Shawn Brock -> RE: dead sounding g string (Oct. 23 2011 21:39:11)
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If you put on a set of the Daddario J45's or J46's, (45 is medium, and 46 is high tension), you may notice some difference with the G, but I don't think that it will be the one magical thing which will satisfy you with the guitar. I have owned 100s of guitars and tried pretty much every brand of string that can be found. In my experience the strings don't hinder or assist a guitar all that much. Don't get me wrong, some strings are just junk and don't sound or play good on some guitars, but its not the end all for an instrument. What strings you put on a guitar is just like how far or near you like to put your car seat to the peddles. It makes a big difference to you, but even if you are a little to far back or to near you can still drive the car. Maybe you won't be in your comfort zone, but you still can operate the thing... If I were you I would try a set of the J45 or J46, just to make sure that you have given the guitar all the chances you can. If it don't work out, I would try to return it. That is one of the good things about some of these places like Guitar Center, you have 30 days to return something if it don't work out. In that price range one of the best guitars I have ever seen is these new flamencos from Orpheus Valley. They are around $450 for the entry level guitar, and they kill the GK. The first one I ever saw was last week, and I almost bought it on the spot, though I have 8 guitars which are worth more than $3000 each. The only bad thing about these Orpheus Valley guitars at that price is they don't have a pickup. So if that's something you need, it may not work. Trust me on this though, they are set up great, they have plenty of volume, and its the best anyone could do for that kind of money. I just can't put into words how shocked I was when I played those guitars. As for the guitar going out of tune, nylon strings do that a lot. If the pitch is falling drastically then I would say that the saddle is sinking, just like my GK did, but if the guitar is just going a little out, that's normal. The tuning machines are pretty cheap on the GK though and they will go out of tune a lot easier than upgraded tuners will. Something that some guys do is when they first pick up the guitar, they will run their hands swiftly up and down the strings for a little while. When the strings have warmed, they are more stable for tuning. I have even had some strings that would fall into tune after I warmed them up. Because nylon is so heat sensitive, they do expand and contract more drastically than steel strings. Just keep hanging in there buddy, and keep posting on this. I'm interested in the outcome with this guitar. Shawn
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