Are You Using The Wrong Strings? | Acoustic Guitar String Comparison
Chris McKee is here for a much-requested shootout, running down a handful of great options for acoustic strings. Listen closely to hear the tonal nuances that separate 80/20 and Phosphor Bronze, discuss the effect of heavier or lighter gauge on tension and volume, and ponder the difference in tone and vibration of roundwound or flatwound strings. There are a ton of options when it comes to acoustic guitar strings, and we’re here to help you figure out what is best for you. Let us know in the comments what you use and what kind of strings you want to see in the electric guitar strings video!
10:47 – Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze, Light .12-.53
11:37 – D’Addario EJ11 80/20 Bronze, Light .12-.53
12:27 – D’Addario Nickel Bronze, Light .12-.53
13:16 – D’Addario Flat Tops Phosphor Bronze, Light .12.-53
14:05 – Martin Retro Acoustic Monel Nickel, Light .12-.54
14:55 – Martin Authentic Acoustic Phosphor Bronze, Medium .13-.56
15:45 – D’Addario Phosphor Bronze, Extra Light .10-.47
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Originally posted by UCIB3DqQuXKmM7DzEMppafDA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h39-Yw65oc
Start at about 10:30 and save your self the headache LOL
Great presentation after that tho
Chris, great job as always. I also appreciated the information about the flat top strings. I saw them the other day in the store and didn't know how they were different until your explanation.
I wanted to hear all this .. but no pick was used … so this told me nothing
Medium strings seems restrictive in reference to resonance
That guitar sounds muffled
Im using rosewood guitar ( Yamaha LL16 ), what do you suggest me for the strings ? I like warm sound, but I want a set of strings that compliment my rosewoood instrument
Does anyone know what he’s playing? It’s really very smooth, very beautiful.
I use gut strings. I actually make my own. I buy a cow every spring. Kill it by winter, freeze the meat and use the gut to make my own strings. Takes a few weeks to dry them out. They last a year until the next cow. Been doing this for 10 years. An old Italian luthier taught me many years ago. He’s since passed. I’m also making all of this up and I use nano web
Its crazy to think, these people believe they got it correct and the entire rest of the world is wrong….. how insane do you have to be?
ERNIE BALL ALUMINIUM BRONZE STRINGS HAS BETTER SOUND THAN ELIXIR GUITAR STRINGS AND D'ADDARIO NICKEL BRONZE STRINGS!
Every time I see that t-shirt I think it's a Willie Nelson – "Teatro " shirt.
Interesting, but I sure wish you had also including a few strumming examples of each. That's what I was most eager to hear…
The worst sounding of the bunch: 10-47
I use rotosound
The comparison begins at 10:48 ????
As a beginner I found that using D'addario EJ15 is so easier to practice especially when doind barre chords which was so difficult with the thicker gauge already installed on the Cort AD880 guitar, thank you for the useful experiment.
Strings hardly transfer any sound/vibrations to the air (I mean I don't believe the air is playing any role in why flat wound sound different) – strings transfer the vibrations to the guitar body thru the bridge and then the vibrating body transfers the energy to the air. Flat strings just vibrate differently so that different vibrate transfers to the guitar which then transfers the sound to the air
Just changed my strings and they sound super bright and weird, is this normal?
We desperately need timestamps, just skip to hearing the different strings.
oh okay so basically all sounds similar lol
Chris and Cooper should recieve himanitarian awards for being really good guys that help the rest of us. I hear differences better with strumming over finger picking. Coated strings reduce the bloom and choke the sound a bit, IMHO.
Thomastik-Infield Plectrums
do you have to change the nut or the set up for flat wound?
I think the man at the music store gave me the wrong strings for my guitar. I was trying to tune it but it always seemed too low. Its a FG30LTD and he gave me medium phosphorus bronze strings. I shoukd have looked into it before buying the strings
I liked Nickel Bronze the most. They bring a certain magic to the sound. The Elixir ones were cool too! Thanks for the video! ❤????
Why do you people like these mainstream scam you guitars, example (Taylor and Martin). Over priced– nonsense! The sheep are everywhere.
No, I just suck.
i like martin sp’s 13-56 on my new martin GPCx1c , the tone is better than some of the 4k guitars i’ve played
Big up yuhself mi idren and Alamo Music….very informative insights on strings!
i have martin 000c16gte. i use martin sp ma 540. love the mellow sound. and other suggestions for a mellow steing
I don't think I will ever understand why Taylors are so popular.
Really helpful, thanks!
My takeaway is the difference is so subtle go with what you are most comfortable with. I did find that I personally liked the low strings sound best with the flat wound but liked the high strings sound best with some of the other medium heavy larger gauge strings. So if over all tone is what your after I would probably mix and match strings
One question: Was there a break-in period for each string that was tested?
As a newer guitar player, I still haven't settled on the "best" strings for any of my guitars, but I'm leaning the phosphor bronze route for the tone I'm looking for…
I recently forced myself to cycle through multiple brands of 80/20 and phosphor bronze strings. I hated the D and G strings in every 80/20 set, and was unimpressed by the A string, but I have noticed a significant mellowing in tone of the D&G stings after a few hours of playing them. An improvement to my ear, but might be the lifespan of a "good" string for others.
Still going through 80/20s now. Then, back to Phosphor bronze, to see if I miss the 80/20 sound on each guitar…