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Which EBs have you used? I didn't get on with the Paradigm 80/20s I tried but haven't used Earthwoods yet. I've never been a big EB fan on electric either, so not sure if worth testing too many of those.
Here’s one suggestion :
I’m not saying it’s the only / right way, but since I’ve been doing this way it get much more consistency on the wraps , and I’ve found it a lot easier than trying to get kinks in the right place and in the right direction etc.
D'addario EJ11s now installed and really really nice. Absolutely as good as the Martin SPs if not better. Really sparkly and well balanced across finger picking, flatpicking and strumming. I have a set of the Martins en route so I can directly compare with these. I'm guessing these may not last very long, but we'll see.
I finally got around to trying the Masterclass 12-54, had D'Addario 13's on previously. Starting to wonder whether I should have bought the Masterclass 13's - although the guitar is noticeably easier to play now and does sound sweeter it seems to have lost a lot of character and a shedload of volume.
Yeah - agree with this, guitar (Guild 12 fret - modern but lightly built) sounded great when I got it but wasn't sure what it was strung with - think it may have been coated D'Addorio 13's think that's what Guild fitted but might have been restrung by the German box shifter that supplied it.
I tried a few sets of strings I had at home but it never sounded as good again. I then stopped babying it (keeping it in it's case with a humidifier) left it on a stand, restrung it with D'Addarios and it has been great for months although it did feel quite tight. Not sure if the leaving the guitar out has helped - not sure I buy the vibration thing but the guitar will be less moist!
I'll get some Newtone 13's and see how they sound and feel.