Aquila Ambra 900 Classical Guitar Strings 55C, Full Set

I have played Aquila strings almost exclusively on all my guitars for the past 20 or so years. My current axe is a maple 640 mm scale Torres style guitar built for me a few years ago. I was looking for a string to complement the guitar and bring an old world sound to the music. Real gut strings are too costly for my place in the food chain, but synthetic gut, now that was a different story. The 900's description drew me in.

While I will take a flier every so often and try someone's "new" strings, I always (1) assess any string against the 900's and (2) return to the 900's for long term playing.

Love the strings, they feel great and break in really fast. They just rust kinda fast. My g string keep in unraveling at the bridge. Have to keep snipping it. Almost to the knot now. This is my second pair. I change them with in 4 months, but they are only 10 dollars...

I have Aquila on my uke but decided to try them on my classical. Love 'em. I am still experimenting with classical string brands and SBM makes it easy and cost effective to
try the various brands. I am a customer for life.

These are one of my favorite string sets. The sonority of the bass strings compliments the trebles beautifully. They have a " darker" sound than most modern strings. I have not had breakage issues with these- I've used several sets. The one thing misleading about these is the description. They are most definitely meant to be tuned to 440hz. I emailed aquila, and the owner wrote me back and told me he personally designed them for standard tuning. It's the true gut strings that aren't meant for standard tuning. 440hz for the 800 set as well.

Be careful before you buy these strings. They are NOT for ordinary guitars. Just for antiques and CANNOT be tuned to standard tuning. I realized this too late. I wish there were a warning on the packaging.