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Post by salteedog on Aug 29, 2018 12:13:30 GMT
I hate new bright snappy sounding strings too. I like a bit of mellowness in my tone. Of course one mans mellowness is another mans muddiness but different strokes etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 16:11:49 GMT
I hate new bright snappy sounding strings too. I like a bit of mellowness in my tone. Of course one mans mellowness is another mans muddiness but different strokes etc. I Love new snappy strings the one thing I really dislike with old strings is some strings gone out of intonation! I play above 12th fret and intonation must be good enough there otherwise I'm unhappy.
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Post by MartinB on Aug 29, 2018 18:02:31 GMT
I'd hate to record or perform with this. It's horrible...unless it's the Kat amp..... How present is it unplugged?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 19:06:25 GMT
We all have our preferences of course. I have been chasing "my tone" for some time now and have found it thankfully. Now I have that basic tone I feel as "mine" and I can add stuff to it and focus on expressing "my voice". Part of that tone are the D'addario regular 9's and 10's nickel wound. They last for about 6 months and then start loosing that snappy attack and even intonation goes off. Fresh set brings back the joy.
If I wasn't happy with D'addario I would very much try these.
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Post by Vincent on Aug 29, 2018 20:22:32 GMT
I think you need to get those strings off, DefJef!
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Post by MartinB on Aug 29, 2018 21:15:37 GMT
They do take a while to “break in” they are very “Zingy” for like 1-2 weeks.
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Post by MartinB on Aug 29, 2018 22:48:43 GMT
I think that some people like that and have their setup based around fresh strings. I have heard of other people who specifically like broken in strings, specifically Brian May and Joan Jett, but there must be others.
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Post by LeoThunder on Aug 31, 2018 7:02:14 GMT
This makes no sense though MartinB . I have often heard how producers will insist on new strings before recording or players that get their techies to string up a guitar ready for that night's gig. And, of course there was John Entwistle who changed his bass strings every gig but then again he was supplied them for free by Rotosound. Maybe I need some Rotosounds! I read someone saying that coming to a recording session with brand new strings is a bloody beginner's mistake. There will be no consensus on this… I suppose the proper sound of strings is somewhere between tin and rubber. Read discussions on-line and you'll see lots of guitar players advocating very frequent renewals of strings. Look at violin forums and there the tone changes drastically. The recommendations are somewhere between every 3 to 6 months with regular playing. I wonder how that comes to be. I suppose increased high ends can seem a necessity to "cut" through degradation caused by the colouring electronics that follow or through the general confusion produced by a loud band. Relying on always "fresh" strings appears to be the wrong solution.
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