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309 results
  • Year2012
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerJose Ramirez
    Instrument Model3-NAE
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerM Farber
    Strings Comment
    Nice even sound. Projects well. Really like the feel of the g string which is thick and solid.
  • Year1983
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerJose Ramirez
    Instrument Model1a
    Top woodCedar
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerRandall Ferguson
    Strings Comment
    With both, there is power to spare. And they last and last!
  • Year1972
    Instrument typeFlamenco
    Builder / ManufacturerJose Ramirez
    Instrument Model1a
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodCedar
    Back woodCedar
    PlayerRex Barker
    Strings Comment
    I really liked the plastic wound trebles they produced for the flamenco guitar but they don?t produce them anymore. They felt more aligned with the treble wound strings with my right hand. I have tried La Bella, Augustine and Hannabach but go back to Savarez because they feel right and produce the brightest sounds across the range.
  • Year2014
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerJuan Hernandez
    Instrument ModelMaestro, 650mm Scale
    Top woodCocobolo/Spruce
    Side woodCocobolo/Spruce
    Back woodCocobolo/Spruce
    PlayerAnonymous
    Strings Comment
    Hannabach strings sound better (more balanced and warmer) than the Savarez Corum Alliance Normal Tension on this Hernandez spruce top guitar. The Savarez are just too bright in the treble.
  • Year2015
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerJuan Hernandez
    Instrument Model640 Torres
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerYiren Hu
    Strings Comment
    none
  • Year2019
    Instrument typeUkulele
    Builder / ManufacturerKala
    Instrument ModelKA-SSTU-T
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodMahogany
    Back woodMahogany
    PlayerReed Wilson
    Strings Comment
    These Reds truly sing! They have a lower tension, which allows for wonderful plucking, and when strummed they sign the pants off of any other strings around, period. Only catch is, due to the iron particles imbedded in the strings (which makes them sound so bright), they are a beast to string. Truly, you need to be very careful and patient with them, especially the A (1st) string, as being too aggressive will result in a broken string. But your patience is rewarded with fabulously bright notes, and the most playable strings I've ever used.
  • Year2014
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerKauko Liikanen
    Instrument ModelDouble Top Special
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodSpruce
    Back woodSpruce
    PlayerTommi Nuortti
    Strings Comment
    Liikanen recommended, best combination so far.
  • Year2001
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerKauko Liikanen
    Instrument ModelA-Model LRS
    Top woodSpruce
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerAnonymous
    Strings Comment
    Good price, rich bass strings, amazingly strong G-string, sweet yet clear E string, not as edgy as some carbon strings.
  • Year2004
    Instrument typeClassical
    Builder / ManufacturerKauko Liikanen
    Instrument ModelA-Model LRS
    Top woodCedar
    Side woodRosewood
    Back woodRosewood
    PlayerAnonymous
    Strings Comment
    Good price, rich bass strings, amazingly strong G-string, sweet yet clear E string, not as edgy as some carbon strings.
  • Year2020
    Instrument typeUkulele
    Builder / ManufacturerKawakami
    Instrument ModelNWUT-K5
    Top woodKoa
    Side woodKoa
    Back woodKoa
    PlayerReed Wilson
    Strings Comment
    These Reds truly sing! They have a lower tension, which allows for wonderful plucking, and when strummed they sign the pants off of any other strings around, period. Only catch is, due to the iron particles imbedded in the strings (which makes them sound so bright), they are a beast to string. Truly, you need to be very careful and patient with them, especially the A (1st) string, as being too aggressive will result in a broken string. But your patience is rewarded with fabulously bright notes, and the most playable strings I've ever used.