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I appreciate your list because i trust your judgement. I see a bunch on here that I was tempted to give a shot but won't now because you don't rate them up with your top picks. I think I'll be sticking with retros. There is still one pack I have that I'm very curious about and that is the D'addario Nickel Bronze. I'll post thoughts on those when I get them on the Shorty.
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Nice photo, drplayer.
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Thomastik-infield Plectrum on my rainsong......now on all my other guitars. worth every penny. sound and feel great.
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Just put the nickel bronzes on my X20. Pretty nice, warm, lost a little sparkle pretty quickly though
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I don't remember what I have on my L13. Must be time to change the strings. It's a great guitar. Have fun.
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I've never played a CF guitar (though obviously, I'm a lurker!) but if you like Retros on the CEO-7, then I would try the new D'Addario Nickel Bronze strings (which I prefer more by only a little on the CEO-7). I, too, really like Retros. Wish I had more than one guitar (Martin 000-15) on which the Retros sound best to me. They sure last!
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***UPDATE*** String selection
Thanks again to all for offering your suggestions--especially those who recommended Newtones. I was going to start with Retro's since I was familiar with them and loved them on my CEO-7. However, I decided to try the Newtone Master Class double-wound medium-lights first, figuring I could always put the Retro's on later.
WOW, what a huge difference! I'm hoping they give me decent life, because if they do, my search is over! I don't remember ever experiencing this dramatic of a change in tone from a simple string change before. Took an already great--albeit unique--sounding guitar, and really took it up a notch. Sounds much more "traditional" now (like a wood guitar), plus they feel great. So anyway, thanks again...love AGF.
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