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Old 10-17-2017, 08:05 PM
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go to google.com, type "G string" will show difference
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Old 10-18-2017, 04:33 AM
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"Best nylon "G" string recommendation"

You guys are much too serious if you let a straight line like that go by for so long.
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Old 10-18-2017, 06:24 AM
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jfgesquire..I have used Seaguar 80lb test for a G string, 60lb for a B and 50lb for a high E on 3 different guitars. The strings seem to intonate on all three about as well as any good nylon strings on the same guitars. The saddles are not specially intonated.
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Old 10-18-2017, 12:58 PM
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Are comments like this necessary?

No.... nor are they desired.

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^^^^^ I agree with you Gene ^^^^^
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Old 10-19-2017, 03:22 PM
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This is a frequently discussed topic on the Delcamp Classical Guitar forum. The popular choice for a nylon string G is Savarez New Cristal 503CR. To my ears it's the brightest non tubby nylon G string of the many I've tried. (On several different guitars)
Knobloch Actives Carbon are my overall favorite G string. Strings by Mail sells individual strings for $4. A similar sound, but narrower diameter and less expensive per string is Seaguar Premium Fluorocarbon 80 lb test fishing leader.
But you have to spring for at least a 25 yard spool to get it.
I'm a big fan of the Knoblochs as well. I liked the trebles in Aquila Rubinos too, though I remember them breaking frequently.
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Old 03-15-2018, 07:18 PM
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Default Nylon G String

I recommend a Savarez G string. I personally like the alliance. Experiment...it’s fun!
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Old 03-15-2018, 07:58 PM
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It's tiresome, going for the perfect string(s), hoping to conclude the trials in a couple of weeks. What is this, my fifth month? The following Savarez have shone across multiple guitars of varying wood combinations, even one carbon, and since I'm a low to very low tuner, any string that resists tubbiness, is a heck of a string. In that regard, Savarez 500 CRJ Corum New Cristal Mixed - ST New Cristal trebles, HT Corum basses - and - Savarez 500 AJ HT Alliance trebles, Corum basses have been the most impressive.
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Old 03-16-2018, 09:06 AM
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I'm a big fan of the Savarez Cantiga normal tension basses. I like the feeling of the alliance trebles, but there's a ping to the tone of them. Especially the 1st string.

My latest concoction is to match the Savarez Cantiga basses with the Oasis carbon treble normal tension strings.

The Oasis trebles balance quite nicely with the bass strings on both my spruce top and my cedar top guitars.

Fortunately, strings by mail (AGF sponsor) sells them separately. So my latest orders have been for Savarez Cantiga basses & Oasis carbon trebles.

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Old 04-06-2018, 09:03 PM
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I would recommend that the OP try the Dogal Diamanté trebles, in strong tension. They are carbon/nylon hybrid. They sound round, like nylon but with the clarity and brightness of carbon. The G string is thicker, like nylon, isn’t tubby sounding, and should work well on a compensated G saddle. I currently use them with Savarez med tension Cantiga basses.
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Old 10-31-2019, 05:47 PM
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Default Best G string

I use Savarez Alliance 543 J with D’Adarrio hard tension composite core strings. It may not be the best, but it has been the best for me for the last 10 years without any issues.
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Old 11-01-2019, 09:13 AM
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Are comments like this necessary?

No.... nor are they desired.

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Thanks to everyone for some great ideas on this subject.

Gene


Yikes... tough crowd here...
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Old 11-05-2019, 04:34 AM
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I’ve been using a Knobloch CX Active Carbon med-hi tension for my 3rd.
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