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best strings for jazz hollowbody
looking for light sh strings. much more of an acoustic player if that helps, but have a jazz hollowbody similar to a gibson 335. would appreciate string suggestions! thx
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I like flat wounds on Jazz stuff, but that's just me.
I'm not sure what " light sh strings " are, so I can't be more helpful.
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I have flatwounds on mine now currently, and not too happy with them. |
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I use GHS Doyle Dykes signature lights. PB and start at 11.5 gauge so rather light which I wanted for my vintage (1936) hollow body. Take it a little easy on the old gal. They sound great, nice and warm. Maybe give them a try.
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If you're looking for less string noise but don't dig the flat wound sound, try Elixir nano-web electric strings. A little less string squeak. I wouldn't put acoustic guitar pb strings on an 335 type guitar myself, including Elixirs. I read some here using Monel (like Martin Retros) on full hollow bodies that have magnetic pickups with success though. I like TI round-wound jazz strings on one of hollow body electrics. Lower tension than then you'd expect per their gauges, nice mellower tone. Pricey, but unique. Of course there are lots of nice electric guitar strings out there to try. For mellower tone you could try one of the pure nickel sets (not just nickel plated). DR Pure Blues come to mind.
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I went through a long period where I only used flatwounds on my electrics, and the best by far IMO is Thomastik Infield's Jazz Swing Series.
They have round cores so they are not as rigid/stuff as, say, D'Addario Chromes, so they are very comfortable strings. They sound wonderful and last forever too.
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Not cheap, but not all that expensive either when you consider that a set can last 6-12+ months!
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Since you're more of an acoustic player, a couple of suggestions:
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As Frank Hudson pointed out, Thomastik-Infeld are pretty pricey. I recently tried D'Addario NYXL1149's and NYXL1150BT's. I don't know the nuances of nickel vs. nickel plated, but I will say that I thought the NYXL's wound strings had a very nice ringing tone to them and at half the price of the TI's. Good luck in your search, and let us know which strings you end up liking on your semi-hollow guitar.
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I don't quite remember how I got my hands on these (...eBay I think!) but they're currently strung on my Godin 5th avenue. The acoustic tone is fantastic and the electric sound is well...'lively'. I've never heard a jazz tone quite like it.
The Newtones are double-wound with finer wrap wires for a smooth(er) feel and more output. Newtone Archtop double wound string... Normal string... They take around 10 hours to 'darken' and they are LOUD! As you would expect from Newtone they're round core, low tension strings. Hence you may want to go up a gauge. Sound samples: https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guit...p-strings.html
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