In Search of the Brightest Classical Guitar Strings (La Bella, D’Addario, Savarez)
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In this video, I share my experiences from experimenting with various classical guitar strings over the past two months. I’ll discuss several string packs, including the La Bella 900 Elite Series, Savarez Alliance Medium Tension Corum Basses, Hannabach Carbon Trebles, and La Bella Vivace. I come from a finger style guitar background with past experiences in rock, metal, and jazz, and I tend to prefer brighter string sounds. Throughout the video, I provide detailed reviews of each string pack, highlighting their pros and cons based on my personal experience. If you’re looking to find the right strings to match your guitar and playing style, stick around and learn from my experimentation. Let me know your thoughts and experiences with these string packs in the comments. Cheers, and see you in the next video!
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If you’re new to my channel my name is Christian. I start playing electric guitar in 2005 at age 11, inspired by my Dad, a singer-songwriter, who showed me Yngwie Malmsteen, and Paul Gilbert videos that sparked my interest for 80s rock and metal. That spark led me to explore classical and baroque music, which ignited my passion for composing and arranging. I started composing music in high school using Guitar Pro and a digital audio workstation (DAW). I had a private guitar teacher all throughout high school until I went to college.
At age 17 I began jazz guitar and arranging studies at Vanier College with amazing teachers like Christopher Smith, Nick Di Tomaso, James Bland, Philippe Bourque, and Chad Linsley.
At age 19, while wrapping up my studies at Vanier College, I took a big interest into fingerstyle guitar, a guitar style that blends melody and accompaniment on one instrument. Inspired by legends like Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, I learned as many Chet tunes as I could wrap my head around.
From age 21 to 25, I performed regularly in Old Montreal, learning how to engage crowds and grow as an artist. At age 23, I released my debut album, Lefty Wonderland, an album of guitar arrangements that I would have been playing at the time. During this time I played gigs across Ontario and Quebec, Canada with tribute bands and independent artists, each one teaching me something new.
At age 25, I was forced to take a break from music in pursuit of a more stable income. I began studying into financial markets and investing, which led to day trading. At age 26 I started VerrilloTrading, a YouTube channel dedicated to sharing my trading journey, and helping users navigate trading tools and software. While doing this I learned how to trade futures in the morning for income.
At age 30, with a more stable foundation I returned to performing in Old Montreal and began working on fresh guitar arrangements and recordings. If I can get back to my passion after a break, you can too—keep crushing!
At age 31, I’m launching Baroque Gains, a YouTube channel to share guitar tutorials, arrangements and performances. I spend time adapting pieces originally written for keyboard or organ, like J.S. Bach’s music, for the guitar—something not often done. It’s challenging, but it shows that with creativity and effort, you can break new ground. My music blends old and new, and I hope it inspires you to experiment with your own ideas. For me, what truly matters is what we leave behind when we’re gone—a body of work that inspires and endures. Your body of work is far more important than chasing money or material possessions. Whatever your passion is, put in the work, stay curious, and never quit!
-Christian
VerrilloTrading, Content Creator
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What is the difference in string tension?
A note to my fellow players: Savarez is French, not Spanish, so the correct pronunciation is "sa-va-RAY" not "sa-va REZ"
Interesting topic. After trying many different string sets, my overall favorite is D'Addario EJ46FF, but with nylon EJ46 for the 1-e and 2-b strings. However, I am still in search for the ideal 1-e string for each of my 630 mm scale length classical guitars. Based on your tip, I will give La Bella Vivace a try. By the way, I recently discovered your videos. I like your presentation style — relaxed yet informative; extemporaneous, yet not crying out for scripting and editing.
This has me wondering which basses are the bassiest.
Very Interesting. Actually, no matter what you put on, I could listen to you play for hours. How about Augustine Imperials? I just got a set, and I like ‘em on my crossover cordoba fusion. Just curious.
Thanks for this! As an owner of a new classical guitar with solid cedar top, I've been looking for the same as you. I run Hannabach 8151HT now, and they sound good to me. A bit mellow and warm for the trebles, but also very expressive – but the basses sound a tad too muddy for my taste.
I will try out the Savarez Corum Alliance (500ar) set. Thanks again for this video!
knobloch – birdy ones.
I'm happy that I never tried to earn a living with music. Sometimes, i play a year without changing strings on my steel string acoustics and electric guitars. I also have a cedar topped classical. I really need to change those strings. I like 3 day old strings, if I'm performing or recording, and that is rare. It is inspiring to sound good, and you don't feel like composing, if the sound is dull. Classical strings are very expensive though.
Aquila, has many types of treble strings, that are smaller diameter and harder and brighter than nylon, but not as bad as carbon. If you like a bright sound, just avoid their Perla trebles. I've used those and rectified nylon, but I don't like a bright sound on the treble or the bass. Also avoid Aquila's Ambra sets with Rayon bass strings. LaBella 900 are definitely not bright sounding, and the sound gets even duller as they become tarnished. They can work well for an electric…. no amplified string sliding noise.