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Has anyone tried the John Pearse Folk strings on a Savoy? (PJ 116).
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I don't know what strings Mr. K ended up with, but the Savoy he passed on to me has steel strings and they are very well balanced and have great tonal and projection qualities--almost enough to turn a nylon stringer into a steel stringer.
I've just received some Marin Hard tension classical strings that I'll be using with the Savoy. Fun stuff................ |
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I'm sure they are not for everyone but I really love them being mostly a steel string player.
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Benderman;
Very nice description of the JP strings. They are a nice bridge between steel and nylon strings and I suspect that they would be a step in the nylon direction with the Savoy. I tried the JPs on two nylon string guitars. They were great in moving the guitars more toward the blues side of play. I ultimately moved away from the JPs because I found them a bit too steel stringy for my taste. Strings, like guitars, have been moving toward the hybrid side of life. The JPs are a good example. |
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Just what ever strings it came with from BlackBird ...
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I tried nylon strings on the savoy and immediately took them off. Hated the sound.
Tried Santa Cruz low tension and wasnt that impressed either… That said, I prefer strumming. |
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I use the Straight Up Strings light gauge on my Sunburst Savoy. Phenomenal sound.
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I'm very fond of the Santa Cruz strings as well. If you play in DADGAD their dedicated DADGAD sets are REALLY worth a try. I'm using them on an old 00 Martin (1936) as well as a 000 Boucher in the dropped tunings, terrific.
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