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What strings do the big names use?
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a_arnold
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 RE: What strings do the big names use? (in reply to a_arnold)
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In the old Days it was labella 820B or the red ones, and Savarez Red card used a lot. Pro's probably mixed up sets a lot. I have seen those wound G strings used in old vids. Tomatito I also heard used Hannabach, but now I see he is advertising Luthier. Nowadays Luthier is used by a lot of pros that used to use Labella or Savarez. Gerardo uses Luthier, but I have seen la bellas black trebs on his guitars too, just a few years ago.
Sabicas certainly mixed his sets (see first post in this thread).
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Savaraz Corrum Alliance has the best sound for my Negra but that fresh sound is not for long and they die too fast!
Bikhiyal is right about Savarez. I play right through the D string in 2 weeks -- the wire wrapping breaks over a fret and starts to unwind, and I have to change or start tearing up my fingers.
I wonder if that is a generality -- the best sounding strings don't last long? Maybe the technology has improved and that is no longer the case (Savarez have been around a looong time). But I can say that having compared a bunch of different d'Addario types -- including those "EXP45" extended play silver on copper ones, the extended play were the deadest sounding from the beginning. Yes, they lasted longer, but they felt dead almost from the start. So maybe it just seemed longer. The d'Addario that stood up best to Sabicas' Savarez/LaBella combination was the composite set with the extra 3rd string, which has a more percussive snap -- not quite as snappy as the Savarez or LaBella wound 3rd, but a good percussive compromise between the mellow liquidity of the LaBella gold 3rd and the (to my mind) too raspy wound 3rd.
But I'm talking about my own preferences, and that's off topic.
What about Juan Serrano, Victor Monge, Nino Ricardo, etc. Anybody have old programs from their concerts? Quite often, they will mention what guitar and string makers the artist is playing.
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Date Mar. 16 2007 1:28:32
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Haithamflamenco
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From: Bahrain
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 RE: What strings do the big names use? (in reply to frhout)
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the only four types of strings that i used are:
1. la bella 2001 black trebles HT
2. Hannabach Flamenco 827 MT black
3. D'Addario pro arte normal tension
4. Augustine Blue Label
i ordered them according to my favourtie,
la bella was ma best choice, the basses sound great even the trebles, the problem of the d strings, cut off very fast.
D'Addario is my second choice, they sounds great.
Hannabach, good, but i was so disappointed with the sound of trebles, they were so dead.
Augustine Blue, is not bad, but they died so fast,
my best choice is la bella, and not keep them longer than one month, cause my country is so hot and humid, and i practice too much on them.
what type of daddario that vicente amigo use? pro arte or what?
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Date Apr. 2 2007 16:34:07
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