Quote:
Originally Posted by Willie Voltaire
I tried them on my 00015M awhile ago, and haven't used anything else since. They're equally great on my D15SM. On my J-35 I eventually soured on them. The B and E strings developed a harshness that I ddin't care for -- I think some guitars just sound better with Phosphor Bronze. But on hog-tops, Retros are the cat's whiskers.
|
Agree that they sound good on Hog top guitars. The Retros are good strings but you just have to realize that even when new, they don't have that "shimmery" sound that many 80/20 bronze folks like. So they're not all that good for full strumming -- any else though, they're very good.
__________________
And I thought, "I've fiddled all night, and lost!
You were good, hillbilly ... but you've been bossed."
- Mountain Whippoorwill (Or, How Hillbilly Jim Won The Great Fiddler's Prize), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
|