flyeogh -> Strings and advancement (Oct. 31 2019 14:10:41)
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Yup I know!!! But I was reading posts here from 10 years ago on tension, best strings, preferred strings, etc.. It is amazing the wealth of information stored away on this foro [:)]. My first thought is - great advice on here before 2010 but surely technology has improved strings over the last 10+ years? Or maybe not? Maybe the strings of 2005 were pretty good and all that's left for the makers is very fine tuning? Then I found I still have sets of La Bella that are well over 10 years old [:-] As long as they are wrapped in plastic I assume they do not deteriorate? And I doubt I'll think that they are inferior to the strings of today. I generally use D'addario EJ45 and EJ25, and am about to try EJ47. To be honest I don't hear/feel much difference between different normal tension strings. The only thing I note is that the D'addario take some days to not need tuning every 20 mins (which for me is OK as I have 3 guitars always available). But I've just seen on the stewmac site (my favourite supplier with prices below half of those here in Spain), GHS La Classique Nylon Strings and despite what I've said find myself tempted. So my final question ("thought he'd never stop [:@]") is, when I, as a beginner, find a great string for one of my three guitars will I know it? Or is it more a case of the more you spend (in general terms) the better the performance? And only you top guys with years of experience can decide if you're being impacted by string quality? Cheers
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