Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.
This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.
We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.
|
|
Guitar Strings Experimenting
|
You are logged in as Guest
|
Users viewing this topic: none
|
|
Login | |
|
Guest
|
RE: Guitar Strings Experimenting (in reply to FlamencoD)
|
|
|
While your at it If you like the Conde strings these are worth a try Much cheaper.. Not sure they are repackaged but very similar The 300 set.. http://www.fernandezmusic.com/DanielMariStrings.html I'm pretty settled on the luthier 20's but the Mari strings sounded good on my Caceres.. Really nice feel and great trebles ..
_____________________________
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Nov. 11 2013 3:01:13
|
|
beno
Posts: 881
Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary
|
RE: Guitar Strings Experimenting (in reply to FlamencoD)
|
|
|
I'm also an explorer on that field, and tried several sets: Aquila, Augustin, Aranjuez, Conde, Ramirez, Hannabach, LaBella, Fender, Galli, Luthier,Oasis, D'addario,Savarez, Thomastik, EDIT: Martin, Ernesto Palla (several type each brand, expect a few) Hense, and Royal classics are on the way but it's still going on.. As far as trebles, I really like LaBella's golden 900 set. The notes just 'pop'! The D'addarios titanium trebles, and the oasis gpx give huge sound to my blanca yet comfortable, and have a good feel. I used to love Aguila alabastro on my previous guitar, as it was far better than anything else on that guitar... as for the basses, the Oasis gpx, the D'addario dynacore, Savarez cantiga were the best for me. I loved D'addarios EXP, but it's medium tension set is not hard enough for this 650 guitar, and didn't make to try the hard tns set so far. I either don't think that using carbon strings would be blasphemy. The're just different with their pro's and con's. The ultimate experience for me is: I used to think I know a lot of strings, 'cause I experienced several kind.... Then I changed guitar, and come to know that I just know how that exact guitar reacted to one set or another. So one cannot save time on experimenting with it, and when You change guitar, You start again ...I just love it, and enjoying myself
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Nov. 26 2013 20:54:50
|
|
beno
Posts: 881
Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary
|
RE: Guitar Strings Experimenting (in reply to FlamencoD)
|
|
|
...one more thing to add the LaBella and the D'addario are the far most consistent in quality, and that also make them the best working horses IMO That include ramirez sets to be dead right away, popping Aranjez sets, also savarez, Hannabach- the nylon's shaving off with with spider-web-like things ?!, Galli's- great feel, great tone, but so much lower in volume and so on... By the way does anybody know why the heck are the european made strings priced 2times more than the US made? WHY? by SBM You can buy lets say a Daddario or LaBella for 6-10 USD, while lets say Hannabach goes for 17 bucks, also Pyramid... Not to mention that I could get aquila strings from SBM, from the US CHEAPER than I could directly from the Company residenting almost in the neighbourhood of Hungary?
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Nov. 26 2013 21:32:28
|
|
Guest
|
RE: Guitar Strings Experimenting (in reply to beno)
|
|
|
My post above has a link to Ron Fernandez Bought a some mid year But Bill offers the same service
_____________________________
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Nov. 27 2013 10:02:47
|
|
beno
Posts: 881
Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary
|
RE: Guitar Strings Experimenting (in reply to FlamencoD)
|
|
|
I don't think there would be any problem with LaBella. Those silly declarations like this string is crap, but the other is the best, are quite boring. Among all the "big names' Savarez was, and still is the most unrelieable brand, if we're at it. Nor LaBella nor D'addario had so many defected sets like Savarez, including breaking trebles right away after restringing, intonation problems, basses that die in a couple of days etc etc. ..not the mention the price they're breaking at... ...and finally, customer service. Just mention one more company, that took the time, and did something similar like LaBella did right on this forum, changing each set, that had quality problems.... I hear a lot of quality problems on Savarez sets, yet didnt came across any similar solutions....
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Dec. 7 2013 11:03:52
|
|
New Messages |
No New Messages |
Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
Locked w/ New Messages |
Locked w/o New Messages |
|
Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts
|
|
|
Forum Software powered by ASP Playground Advanced Edition 2.0.5
Copyright © 2000 - 2003 ASPPlayground.NET |
0.1865234 secs.
|