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Which came first: the strings, or the guitar?
The strings. Stringed instruments have been around since antiquity. There are many that pre-date the guitar. I believe the Spanish word guitarra is derived from ancient Latin term for a stringed instrument, possibly some type of lyre. (Latin cithara, from Greek kithara and Persian sihtar. Persian tar means string) Note parallel development of various stringed instruments worldwide. Don .
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*The Heard: 85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo 99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo 06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo 14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra 05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert 09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo 16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC 16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO 21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo 22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo |
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It’s a great model from Martin, I’m happy you have the opportunity to play it in almost exclusively instead of spread out among other competing instruments. As for electric, having a wound g really is a game changer for balance string to string I have found. |
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All guitars are different and my opinion is regarding my guitar and not any other.
My McCollum reacts to any string change, revealing the character and components of the string. No matter the string composition, the guitar sounds incredibly good. From Monel to PB, there’s complete satisfaction with the sound, with only string preferences to deal with, not rejecting any string based on my guitar have a problem with them. From there, my string choices are based solely on string life as it relates to holding tone and tuning. I admit being confused by the reports of certain guitars not performing with certain string brands. I don’t think any guitar should be so dependent on string choice, but I understand I’m perhaps in the minority on the subject, at least in forum-land. I don’t remember ever having a face to face discussion with another guitarist about string brands and being told anything like what I’ve read on the forum. Perhaps that’s because it’s easier to delve deeper in written communication and perhaps it’s something else. Rather than “the strings, or the guitar”, it’s reminds me of “the chicken, or the egg” debate.
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Love that description...
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I think the chicken came first..........wait, maybe it was the egg.
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Ok, just wanted to report the Martin retro strings on my 000-15m I mentioned earlier have finally settled down after a few days from when new, they sound good, not as full out ringing as 80/20s, but I’ll be leaving them on as long as is possible.
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The person of craft
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