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Location: Warren,Pa. | I hear tell about these Saverez strings from time to time. What will they do to the sound coming from a classical guitar? Will it be louder, less mellow.
I ask because I know a kid with a nylon string who wants to get a steel string because of the louder, bolder sound. Just wondering if a string change would satisfy her for a while.
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Location: East Tennessee | Have them try D'Addario EJ46 Hard Tension.
Or if they don't like have to tie the ends, try D'Addario J33 Folk Nylon Ball Ends. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i usee the d'addario folk ball ends on a shallow bolw and it had a nice clear sharp tone..jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | john, im going home this weekend, im gonna look for that old wideneck steel string up at the "big house". if i can find it its yours,if i cant ill try and pick something up for her at a good price.. i dont wanna sound like a total moron(key word is try) but can you string a nylon guitar with steels?? if i knew the answer i wouldnt have asked..jason |
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Location: Orange County, California | no No NO....
If she wants to try something more "steel-like", get her a set of the Thomastik-John Pearse® Guitar Strings. They are silverplated wound basses and polished nylon wound over a rope core trebles. Very thin, but they have enough mass top get the top moving.
The Savarez 520P1's (all wrapped E to e) are for a really big "Nylon Sound". Very cool, but not at all like steel. |
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Location: East Tennessee | How about Silk & Steel if the guitar is rugged enough to take it. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Even though I know Ovation's are the best built guitars around, I would never put snything with "steel" in the name on a classical. The JP's actually have lower tension than some nylon sets. By the time you get to light enough tensions in silk and steels, they don't have enough mass to make the guitar sound good. |
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Tweaking the sound on a nylon string
