"Hey Don: I have tried Cleartones on my Breedlove & Garrison 12-strings and love 'em. Bright sound with good bass...... and they don't seem to sprinkle dust all over the keyboard. I'm gonna try a set on my Taylor & Larrivee…"
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Stephen Boyke replied to Don Shiffrin's discussion String Suggestions in the group Fingerstyle players"Try many brands, compositions (e.g., 80/20, phos bronze, etc.) and different string gauges. Leave the string on until they die. That way you can experience them in the three parts of their life - new, mid-life and end-life. Keep a written record of…"
Steve Widmeyer replied to Don Shiffrin's discussion String Suggestions in the group Fingerstyle players"I've had good results with Dean Markley "Alchemy" mediums on my J40; I also like Martin Eric Clapton; Martin's new Flexcore strings aren't bad, either."
Jim Scanlan replied to Don Shiffrin's discussion String Suggestions in the group Fingerstyle players"Hi Don...I might as well add my two cents worth to the discussion, I play a '62 Martin D28, A Martin OM, An Alvarez/Yari Dread and A Blueberry Parlor guitar. ON the D28 I use light guage PB's, D'Addarios or Clear tone coated strings.…"
Forrest Anderson replied to Don Shiffrin's discussion String Suggestions in the group Fingerstyle players"I use the D'Addarios, too. Generally the EXP 12s. They sound brighter to me. I also find the gauge of the strings makes a big difference. I have a Santa Cruz F that sounds great with mediums and very poor with lights. According to Santa Cruz,…"
Ken Gaugler replied to Don Shiffrin's discussion String Suggestions in the group Fingerstyle players"Try the D'Addario EXP16s if you prefer light strings. I started using these for fingerstyle recently. The sound is not quite as bright as the plain Phosphor-Bronze strings, but the last set of strings lasted me more than a month. I usually…"
Melvin Sumodobila replied to Don Shiffrin's discussion String Suggestions in the group Fingerstyle players"Hey Don. Ah, a string question. I'll attempt this one...lol. I haven't really work much with steel strings on guitars and the knowledge I do know may not be as helpful =( but, when I did play with my electric I aways chose…"
Charles replied to Don Shiffrin's discussion String Suggestions in the group Fingerstyle players"I play mostly two types of music and hang around musicians who do the same. I play either a Martin D or J model for bluegrass or country music and a Martin 0, 00, or 000 for finger picking blues. In my opinion, a flatpicked D or J Martin sounds best…"
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