Calling All Hog Guitar Owners!!

[leehop71]

What brand of strings do you all use and are the most satisfied with?

I have a Guild Westerly Hog and really like the Monels but haven't experimented with any other brands so far.

IMO, you've already found them: monels.

[Steve DeRosa]

Monels and mahogany - a match made in heaven...

[leehop71]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Monels and mahogany - a match made in heaven...

If the majority of hog owners weigh in, I have a gut feeling these will be the 'hands down' consensus!

[roylor4]

I use Monels, don't get much better....

[sdelsolray]

I've found that many different strings (but not all) work quite well with my current Santa Cruz 1929 00 and a previous Santa Cruz 1929 000, for solo fingerstyle (flesh and nail).

The ones I prefer include:

Santa Cruz Parabolic mid tension
Thomastik-Infeld Spectrum light gauge (with .017 and .013 treble strings)
D'Addario Flat Tops light gauge (with .017 and .013 treble strings)
Martin Monels (or D'Addario nickel/bronze) light gauge (with .017 and .013 treble strings)

[Tnfiddler]

I just went to Martin's website and they have a lot of different strings. If I were to throw a set of Monels on my Adi/hog Bourgeois, which strings would be the set you'd recommend? It's a short-scale, so I use mediums on it.

[RGWelch]

I just got this Yairi all Mahogany OM a couple days ago, been loving it. It came with D'Addario EXP16 strings, which are a general purpose string I guess.

Now I have to decide what to use, and so far there seems to be a consensus on Monel. So I just looked up the Monel and see a light with 12-54, and a Tony Rice 13-56 Bluegrass gauge. Is there any difference between these two other than the gauge?

Also, I already have some MSP 3100 80/20 bronze light gauge I was planning to try. What is the difference between these and the Monels?

[RagtopGT]

I just restrung my 2018 D-18 with DR Rare Lights. So far, so good.

Got a set of Santa Cruz Parabolic Lights on deck.

[Jaden]

80/20 uncoated light D’Addario EJ11 by a long shot. Had monels on the new 000-15m but almost an ear bleed effect. When that guitar is broken in it might be more flexible with string choices.

[M19]

Newtone Masterclass.

[Mooh]

D'Addario EJ16 light gauge phosphor bronze, sometimes the equivalent Flattops.

Seagull dread and S&P folk, all solid, all mahogany.

[ManyMartinMan]

For me it's not a "all-Mahogany" or "Sitka-EIR" question. It is a, what strings sound best (to me) on THIS guitar? I don't used the same strings on every Spruce/Rosewood, or every all-Mahogany, or Spruce/Mahogany guitar. With only one all-Mahogany (Breedlove) I'm currently using Elixir's.

All Mahogany Breedlove w/Elixir Strings: Nanoweb 80/20 Strings .012-.053 Lights

https://soundcloud.com/user-54229037...rontier-series

[MIGAS79]

I put D’Addario PB custom lights on my M-20 and it sounds fantastic. I will try Monels next. Can’t imagine it can sound better.

[BoneDigger]

Monels for me too. I own a D15m and the monels are perfect for it.