Any strings MORE mellow than Monels?

[jaymarsch]

GHS Vintage Bronze are nice strings - warm and clear.

Best,
Jayne

[Woolbury]

I don't respond well to mellow, you know what I mean, I have a tendency to... if I get too mellow, I ripen and then rot. Woody Allen

[bufflehead]

Originally Posted by Misifus

The most “treble” of your strings, the unwound B and E, are going to sound a lot alike, regardless of what the others are wound with.

And there lies the problem: steel is steel.

[Guitarplayer_PR]

Originally Posted by jaymarsch

GHS Vintage Bronze are nice strings - warm and clear.

Best,
Jayne

I have those with my Ovation Ultra 2178. And the tone is exactly what you wrote: warm and, at the same time, clear and well defined.

[Guitarplayer_PR]

Originally Posted by bufflehead

And there lies the problem: steel is steel.

Not really a problem, if you ask me.

[DesertTwang]

More mellow than monels? Yep, that can be done. I have a box where I collect my worn-out, oxidized strings for recycling. Happy to part with it if you cover shipping cost.

[ballynally]

Originally Posted by steelvibe

I like Retros but they seem guitar specific (not like your standard PB set or having a guitar that sounds good with any strings). Having said that, Retros were the only string that sounded like a match made in heaven for my RainSong Shorty. If you like monel i recommend you try them all because I tried the Newtone Roundcore monel and, while the tone was nice, they had a lot of tension for a round core/ monel string.

i wasn't a fan of that; i reasoned that I could get a meatier tone out of a medium light set of Newtones roundcore while keeping the wonderful playability of Retro lights. However, I found them a good deal more tense than the Retro 12s.
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I tried a set of Newtone roundcore PBs and they seem more flexible than a standard set. I have now ordered a set of their Monels.
In comparison to Retro the gauges are somewhat different depending on the set. The retro 12 set has a 54 low E string while the Newtone Masterclass has a 52, while Retro A and D strings are 41 and 31, Newtone 42 and 32.
I really liked the Newtone roundcore PBs BUT they seemed to go dead really quickly. I hadnt noticed it until i played a few Retro fitted (!) Guitars and decided to give the Retros another shot on my Martin OM. Well, the guitar came to life and they are staying. However, the 54 low E seems a tad too thick and i might replace it with a 52 from the 011 set which carry the same gauge A and D while the G drops from 25 to 23!
All in all some food for thought..