MikeChandler -> RE: La Bella 820 Flamenco Strings - improved (Oct. 9 2015 16:57:00)
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So... are the new sets STILL marked with "new improved trebles" on a yellow sticker? Or is there some other way to ascertain which trebles you got? I just bought some from strings by mail, so I have no idea which ones they are. I had some non-flamenco strings on my guitar that worked very well despite being kludged together, but they didn't have a lot of projection and were not very full - they were mostly thin (but not tinny), crisp, and dry sounding, with excellent balance and super easy tension (ridiculously so). It was comprised of Oasis normal tension GPX bass strings, a Galli Carbonio 3rd string, and augustine imperial blue 1st and 2nd strings. The imperials had a very sweet singing tone to them and the carbon G string was very sweet too - whereas most other sets sounded thuddy on the G. The tension and balance was so good - especially chorded strumming or rasqueados that I was hesitant to change them out. But I really wanted to try the La Bella 820B. I put the 820B strings on last night - the jury is still out. The sound is completely different! The G string is itself a step backwards, having a bit of thuddiness to it in comparison to the carbon G string. But it does feel nice, and apparently is intonated better, as is the B string. There are more overtones overall. I am going to wait until the strings are well broken in to pass judgement on tone - I have no idea how long these take to reach their peak sound. But I will say this - they sure tuned up fast, and seem very stable tuning wise. The tension is noticeably higher. Anybody know how long the 820B take to break in?
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