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I like a warmer sound, but clear and not dark. Kind of like a piano. Does that make sense?
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Yeah! That is exactly what I am looking for!!!! I'll check them out!
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The Best Strings I've Ever Played!!!!!!!!!
Dang!!!!!!!!! I have had these Medium Red's on for about 3 months now, and they aren't even losing their tone!!!! BEST STRINGS I'VE EVER PLAYED!!!!!!!
If you live in the Houston, Texas area, go check out Great Southern Music and tell Kevin Perry that Alex Wilcox sent you. Below is a link to see the location: http://gsmmusic.com/default.aspx?name=map
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There are two competing Red Brand threads going on here which is usually not good for the best communication........
Perhaps we might want to defer to ONE thread???? |
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I put a set on my Walnut/Lutz Metcalf Dread, great tone, no volume. It's good for playing at night to not disturb my wife; but, will not work playing out.
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Tried these (.53's) on my Taylor 414ce:
- stiff (HIGHER TENSION) - lower volume - consistent, even tone - less bass, more mid-tones, softer trebles In general, I did not like these strings BUT they definitely evened out the amplified sound of my ES system. (no "hot b" problems) |
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Hmmmm... interesting, this is exactly who I am: singer/ songwriter fingerpicking and strumming with my fingers. I am going to give them a chance. They are not THAT expensive, if found them for $11.95 shipped...
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I just bought some
Thank, Bluewyatt -
I just bought some Reds and plan on putting them on two of my guitars soon. A spruce/cocobolo and a cedar/EIR. I hope I experience similar results as you describe since I am looking for a similar quality in tone. I'll post my review after I have tried them out for a bit. Best, Jayne |
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I bought 6 sets, they are great in the studio for about 6 hours, then they die and they die hard. My experience, I won't use them again, they tarnish and die way to fast for the money...live and learn.
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I too posted a thread a while back about these strings, along with a sample recording. They sound good, but didn't last that long for me, especially for the price.
Actually, they reminded me a LOT of the new D'Addario EXP Phosphor Bronze.
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more playing time
I now have about 14 hours on these and have grown to dislike them more. This is odd because I think most strings have more similarities than differences.
- stiff with less feel than D'Addarios - less volume - moderate to high finger noise - tone does not last very long - the only positive is the eveness of the output across all strings These are not a good match for a Taylor 414ce. |
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I tried them on my D18A and 000-28EC when they first came out. I thought that they took too much out of my tone. Overall I just found them to be rather dull and nothing to be excited about..certainly not at that price. I wanted to like them, because they looked interesting.
They also went dead in about a week, and I typically get 3+ weeks out of a set of Martin PB SPs. "Not only did they sound bad, but they didn't last long!" |
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I tried some. Tone is subjective, and it probably really depends on the guitar you put them on too.
They really bring out a strong fundemental, with alot of bass.............. or, they suck the treble, and overtones right out of a guitar. That's my way of trying to say the same thing from different perspectives. Different ears want to hear different things. The didn't feel any different to me than uncoated D'addarios but I've got strong hands and killer callouses. For me, if a guitar is too bright, or even jangly Reds might be the answer. For me, if a guitar has no trebles, or is too muddy, Elixirs might be the answer. The old kind, not PB's For me, I like my guitars. D'addarios are the answer.....maybe Elixir PB's for longer string life, but I personally don't like the feel of them. Edit/added. I don't mean to imply that D'addarios are the best or only strings, or guitars that don't sound good with D'addarios are bad guitars. My ears find D'addario (PB's) right in the middle of the tonal spectrum of all the strings I've tried.
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