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Old 07-06-2009, 12:24 PM
HD18JBGuy HD18JBGuy is offline
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Originally Posted by rmyAddison View Post
Coated string equals coated sound, I pass regardless of brand.

All my Martins get DR Sunbeams, but I Martin SP's just as much, they just don't last as long. I tried Elixers years ago, took them off the same day, warm guitars IMO don't need coated strings muddying them up, but coated strings work great on really bright guitars.

Experiment, see what you like, and enjoy that HD-28, nice guitar!
Agree with everything said above. Coated strings just don't work that great on Martin guitars. I have experimented with them and find that, if it has to be coated, the D'Addario EXPs seem to work best.

Last edited by HD18JBGuy; 07-06-2009 at 05:43 PM.
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