007
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My main instrument is: 1965 Hagstrom H45E
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Post by 007 on Jul 15, 2014 10:50:34 GMT
I put some of these on my Hagstrom in May and to my untrained ear they sound flat although in fairness I have had trouble with the tuners The Hagstrom is described as a C& Western Folk Jumbo and it is modelled on the Gibson J45 I was toying with getting some Bluegrass strings which are slightly heavier and wondered if anyone on the forum had tried theses Any thoughts/suggestions/welcome ?
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Akquarius
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Post by Akquarius on Jul 17, 2014 18:22:49 GMT
Sorry, nope. Bluegrass strings are, as far as I know, designed for plectrum use. I take it they need the heavy direct punch of a plectrum to show what they're all about. As I don't use plecs, I never tried them myself. It would be great to hear what your experience with these strings is, Paul.
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007
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Post by 007 on Jul 17, 2014 19:03:48 GMT
No I rarely use a plectrum have gone with some of these 13-56 www.drstrings.com/#!sunbeam-acoustic/c15jy
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Post by Akquarius on Jul 17, 2014 19:18:44 GMT
Strumming strings In combination with your Hagstrom Jumbo they should be able to blow your audience from their chairs ... For volume based strings like these I can also recommend these, if you like volume, but a full range sound: linkThey're also available in 13-56, though the picture shows 12-54
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007
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Post by 007 on Jul 17, 2014 21:07:31 GMT
Thanks Bernd I have not seen these before will have a good look
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