Kaizen Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hey there. The strings on my acoustic badly need replaced. Looking for something nice and bright, especially on the low strings. What should i go for?x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Light gauge Elixers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I've always liked light gauge Martins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 D'Addario Phosphor Bronze are my preference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 acht! 3 different recommendations... not useful =Px Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I prefer D'Addario over Martin because they feel smoother and are generally brighter sounding. The Elixirs are very much the "marmite" strings. I prefer the other strings because they don't feel as artificial as the Elixirs (though it was more the polyweb than the nanoweb coated versions that this was evident on).Price may sway you I dunno:-Martin Bronze - 5.25Martin Phosphor Bronze - 5.75D'Addario Phosphor Bronze - 7.45Elixir - 16.95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-matthEw- Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Light gauge Elixers.Old Gold speaks the truth. Once you've played them in for a couple of days they're by far the best. Don't let price put you off too much as they sound 'alive' at least twice as long as other strings in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry b Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Phosphor bronze Elixir . gauge dependent on guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Is there a way to work out the gauge of the strings you already using? cos i cant remember for the life of me.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Use a Micrometer.Yeah you get twice the life from Elixirs. Twice the price so benefit in that aspect.I just prefer the D'Adds personally Thing is though, to be honest, if it's a cheap guitar, Elixirs do the best job of making it sound better, but on a higher quality instrument I find that the D'Adds and Martins do as well/better at this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry b Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Take your guitar to a music shop and get their advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Take your guitar to a music shop and get their advice.This is true. Come down to R&B and I'll tell you the same thing there when I'm working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stichman Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 In my experience, Elixirs don't last any longer than other strings. Though that's probably more to do with my cack-handed strumming technique.I say Martins are a good bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Went with the martins. Mostly due do monetary problems. However, I've got a bit of a problem.Most of the strings have the really nice bright metallic kinda sound that i like except my D string. It sounds kinds dull... cant notice it when strumming but playing anything else, where the string is played on its own, its kinda obvious. Funnily enough, If i use my capo on the 3rd fret or higher, it sounds much brighter. I'm thinking its just my guitar being crap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 try giving your nut a clean and a lube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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