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Post by Gregg Hermetech on Oct 8, 2021 10:00:48 GMT
My XS 11s will have been on four weeks tomorrow. I was just starting to like the sound a bit more (although not nearly as much as the Lowden strings), when this morning I noticed the D and G strings had started to sprout "fur" where I strum. I absolutely will not allow "fur" on my strings!  So they'll be whipped off tomorrow and I'll put Lowden 12s back on. Gonna order some Lowden 11s as I really do like the increase in playability I get with this thinner gauge. |
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Post by forestdweller on Dec 6, 2021 6:32:45 GMT
Poignant that this thread was started by Andy. I've just tried a set of these, light 12 to 53 gauge. So far so good. More 'normal' sounding than Elxirs. The only thing I am finding is that if I drop the 6th to C the tuning is very off and find it very difficult to get spot on. Maybe a 53 is just too light to make a low c work. Dropped D seems to be fine. In fact, dadgad sounds glorious. Will report back on longevity.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Dec 6, 2021 11:13:00 GMT
Poignant that this thread was started by Andy. I've just tried a set of these, light 12 to 53 gauge. So far so good. More 'normal' sounding than Elxirs. The only thing I am finding is that if I drop the 6th to C the tuning is very off and find it very difficult to get spot on. Maybe a 53 is just too light to make a low c work. Dropped D seems to be fine. In fact, dadgad sounds glorious. Will report back on longevity. I've just last week put a set of these on; like the sound of them, I've got them tuned to DADGAD and tuning seems fine but that could be my cloth ears. But they feel higher tension than an equivalent Newtone set, which is probably unsurpring as Newtone are lower tension but it was interesting to feel that much difference. The other think I've noticed is that they're rougher, my fingertips feel sore after only playing for a short time. |
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Post by Gregg Hermetech on Dec 6, 2021 16:23:25 GMT
I thought they sounded like new strings that never got to that nice played in point, for me. They had a lovely slippery feel, but Ill never use them again, as I said above, they started to "fur up" after a month. Just horrible. I picked up 20 sets of Lowden strings in their recent BF 50% off sale, so will be sorted for a few years now.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Feb 19, 2022 14:15:19 GMT
Poignant that this thread was started by Andy. I've just tried a set of these, light 12 to 53 gauge. So far so good. More 'normal' sounding than Elxirs. The only thing I am finding is that if I drop the 6th to C the tuning is very off and find it very difficult to get spot on. Maybe a 53 is just too light to make a low c work. Dropped D seems to be fine. In fact, dadgad sounds glorious. Will report back on longevity. I've just last week put a set of these on; like the sound of them, I've got them tuned to DADGAD and tuning seems fine but that could be my cloth ears. But they feel higher tension than an equivalent Newtone set, which is probably unsurpring as Newtone are lower tension but it was interesting to feel that much difference. The other think I've noticed is that they're rougher, my fingertips feel sore after only playing for a short time. And they’re off! Whilst I liked the sound, but no more so than my usual Newtones, they’re not as comfortable to play and didn’t last any longer than the Newtones. So for me not worth the price premium. |
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So they'll be whipped off tomorrow and I'll put Lowden 12s back on. Gonna order some Lowden 11s as I really do like the increase in playability I get with this thinner gauge.
Jo whoever he is.
