mark indigo -> RE: intro & query (Sep. 30 2015 17:28:35)
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flamenco guitar strings? we all know how one set of strings can sound great on one guitar and not so on another, or how one player loves that set and another loathes it. When a string company markets a "flamenco" set, it is surely just marketing, 'cos those strings are usually a mix of pre-existing "classical" strings. Each company's selection of "flamenco tension" or whatever they call it will suit one player or guitar and not another. That's not to say that some of the so-called "flamenco strings" aren't good. I just tried a set of Savarez Tomatito and they were amazing, but only for 2 days, then they went downhill in sound, by day 10 they were going stiff and on day 11 they were off. I just can't afford Savarez strings, as I would have to change them once a week, instead of once a month with what I usually use (D'Addario, which some people hate). And I know a guy who has an old Ramirez and he leaves those same Savarez Tomatito strings on it for months on end! It's very personal for sure, I know some folks swear by La Bella 820 flamenco strings, but I have never got on with tuning them. The Savarez Tomatito strings pack says the trebles are mix of alliance and new cristal. There was a post on here a while ago where someone posted the basses are Cantiga. anyway, anyway, this site sells single strings: http://www.stringbusters.com/ I have used them for some years now. Compare their prices, they are cheap. and I recently found this site that sells singles and half sets of basses: http://www.d-msupplies.co.uk/ but haven't ordered anything from them yet. They seem even cheaper, would be great if they prove reliable.
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