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Gut trebles
I’m a nylon string newbie and trying different strings.
I started with Thomastik Infeld Classic S strings. The trebles sound too much like steel strings. Then I switched to LaBella Folk Singer Strings and the trebles were way too dull. After that, I put on Hannabach med-hi tension carbon trebles - better, but I wouldn’t mind something a little brighter and with a little more sustain. I’ve been reading about gut strings and wondering if they’d suit my needs. Any thoughts on that, or possible alternatives? |
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Savarez Alliance...
These are fluorocarbon strings and are both brighter and thinner in diameter than standard nylon strings. Definitely with a try.
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I tried he KR116
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I tune very low, so string characteristics lean more towards the bass. On steel guitars, the 116 trebles are mellow and sweet. I've tried the Pearse folk on the Rainsong NP12A - trebles far too steely, but the Classic N Superlona CF128 1-4 strings were warm when paired with a micarta saddle - bone, tusq, and corian saddles sounded clear, if lacking in richness. The 128s had the same characteristic on a Breedlove long scale Flamenco-dry Passport N200/CMP (corian saddle).
The Savarez Alliance are a good bet. Others I've tried on the Rainsong with micarta saddle: La Bella 2001 Hard (clean, nice) Pepe Romero PEPESR Clear Nylon HT ((extra dimensional, super rich, great sustain, borderline overwhelming, #1 string has depth on 18th, last fret) Savarez 500 CRJ Corum New Cristal Mixed - ST New Cristal trebles, HT Corum basses (powerful, ringing) |