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80/20's on all hog.
Sunday I put some Martin light 80/20's on a Alvarez MDA66shb. At first it was a little much. Today, after a total of 3 hours of playing and being out in 50% humidity for 3 days, WOW! Was never a big fan of 80/20's, but it works on this guitar.
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Yeah, they’re great for brightening things up if that’s what’s needed.
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I use 80/20 lights of different brands and Martin Retro lights on my 000-15M - love it!
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My Gibson J-30 (Bird) hog likes 80/20's but also likes EJ 16's/17's. I even tried Ernie Ball 80/20 lights thinking they were 12/54 but were 11/52, and they sounded so good I ordered 3 sets of the 12/54's and the 11's sounded better. Go figure.
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Really like on both of mine.
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I like the Martin retro 80/20 bluegrass strings on my D-35 sometimes, because I can’t shoot lasers from my eyes so my guitar will have to do the job.
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My 000 Spruce/Mahogany as well as my 000 full body Hog/Hog Just want D’Addario EJ16 PB. They spit out anything else and to my ears I don’t blame them.
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So as far as the 80/20’s are concerned they are non-existing in my Mahogany line up. Just saying, Blues Last edited by BluesBelly; 08-11-2020 at 03:00 PM. Reason: Clarify |
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I've got a spare set of Elixir 80/20s that were too bright for my Lowden F32. Planning to give them a shot on the 00015m, curious to see if it will work.
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I’ve been trying out a lot of different strings and currently have Lifespan light 80/20 on my D15.
It’s been a few days and they’re still very bright; I’m swapping out to nickel bronze lights this evening and see how they contend |
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I am a firm believer in different strings for different guitars and I experiment a lot with alloys and gauges. I'm not a fan of coated strings - don't like the slickness - prefer a little grit/grab of round wound strings - I do like some treated strings (Martin Lifespan/Cleartone). I prefer 80/20s (GHS Bright Bronze Light or Ernie Ball Earthwood Med-light) on my Taylor 324e (Hog top/Tasmanian Blackwood b/s) Really sweetens up the sound (phosphor bronze sound too harsh on this guitar). Phosphor Bronze Medium or Bluegrass Gauge are a must on my Martin D40. My old maple Guild dread responds well to almost anything I put on her... currently light gauge Martin Monel Retros but my favorite is D'Addario EJ19 Phosphor Bronze Bluegrass (adds bass, punch and projection).
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My D-18 doesn't really like 80/20's but I tried them on my Eastman OM which seemed a bit dark and they really sound good so I am going to stick with them on that guitar. You just got to try stuff and decide what is best for your ears.
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I've been liking Santa Cruz Mid-Tension Parabolics strings on my all-hog 000, 80/20's were a little bright...but to each guitar -and players' ears- their own.
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I've been tempted to try Santa Cruz Parabolics on one of my guitars; maybe my 000 Larrivee. Intrigued but apprehensive about 3x the cost of so many other good strings. What do you like about them?
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Nope, too bright on my Santa Cruz DE 00
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