BATTLE OF THE BRONZE

[The Real Jake]

...Vs. Monel

Just curious, which d'yall prefer and why ?

Bronze strings or Monel strings? Obviously, i'm talking about standard Acoustic Guitar here, not nylon-string guitars, which are another animal all together.

-TRJ

[DWKitt]

I've used GHS Silk and Bronze, Martin Retros (Monels), Martin Authentic Acoustic 80/20 and GHS Vintage Bronze on my Yamaha FG800. I definitely prefer the Silk and Bronze by a fair margin over the Retros and by a slimmer margin over the other two. None of the other 3 were bad per se, but the Silk & Bronze strings have the tone that is just better to my ears. It's all subjective though, so to each his or her own. I would place the 80/20s next in preference after the Silk & Bronze.

[Shadowfox]

I think Monels (and Nickel Bronze) are best for Hog guitars.

80/20 is best for modern voiced rosewood guitars

Aluminum Bronze is best for Martin Rosewood imho.

[ASC67]

Haven't tried Monels but I've tried most others and always come back to D'Addario PB EJ17's for my all my acoustics.

[tdq]

Probably as many different answers as there are guitarists, but here's mine:
Love monels on my archtop and resonator. PB's on my flat-top (Spruce over Hog). I did try Monels on it, and they worked, but the PB's work better. IMHO.