Strings Choice
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Year 2016 Instrument type Flamenco Builder / Manufacturer Antonio Marin Montero Instrument Model Flamenco Negra Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Anish Shah StringsComment
Luthier 20s are too loose, don't activate the wood enough. -
Year 2017 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Antonio Marin Montero Instrument Model Classical Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Rosie Bennet StringsComment
I love how organic the strings are, the sound and the feel. For a long while I've been experimenting with thinner and slightly harsher strings, playing this set felt like coming home. This string really feels like a guitar string, a clarity that doesn't compromise the soft touch, subtlety or character that a good string should have. -
Year 1977 Instrument type Electric Builder / Manufacturer Aria Instrument Model Pro II PE-180 Top wood Spruce Side wood Maple Back wood Maple Player Simon Randall StringsComment
Two Aria humbuckers. Thomastik 12-50 flats with a .013 D'Addario top e. Thomastik flats sounds great. Prefer them to D'Addario flats. Just wish they did a 13-50 set. Tried a .014 top e that was nicely dark, but a bit too high tension and dead sounding. -
Year 1970 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Aria Instrument Model Classical Top wood Cedar Side wood Cedar Back wood Cedar Player Milo Chavez StringsComment
Makes my old guitar sound louder, and better sustain overall. -
Year 2005 Instrument type Electric Builder / Manufacturer Aria Instrument Model STG-003 Strat Top wood Alder Side wood Alder Back wood Alder Player Anonymous StringsComment
I play mostly clean, fast, and LOUD through a Twin Reverb or a Tweed Reverb, heavily modified Blues Junior. Urban gospel in 300+ seat venue. I need lots of punchy low end from the bass strings and nice sparkling Fender cleans from the treble strings. Been using GHS Nickel Rockers for several years. They're the right sound for a Strat and Tele. -
Year 2002 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Asturias Instrument Model Standard 650mm Top wood Cedar Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Darren O'Neill StringsComment
Round basses, articulate mids, crisp trebles. -
Year 2008 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Augustino LoPrinzi Instrument Model Pinnacle Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Robert Phillips StringsComment
These strings have a clear well focused sound that brings out the best qualities of spruce. They are rich in overtones and have a bright attack without being harsh, and they maintain a full sustain. They also work well with my instrument's particularly fast response time. -
Year 2018 Instrument type Ukulele Builder / Manufacturer Beau Hannam Instrument Model Tenor Ukulele Top wood Blackwood Side wood Blackwood Back wood Blackwood Player Hollis Dwyer StringsComment
The Thomastik-Infeld chrome flat wound strings are the most silent when sliding up or down the neck that I have found and work well when amplified (MiSi active pickup). The Savarez strings balance the TI?s well providing great sustain and dynamics. -
Year 2008 Instrument type Electric Builder / Manufacturer Benedetto Instrument Model Manhattan Archtop Top wood Spruce Side wood Maple Back wood Maple Player David Archer StringsComment
Love the beef of the 14 first string as well as the overall balance -
Year 2006 Instrument type Acoustic Builder / Manufacturer Blueridge Instrument Model BR180 Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Danilo Fonzare StringsComment
Martin Marquis Strings has a perfect combination between comfort and sound.
