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DADGAD #58 (Martin LJ Retro test drive)
Just put on a set of the Martin Retro Laurence Juber strings. Mellow tone and sound good right out of the package. I started messing around with this short drone bass noodle the minute the strings held their tuning.
So just for fun, here it is. DADGAD58:
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The new strings sound good, Barry! Very nice recording, too!
The technology we have today for recording is so amazing, isn't it?! - Glenn
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Yes, it is amazing. I'm trying not to go down the recording rabbit hole too far, but its hard to resist. Such cool toys,
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Sounded very nice!
Post a long-term review later on those strings. (I keep getting intrigued by some nice sounding recordings done with monel strings, but I was disappointed in my own trial.) Oh, and good luck with that rabbit hole!
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Hi Barry
I also quite like the recorded tone - more clarity for some reason? (are you doing anything different here?) I have never liked monels on any of my guitars, just not enough clarity or sparkle for me - however that sounds good!
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New String Day! Sounded great.
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I moved the mics back from the guitar quite a bit. They were 2 feet from the guitar approximately. Previously they were only 10 inches from the guitar. I turned the mics so that the front was more perpendicular to the plane of the guitar instead of slightly angled towards center. I also used the Waves F6 plug-in to boost the mids slightly.
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Thanks Wrighty!
I moved the mics back from the guitar quite a bit. They were 2 feet from the guitar approximately. Previously they were only 10 inches from the guitar. I turned the mics so that the front was more perpendicular to the plane of the guitar instead of slightly angled towards center. I also used the Waves F6 plug-in to boost the mids slightly.[/QUOTE] Interesting - maybe that space just reduced the proximity effect a little but it sounded better to me. Try using that F6 to reduce the low mids slightly - (80-200hz) instead of boosting the higher mids directly, you may find it works well (I did)
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Sounds nice. I'm thinking should try a farther mic position too.
I put a set of those strings on my Biscuit resonator which I usually play in Open G. The gauges on this set were designed for DADGAD I think, but my hope is they'll work well with somewhat similar lowered tunings.
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That sounded great, Barry. Really good playing!! I'm a fan of the Martin Retro Juber set. As you just demonstrated, they work great in DADGAD.
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Really interesting...I'll also be interested to see how you feel about them as time goes on. It sounded to my ear like a very clear, roundish tone without tons of shimmer/sparkle. Is that relatively accurate in person? I'm all about DADGAD and cedar/rosewood, so I'll stay tuned to your testing. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us, Dan
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Sounds great Barry. I've also tried Monels and didn't care for them too much. Sound good here though......
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Sounds great, Barry. That tune makes me want to drink a pint of Guinness! Nice mellow tone from the LJ Retros.
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