Ashley. Flamenco guitarist
Terrific strings! I’ve been searching for the right balance of strings for my concert flamenco Jose Lopez Bellido Negra. The corum basss have the volume but these cantigas are sharper and more defined. My Bellido has a natural bass to it and so needs strings that will project but not overwhelm the trebles, these are perfect and have gorgeous sweetness about them. Also they are lower tension than the Alliance Classic or Corum and so are very playable but defined under the fingers. I put a full set of Cantiga Creation on which has the cantiga basses, the New Cristal trebles but the set comes with the 3rd G string as an Alliance which is a Fluorcarbon but only slightly higher tension than the New Cristal G. O added an Alliance 2nd B string but left the top E as a New Cristal. So basically it is a full cantiga Creation set with the B string replaced with a Alliance fluorocarbon. By leaving the new Cristal top E which is lower tension than the Flurocarbon Alliance G and A it make the set beautiful playable and rounded. Each string sounds to its right balance with the others in my view and still retains enough attack for a flamenco sound. Picado and Alzuapua sound crisp and full too.
Time will tell on durability but with SBM’s extraordinary low prices restringing will never break the bank. BTW what great service from SBM and with their tension listings for all strings you can target how to customise your playing. Delighted I found SBM!
On Savarez Cantiga NT Classical Guitar Strings DAE, Bass Set
