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What does Willie Nelson use? His trebles look black in the pictures i've seen. He flatpicks the strings, so whatever he uses probably will suit me fine. |
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Any feedback on how long these strings live, and doesn't the high E get nicked by the nut slot which is way too narrow?
I've already tried to put my regular composite strings on a Seagull mini-jumbo (high-tension, 80/20 wound basses and Aquila Rubino trebles, which have metal dust in them). Loss in max. volume is surprisingly small, but there's probably going to be a lot more loss of sustain. I intend to get a dedicated nut and saddle for this after I've taken care of the set-up problem with steel strings but if these NB: there's also a "Thomastik-Infeld KR116 Classic S Rope Core" which is indeed intended primarily for classical guitars: Quote:
I also seem to recall their sound requires rather an acquired taste. |
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Ah, I finally tried these, but on my Cordoba C5. I didn't care for them. I'm learning classical now on the C5 and I prefer the traditional sound and feel of nylon, at least for now.
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I have the Thomastik version of these on my classical guitar and LOVE them. Great for players who don't use their nails and want more brightness.
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....they seem to wear well enough ...my current set has been on the guitar for well over a year and have probably around 15 to 20 hours of playing time on them...they still sound lively... |
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Your Espana was made for nylon strings, as it not? Mine wasn't. And mine has the adjustable rosewood saddle... Still, I wonder about these strings, on my Espana - it's a concert size, like a Gibson B25, if I were to make a comparison. Light as a feather. Wonder how the Pearse Folk Nylon's might sound ("as is", it's a nice finger-picking guitar). I use a pick and fingers (no nails, just "flesh"). Might be fun to experiment a little.
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They sound mighty good in this demo clip!
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I’ve used them on old Martins that are really too light for steel strings, classical, and even some *extremely* light steel-strings and they’ve worked rather well across the lot.....my first preference is almost always steel, but these are remarkable and better than most nylon strings including carbon trebles. As Wade notes, the extra mass of the top two strings seems to add volume and body to the sound. They’re also remarkably easy to play bc the tension is not that high and the higher pitched strings are thicker....simply more mass to grab. |