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Guild Mk 5 - strings suggestions?
I have a Guild Mk V classical, which is quite a heavily built instrument. I think it's rosewood back and sides with a red cedar top. Standard tension nylon core strings (e.g. D'Addario Pro Arte) produce a slightly plummy sound to my ear. I'm happy with medium tension, but I'd like a bit more crispness and definition. What would you suggest - is it worth e.g. trying a carbon core set?
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Anyway, strings are cheap enough that you can order a set, put them on your guitar, play them a while and then try something else a month later. The strings by mail website has most popular brands and types of classical guitar strings. http://stringsbymail.com |
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Not sure what plummy sound means, but as someone suggested, strings are relatively cheap, try a bunch. My go to set for years on my Mark V were Savarez Red Card or Yellow Card (the latter higher tension). One thing about many classical string sets, you can get 1/2 sets, so if it's the trebles that you're describing as plummy, you can get different treble sets to try, likewise for the wound strings.
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