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Thomastik-Infeld Plectrum - Medium Gauge - want to try a set?
Hi everyone --
I tried the Thomastik-Infeld Plectrum strings a couple of times on a guitar, and they weren't quite a fit. The tone was lovely -- I found them to be very mellow, however projection was not pronounced, almost too quiet for my style of play. I play bare flesh finger style, and was finding I had to attack with much more energy to hear the notes distinctly. If I played with a flat pick, or finger picks, or nails, I suspect I would be keeping these and buying more -- but, alas, such is not the case. And yes, I installed these round core strings correctly, and my experience included the plain strings also. So -- as I tend to buy a few sets of strings at a time to reduce shipping costs in case I like a string, I have (2) sets available. If you have not tried these on your guitar yet, and would like to, message me, as a courtesy to those of you who haven't taken the plunge yet to try these out for yourselves. (1) set per member. Please, if you use these strings currently, please chime in to characterize the tone, however the intent is to reduce the cost to others who have not ever used the Plectrums on their guitar. Not really a contest, however it would be nice to hear a story and description of the guitar you intend to try them on. Let me know! -a.h. Last edited by AH Acoustic; 08-13-2022 at 11:59 AM. |
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I think this is more of a classified ad.
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I have revised to free, thank you, and moved.
-a.h. Last edited by AH Acoustic; 08-13-2022 at 12:17 PM. |
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That is a nice offer! I would be interested, although I have settled on Straight Up Strings Mediums as my go to and am unlikely to spend for these in the future, even if I like them. It is the cost that has prevented me from testing them. Not that I couldn’t, but I don’t see myself getting to a place where I need such strings.
Anyway, I am curious and play a Larrivee OM-2. I prefer lower tension strings as I am also playing classical. Beginner style is my forte, hoping to someday at least resemble finger style playing. |
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I’m curious, did you have to recut the guitar nut to accommodate the gauge of these strings?
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No. 12s were fine. I even tried 13s and they worked as well. |
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Interesting… I would have thought that low E (.59) wouldn’t seat well in a nut cut for .54 or .53s.
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@AH : you may have better luck with the TI Spectrums which I don't think have a silk-and-steel design and are all round-wound; their wrap wire is phosphor-bronze but apparently a slightly different alloy because yellower (the sound is more like brass-wound strings, too).
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I've been wondering about the Spectrums but your comment above that there is no silk goes against their own packaging, and their packaging does not indicate the plain steel strings are bronze flashed either. I'm just confused?
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https://www.thomastik-infeld.com/en/...pectrum-bronze I don't remember what was in the set I tried. I'm a bit surprised that you found LaBella sillk-and-steels to be the loudest. In my experience they're closest to classical strings, and really low tension. IMHO the silk doesn't really reduce the sheer volume these strings can produce (comparing strings with equal mass/tension of course), just the capacity to cut through the mix because the sound is less strident.
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Could be just my ears but the La Bellas are the loudest. I've used the 710L and the 710M sets and found this to be true. I have a set of Medium Plectrums to try on my other carbon guitar so maybe I'll purchase Spectrums too to try them back-to-back. Did you find the tensions between Plectrum and Spectrum to be about the same?
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What I can say is that they're the best phosphor-bronze steel strings I've tried, that is, the ones I disliked least on my Seagull. I associate that with supposed "unique bronze formulation" with its more golden colour. I haven't yet decided if and when I'm going to try them on my archtop... Did you try the Earthwood Silk & Steel? I find those very similar to the Plectrums, but a bit brighter overall (thanks to their hex core?). In fact, my Seagull currently has an Earthwood G string on of a gauge matching the one from the AC111 set (19 I think) and that's actually a good fit. Its round winding and hex core make a better transition from the flat-wound D to the plain B string. Quote:
Now if you want to try something really different where the nylon is over instead of under the metal wrap you could try the Pyramid Black Tape Nylon set, or the equivalent LaBella Jazz Tapes
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Thomastik-Infeld Plectrum - Medium Gauge - want to try a set?
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Huh? Pyramid Black Tape for bass guitar? Am I missing something?? Thanks for the suggestion, but the La Bella Jazz Tapes are not suitable for short scale guitars which is all I own and will ever own going forward.
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The sound was very nice on my archtop (which has a <25" scale) but tension was too high in the end and intonation a bit too quirky. I'll admit I was speaking a bit in zest suggesting these (but they are interesting!)
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