acoustic strings

[dave]

Which lightweight strings do you prefer on your accoustics??
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!

[dannopelli]

Which lightweight strings do you prefer on your accoustics??
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!
Elixir Nano

[Pietro]

I like the Elixir Nano on my Crowdster, but prefer the Poly on my "real acoustic" for some odd reason... .011s is what I use.

[strat56]

I use D'Addario EXP 10's.

[chriswhite]

Elixir Nano Phosphor Bronze on my Taylor and regular Nanos on my McPherson. For some reason the Phosphor's sound muddy

[tom]

elixir nano light for me. tried the phosphor and didn't love them. i use mediums on a baritone and a short scale parlor too.

[csd]

John Pearce 12's
Lots of snap and twang.

[FFOGG]

MARTIN SP on my 6 string and Elixir on my 12 String

[dave]

Thanks for all the feedback folks!
I've been using Martin SP's, but haven't been exactly overawed by them. I did think of trying the Martin Eric Clapton Phosphor-Bronzes, but spotted that the lightweights are 12's (!!!) and the mediums 13's - does EC really use 12's/13's, or is that just marketing hype??

[FFOGG]

There are new Matin Strings that came out Lifespan SP ..maybe worth a look

[guitararmy]

What specific guitars are you playing? I spend way too much time on the Acoustic Guitar Forum and I've been trying to match up specific string brands with specific guitar brands to complement their unique sound qualities...

[ClayCromer]

Elixir light (.12) &/or custom light (.11) on the Crowdster +2. If I'm doing more electric work, I go with the custom light. If I'm doing more acoustic stuff for a season, I go with the light. I find that the elixir strings always have "one more day" of play left in them and that I compromised a negligible amount of tone in any of my playing during that "gotta get these strings changed" phase.

[Briggs]

on the C+ I use elixir nano custom lights. On my guild I use d'addario phosphor bronze custom lights. they start off nice and bright but do seem to fade fast.

[dave]

What specific guitars are you playing? I spend way too much time on the Acoustic Guitar Forum and I've been trying to match up specific string brands with specific guitar brands to complement their unique sound qualities...
Martin 00028ECB

[guitararmy]

How about your basic 80/20 Martin medium-light gauge in a .0125-.055?

[guitarzan]

Big Elixir fan here. Nano lights on a small bodied Taylor Grand Concert. Playing another brand feels like wearing somebody else's underwear.

[Briggs]

Playing another brand feels like wearing somebody else's underwear.

And you would know this how? :D

[dave]

really prefer lightweights - playing blues, fingerstyle, and don't fancy forcing fulltone bends out of 12's or 13's.

[guitarzan]

And you would know this how? :D

I plead the 5th. :)

[dannopelli]

Big Elixir fan here. Nano lights on a small bodied Taylor Grand Concert. Playing another brand feels like wearing somebody else's underwear.

Ewwww...:eek:

[strat56]

I use D'Addario EXP 10's.

Martin Grand Performing Artist Mahogany GPCPA