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Location: SoCal | elginacres - 2014-05-11 1:20 PM
Paul: I hear ya man...but I am very fortunate - owning #43 spoils it for other possible 6-stringers in my hands.
Understandable Mark. What do you string that puppy with? |
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Location: Colorado | Paul:
#43? When playing a lot, a medium 80/20 bronze like D'Addario EJ12s...because I'd change them every 1 or 2 days....when buying bulk I could get a set for under $2.00. When playing less...usually a silk and steel like EJ40s...or Martin Marquis M-1400...just softer on the fingers. At home lately - K1818 or K1919s...to play for the home team...I like those too. On my 12 string...an old pacemaker...and now the WT Adamas 12- never really used anything other than K1616s...never really saw a need to change. Back in the day in the pit...I had both a Ramirez and a Chet Atkins nylon...depending on the show...the Ramirez I used whatever hard-tensions were around...they seemed to last forever...on the Chet Atkins then and now on Dan Shafer's old custom EA-63, I have used GHS Vanguards...probably more string info than you ever wanted to know...in the end to me...the except for the nylons, the best sounding strings are new ones! Most pros nowadays have a tech who changes every string - everyday. |
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Location: SoCal | Why 80/20's over phos/bronze? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | 80/20's just sound different.
I ain't eloquent enough to describe it, but they are just different.
I use them often. Both EXP11 and Martin.
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Location: Munich, Germany | Tony Calman - 2014-05-10 7:38 AM Surprised that the CL 12-string doesn't have the carved CL bridge. Really? Inlaid rosette and small fretboard inlays -> no carved bridge. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Tough choose I'd buy both..... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | 80/20's sound better, but they go dead very quickly. That's why most folks use phosphor bronze. |
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Location: Colorado | When changing often...I just like the sound better on the 80/20. Probably just my comfort zone. |
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Location: SoCal | 80/20's and phos/bronze have different sounds. So do phos/bronze mediums and lites. I used 80/20 mediums on my 1537 for a long time, but was never happy with the bass strings. Phos/bronze mediums always sounded good on O round holes but not the multi hole guitars. Made a switch a while back to phos/bronze lites on the 1537 and have been really happy with them.
But I've got some 80/20 mediums and I'll give them a try on the OFC slothead. Can't hurt........ |
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what 12 string to get: Adamas, Guild, or ?
