"Qwerky" strings. Is that a word?

[Zush]

Hello fellow guitar lovers.

I would like to ask for some advice. Recently I have been playing some older fingerstyle music by Mr. Chet Akins and John Loudermilk. They are in this new book I bought by Tommy Emmanuel, one of my favorite guitarists. In this CD (TAB/CD book)
Tommy performs these pices and the guitar sounds what I would describe as "qwerky", "corky" "or "Dry wooded", especially in the high e, and g strings.

Does anyone understand what I am taking about? I know it has a lot to do with his Maton but, determined to find a guitar that sounds like that, I went to the shop yesterday. The closest was a Martin 00-15 all mahogany with it's strings lowered to the max,
right at the borderline of buzzing.
All the taylors *12's sound much to balanced.

I'm using John pearce strings, MY question is does anybody know of strings that may help me get this Qwerky, cheap dry wooded sound that sounds so good with these oldies.

Thanks friends,

Zack

[chrisb]

You mean quirky?

Try DR strings, they might give you the sound you seek

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[Zush]

Hi Chrisb,

No, not quirky as bright an dpingy but a more muted banjo like corky sound.

I once used DRs and was impressed with the brightness of the strings.

[stratokatsu]

I remember reading an article about Tommy Emanuel and he compared his Maton to something in the Martin line, but I can't remember what. If you haven't already got it, pick up a copy of the cd he did with Chet called, "The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World" Great stuff!!!