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Old 03-15-2014, 09:08 PM
scottishrogue scottishrogue is offline
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Cool Martin Retro Monel Acoustic Strings

I bought a few sets of Martin "Tony Rice" Monels (mediums), and tried them on 3 different guitars. A solid Sitka over laminated mahogany acoustic-electric, a solid Sitka over solid red curly maple acoustic-electric, and a solid Sitka over solid rosewood acoustic. They sounded best on straight acoustic guitar. Very dark, and not bright. I like them on the right guitar. It took several days to reach peak resonance.

Glen
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