Members apostrophe Posted January 27, 2005 Members Posted January 27, 2005 i know theres a million posts on strings...but can anyone suggest a warmer string than the daddario EJ16(lights) i have on now? i love these strings...they just seem a little bright for my guitar( solid spruce top/maple back and sides....a bright guitar to begin with i know!) im not looking for duller....just......warmer. is that even possible with my spruce/maple combo? will dif strings make that much of a diference? thanks everyone, you always help me out!
Members slider Posted January 27, 2005 Members Posted January 27, 2005 you have a good problem. a friend plays a beautiful maple Taylor. incredible brightness and output. it suits him in his live situations. the bronze/phosfor strings on my mahogany Martin sound very bright when new, but mellow quickly with use. trouble is they are the same brand you have. if I bump into that dude with the maple Taylor I'll ask his string brand. may take awhile tho.
Members WilsonMak Posted January 27, 2005 Members Posted January 27, 2005 Originally posted by apostrophe i know theres a million posts on strings...but can anyone suggest a warmer string than the daddario EJ16(lights) i have on now? i love these strings...they just seem a little bright for my guitar( solid spruce top/maple back and sides....a bright guitar to begin with i know!) im not looking for duller....just......warmer. is that even possible with my spruce/maple combo? will dif strings make that much of a diference? thanks everyone, you always help me out! go up a gauge
Members seven7 Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 dr rare? maybe... those d'addario phos bronze strings you have are very warm strings in my opinion...
Members kazoou Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 I've found that a regular 80/20 bronze string is usually warmer than phosphur bronze. GHS also makes a lot of warm strings like the silk and steel string.
Members 54merk Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 Originally posted by kazoou I've found that a regular 80/20 bronze string is usually warmer than phosphur bronze. GHS also makes a lot of warm strings like the silk and steel string. I found the opposite. PB's always seem warmer than 80/20's to my ears. I suppose you can try some coated strings if PB's are too bright.
Members sonrise Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 I use GHS silk'n'bronze on Guild jumbo...and it helps kill some of the boominess, and gives it a warm, mellow sound....
Members JasmineTea Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 Old strings are warmer, or less bright. I'd suggest a warmer guitar...How about a felt pick?
Members apostrophe Posted January 28, 2005 Author Members Posted January 28, 2005 yeah a warmer guitar is in the future....right now this is my fav guitar. funny...i love the sound of this thing, i love the strings. just sometimes i wish it was a bit warmer. ive never used 80/20....perhaps ill give them a try. i need to experiment with some new strings anyhow. thanks guys!
Members solitaire Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 Originally posted by apostrophe i know theres a million posts on strings...but can anyone suggest a warmer string than the daddario EJ16(lights) i have on now? i love these strings...they just seem a little bright for my guitar( solid spruce top/maple back and sides....a bright guitar to begin with i know!) im not looking for duller....just......warmer. is that even possible with my spruce/maple combo? will dif strings make that much of a diference? thanks everyone, you always help me out! May I ask what make and what model of guitar you've got? You know, a string that's so right with one guitar could be so wrong with another guitar. Has a lot to do with responsiveness of the particular instrument to different strings, as well as other stuff.
Members apostrophe Posted January 28, 2005 Author Members Posted January 28, 2005 sure thing man, its a Takamine EG523SC Jumbo....i love it!
Members solitaire Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 Right. I'm familiar with that model in that respect I've heard it played. I agree Bronze is one way to go, but to some degree bronze tends to dull things up. The attack of the Taka should however keep the definition up even with soft alloy strings. Another way to go is looking for more balanced phosphor bronze strings. If you've read my replies on previous string pertained threads, you'd know I'm a sucker for Dean Markley Alchemies - really balanced and with a remarkable focus to the sound. For example I use them on my maple bodied Gibby to much delight. If you find these too balanced and want some more sparkle, I'd suggest you'd try Gibson strings, espec the variety tempered for their SJ-200. These have a sweet roughness about them, specifically designed for their maple bodied Jumbos. I'd dare say finding 'the right strings' for any guitar is a hard enterprise, 'finding the right strings' for a maple body is harder still. You want to round things up and pronounce the otherwise non-existing bass frequencies without losing definition, right?
Members apostrophe Posted January 28, 2005 Author Members Posted January 28, 2005 wow man you just supplied me with a wealth of information! thanks! yeah you know its like i wish i could round off the treble a bit u know? when i plug in i have no probs, just use the EQ u know? but i play mostly all acoustic...all the time. i love the woody tone of natural acoustics and my apartment has a really great sound. hmm....i think ill try those gibby strings and yes, i have read about your love for the dean markleys...they are still wound strings right? as opposed to those smooth feeling ones? thanks again man!
Members apostrophe Posted January 28, 2005 Author Members Posted January 28, 2005 so what about the takamine strings made exclusively for the jumbo? anyone?
Members valleyguy Posted January 28, 2005 Members Posted January 28, 2005 Those D Addarios are the warmest I have tried. Your real issue here is your guitar. You're trying to get a rosewood sound from a mahogany guitar. I had the same problem, bought me a rosewood guitar. After a while I go back to that mahogany guitar just for its brighter sound. Variety is good. What you're trying to do is like getting a fast car and asking what kind of gasoline you should use to slow it down. Got GAS yet?
Members solitaire Posted January 29, 2005 Members Posted January 29, 2005 Originally posted by apostrophe wow man you just supplied me with a wealth of information! thanks! yeah you know its like i wish i could round off the treble a bit u know? when i plug in i have no probs, just use the EQ u know? but i play mostly all acoustic...all the time. i love the woody tone of natural acoustics and my apartment has a really great sound. hmm....i think ill try those gibby strings and yes, i have read about your love for the dean markleys...they are still wound strings right? as opposed to those smooth feeling ones? thanks again man! Yeah, from what you're saying I believe we're on the same wave lenght here. I suppose you could say Gibby strings are more sparkling and more C and W kind of string, whilst the DMS are fuller and sweeter. Why, of course they are wound like ordinary strings. They're coated, yes, but with a non-polymer compound that's more like a lacquer. They'll play and sound quite like DMS standard strings. It depends on what you'd refer to as "smooth feeling" really, but I personally find DMS among the best wound strings around, they're easy to slide and make low or no squeeking fret noice. Eg Martin SPs are a nightmare by comparison.
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