Strings Choice
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Year 2016 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Edgar Perez Instrument Model Cedar Top wood Cedar Side wood Cedar Back wood Cedar Player Isaac Feuerberg StringsComment
Augustine Imperial MT Black LT Classical Guitar Strings, Full Set Model: Imperial_Black Price: $11.99Sounds good, low tension. -
Year 2010 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Eduardo Duran Ferrer Instrument Model Classical, from Spain Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Leonard Green StringsComment
I feel the nylgut strings mellow the bright sounds of the spruce top. I play without nails, I not only like the sound but also the feel of these strings. -
Year 2017 Instrument type Acoustic Builder / Manufacturer Emerald Instrument Model X20 Top wood Carbon Fiber Side wood Carbon Fiber Back wood Carbon Fiber Player Bill M StringsComment
Best string I've found for my X20. -
Year 2015 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Eric Sahlin Instrument Model Classical Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Anonymous StringsComment
Recommended by the luthier. -
Year 2007 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Eric Sahlin Instrument Model Custom Top wood Cedar Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player John Oste StringsComment
Deep, tight bass, punchy mids and articulate highs. -
Year 2021 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Esteve Instrument Model Model 8 Top wood Cedar Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Kristian Kloeckl StringsComment
The Savarez 500CJ get the best tone out of my Esteve 8 so far. Balanced tone across the range, solid but not overpowering bass, wonderfully sweet and ringing trebles with great sustain, great feel. Fantastic resonances and overtones. -
Year 2012 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Esteve - Adalid Instrument Model 9c/b Top wood Cedar Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Robert McArthur StringsComment
The La Bella 2001 Medium-Hard tension strings are clear and crystalline through all registers. Great sustain and they stay in tune. -
Year 2013 Instrument type Flamenco Builder / Manufacturer Ethan Deutsch Instrument Model Blanca Top wood Spruce Side wood Cypress Back wood Cypress Player Ethan Deutsch StringsComment
The timbre, tension, and general feel of these strings seem just right for flamenco--particularly for rasqueados. And they seem to last relatively long. Moreover, they are reasonably priced. -
Year 2020 Instrument type Ukulele Builder / Manufacturer Farida Instrument Model Tenor Top wood Mahogany Side wood Mahogany Back wood Mahogany Player Kevin Crowell StringsComment
This instrument is a bit bright and the brown Worth strings give it a bit more body. -
Year 2006 Instrument type Classical Builder / Manufacturer Federico Sheppard Instrument Model La Crema Top wood Spruce Side wood Rosewood Back wood Rosewood Player Lisa Denoo StringsComment
In general I like to use the Savarez Alliance strings because they give more clarity and a less mat sound than nylon strings. For the first string I do like to use nylon, such as the D'addario Pro arte, as the Saverez Alliance 1st strings tends to be to thin and sharp.
