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Originally Posted by Joe Beamish
I think that each guitar happens to respond best to particular strings, a particular brand, with particular materials (80/20 or PB, or nickel), in a particular gauge. You just have to experiment to find the strings your guitar really likes the best. I have yet to find a "formula" that can be universally applied to any particular body size, scale size, or tone wood.
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I totally agree with this. I have an already-on-the-bright-side Collings 000 in sitka/koa that once needed restringing. All I had around were some 80/20's.
All my prior experience told me they were going to be WAY too bright and 'zingy' but I put them anyway and...magic! Turns out they were the perfect string for that guitar.
I learned that you just gotta experiment with gauges, alloys, etc. - every guitar is unique.