strings for ovation

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Permalink Reply by Eric Stuart on June 30, 2010 at 8:28pm

Joe,
My opinion may seem a bit biased since I have an endorsement from D'addario but I prefer the custom lights (EJ26) (011,015,022,032,042,052). Not too bright and sound great.What are you looking for? Ovations are already very bright so I am betting not more of that.
Eric.

Permalink Reply by g8r on July 1, 2010 at 7:50am

The Factory ships them with D'Add EXP16 or Adamas 1818. With the caveat that these are personal opinions and YMMV, and I don't have any financial interest in any of these products, here are my observations. I usually use D'Add EJ16 on my Ovations. They don't last as long as the EXP16, but then again my body chemistry is pretty rough on all strings and I wear out the coated strings much faster than their cost justifies. I've never liked Elixirs, they just sound dead to me right out of the box - but they do sound better after a bit of use. Right now I have Cleartone EMPs on all 3 of my Adamas and I'm really liking those. They're a bit pricier than other coated strings, but they're lasting a heckuva lot longer for me than any other string I've tried.

Permalink Reply by CLindsey5808 on July 1, 2010 at 9:57am

My newest guitar is an Ovation iDea and the music store here recomends EXP16 coated light gauge strings for my Ovation. I have enjoyed playing with these strings because of the easy action on the fret board.

Permalink Reply by Steven Heller on July 1, 2010 at 6:04pm

I put some Martin Acoustic FX (flexible core) light 0.12 to 0.54 on my ovation applause and it was a little easier to play. Also if my fingers get tired I put a capo on and it makes it a little easier. Someday maybe I'll try messing with the bridge to get the strings a little closer to my fretboard. (maybe)

Permalink Reply by joe ray on July 5, 2010 at 5:28am

thanks everybody for your feedback . I have tried ej 16,exp11,martins it seems like the coated bronze strings sound the best.I know that it is all a personal preference it seems like the exp 11 are hard to find around my area.

Permalink Reply by g8r on July 5, 2010 at 9:22am

I'm all for supporting the local mom&pop music store, but if you can't find the strings you want locally there are a few online sources that are excellent. Two of the best are juststrings and stringsand beyond

Permalink Reply by joe ray on July 5, 2010 at 6:16pm

thanks i checked these web sight and i can get exp 11 for half the price i normaly pay when i can get them