That’s a good question. I’ve tried a number of types and gages of strings on the X20. So far I prefer Martin Retro’s in the “Tony Rice” gage. Between the monel construction and the heavier gage, they help on the margins to tone down the overtones. But it’s still only on the margin, the guitar still is what it is at the end of the day.
I also tried a number of PB variants from different makers, as well as aluminum bronze. And it came with 80/20 bronze. Each sounded a little different. The Martin Retros sounded the best to my ears.
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