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01-15-2021, 11:08 AM
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Feels like a NGD.
Finally switched the strings on my Martin 000-15m from Elixers to Martin Retros. Love the difference it made, also bit the bullet on a Bluechip pick. Beautiful combination!
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01-15-2021, 11:12 AM
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Luv them retros on my Gibson j29
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01-15-2021, 11:17 AM
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Before I unloaded my 000-15 I had determined through years of testing that Retros and Silk & Steel were by far the best match with an all-mahogany guitar of that size. I currently have a new Waterloo WL-12MH that I plan on fitting with Retros as soon as the current strings (the ubiquitous EJ16s) wear out.
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01-15-2021, 11:24 AM
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01-15-2021, 12:43 PM
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Wouldn't have anything else on a hog-top or archtop...
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01-15-2021, 02:09 PM
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Retros are hard to beat on a mahogany guitar, for my money. Interestingly, I’ve used them on a couple of rosewood guitars on which I wanted calm down the overtones, which I don’t care for. Worked great.
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01-15-2021, 03:49 PM
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Great feeling when you find the right strings, and pick, for a guitar. Same when you get a great setup. Enjoy your Martin!
... What's a good acronym for this? It's not a NGD but rather a .....?
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01-15-2021, 03:52 PM
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Living in LA I’m fortunate to have Dave Neely to work on my guitars. He just put on a new nut on my first and oldest acoustic, my Lakewood. It has wider string spacing per my request. It feels and plays like a totally different instrument in a good way.
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01-15-2021, 04:13 PM
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The Retros that I put on my 000-15SM in August (five months ago) finally started fading.
I still have a couple of sets of Martin Authentic PB, so I put a set of those on. They sound and feel okay, but I'm looking forward to going back to the Retros, probably in less than a month.
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1955 Gibson ES-125 1956 Fender Champ lap steel 1964 Guild Starfire III 1984 Rickenbacker 330 1990s Mosrite (Kurokumo) Ventures 2002/2005 Fender Japan '60s Tele [TL-62-66US] 2008 Hallmark 60 Custom 2018 Martin Custom Shop 00-18 slot-head 1963 Fender Bandmaster (blonde blackface) 1965 Ampeg Gemini I 2020 Mojotone tweed Champ kit build
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01-15-2021, 05:12 PM
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My motto is. "Happiness Is A New Set Of Strings".
I may have to post a Feels Like A New Guitar Dat of my own, if and when I get my Guild D-55 back from the tech who is touching up the finish on it's top where an arm guard damaged it. He has had the guitar for over 8 months no. Not happy with this at all. I fear that he is in over his head and I worry about the outcome.
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01-16-2021, 02:02 AM
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Feels like a NGD.
I have D’Addario Nickel Bronze 12-53 on my 00-15m and I like them. I’ve tried D’Addario EXP 16, Martin Retros and the strings that came originally with the guitar.
I believe (if I’m not mistaken) that Ian Meadows used D’Addario NB for this 000-15m video. Have a listen.  https://youtube.com/watch?v=VrgpFg8JckQ&feature=share
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Martin 00-15M (2019) Yamaha FS5 Red Label (2019) Faith Venus Blood Moon Burst (2018) Taylor GS Mini Koa (2017) Martin LX1 (2009) Last edited by Cool555; 01-16-2021 at 02:15 AM.
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