 months on my guits, much longer if I don't play the guitar much, whereas I was having to change other brands at about 2 or 3 months b/c all 6 were "dead" at that time--so there is true economy there. I've noticed that after 6 months the DM Alchemy Goldbronze low E string seems to get a bit dull, but the rest retain their excellent sound qualities long after that low E string has gone dead. Dugly 
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Posts: 13 December 16, 2008 12:08:16 |
I have been using DR sunbeams on my Atlas and they sound really good and last pretty long to boot!
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