the biggest improvement in tone on my cheap guitars came from changing to the right strings. i was surprised how much improvement to a real beater martin silk & steel strings can make, and sometimes not the changes i expected. while they tend to be warm, mellow strings, they made my roque grand concert sound like a yamaha fg730 - go figure! and the other strings that i like on beaters - particularly those with muddy or tinny tone - are DR rare phosphor bronze strings. they add brilliance and sparkle, and tame boomy, muddy bass nicely.
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