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Post by dicky on Jun 11, 2017 15:20:48 GMT
hi folks I have a taylor 510e and it seems to sound a bit dull , or at least more that when it was bought at Christmas time .it had diaderio strings 12 /53 .I changed to my usual elixir and of course it brightened up but it still sounds a bit soft. I do mostly finger style with prominent acrylic nails with a nice low action, as on my j 45 witch doesn't have this problem. could I just be unlucky with the strings . its a shame to waste 12 or 13 quid a time to experiment without asking you guy's opinion. thanks in advance dicky ps the cost of strings is not related to the cost of the guitar as it was a gift from my son .
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Post by Martin on Jun 11, 2017 18:01:31 GMT
Hi dicky, initial thoughts are to change the strings to something like 80/20 bronze, which sound brighter to me, and then try to play the guitar in a bit, as it's relatively new. I know Taylors come with Elixer, but as you say it's a bit expensive to keep changing them to find the right ones. Good luck with it - the 510 is a really lovely guitar
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Post by dicky on Jun 12, 2017 20:52:26 GMT
thanks martin the 510 gets a good hour most days the new elixers seem too have done the job, at least in part.
now where did I put the Gibson!!! dicky
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Post by vikingblues on Jun 13, 2017 6:14:01 GMT
A string change does sound like being of possible benefit. I've just recently had three different sets of strings on my Guild and the variation in overall sound and liveliness between each set was huge. It's a sod that the only way to find what's best is to keep changing strings which can get a costly business. I had a £15 set that only lasted two days before being jettisoned as a total mismatch for the guitar. Mark
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