Strings Choice
Let this Strings By Mail database help inform your string choice by learning what other players with similar instruments have chosen and why.Navigation all starts with selecting an instrument type first. You can also search by SBM model/sku or player name in the search box.
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Year 2016 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Stephen Boone Instrument Model Hand Made Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Stephen Boone StringsThe strings are neutral in there tonality and allow the color of the guitar to present itself. -
Year 2010 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Stephen Connor Instrument Model Paladina Top wood Spruce Side wood Maple Back wood Maple Player Adam Levin StringsI use Augustine Regal Blue because it offers me a combination of clarity, warmth, projection, and the freedom to continuously cultivate and reimagine my personal and unique voice on the guitar. -
Year 2008 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Stephen Connor Instrument Model Super Nova Top wood Cedar Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Adam Levin StringsI use Augustine Regal Blue because it offers me a combination of clarity, warmth, projection, and the freedom to continuously cultivate and reimagine my personal and unique voice on the guitar. -
Year 2010 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Steve Connor Instrument Model Custom Top wood Cedar Side wood Cedar Back wood Cedar Player Charles Mokotoff StringsGreat sounding basses; thick sound/feel to 2nd & 3rd; warmest top string. -
Year 2014 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Steve Connor Instrument Model Classical Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Adam Kossler StringsI've been using Augustine strings for at least 10 years now, and have made four full length recordings using Regal Blues. Additionally, I've currently been experimenting with the new Paragon carbons with my 2016 Greg Smallman, and they seem like a great match! I'll likely record a solo record with this combination next summer. -
Year 2014 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Steve Connor Instrument Model Aranda Top wood Spruce Side wood Madagascar Back wood Madagascar Player Scott Borg StringsAugustine Regals are the only string that responds to my fingers needs. They have remarkable sustain, highlighting and expanding the entire tonal and dynamic palette of the guitar. -
Year 2009 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Steven Walter Instrument Model Custom Top wood Cedar Side wood Ebony Back wood Makassar Ebony Player Ryan Nitz StringsBest combo for a loud, naturally dark-sounding cedar top. Warmth, clarity. -
Year 2012 Instrument type Acoustic Builder / Manufacturer Takamine Instrument Model G series Top wood Spruce Side wood Laminate Back wood Laminate Player E.B. Maclellan StringsBest deal around -
Year 2019 Instrument type Acoustic Builder / Manufacturer Takamine Instrument Model Pro Series 7nex Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Peter Allan StringsThese strings settle in quickly and provide well-balanced definition across the strings. They are bright and have a pleasing metal to wood ratio of sound. I play intensely often for many hours and the strings keep performing well. At the end of their lustrous life they begin to take on a wire-like sound and then need changing. -
Year 2010 Instrument type Acoustic Builder / Manufacturer Taylor Instrument Model DN5 Top wood Spruce Side wood Mahogany Back wood Mahogany Player Michael Bailey Strings(non stock bone saddle) These strings have a wonderful feel and tone and last a long time. SIT is a smaller company producing high quality strings and I like doing business with the smaller companies. I also use these on a Taylor 818, a GA5 and a GC6.