Martin Guitar Strings Can I put light strings on a Martin dreadnought guitar?
It is a big guitar and i was told that it needs heavier strings but could I put light strings on it
Yes you can. I have a Martin HD-28 rosewood dreadnought, as well as a Martin J-40 rosewood Jumbo. I use ONLY light strings on all my guitars. Heavier strings are not needed, they are harder on your fingers, and they are also much harder on your guitar. I use light gage Martin SP+ strings, which are the coated strings, these cost a lot more...but...they last 10 times as long, and retain their sound very very long. Give them a try, you will love them!
Buy Acoustic Guitar Strings Is it cheaper to buy guitar strings in Hong Kong?
If so, where? The name of the store could be in Chinese.
My father is going to Hong Kong soon, and I was hoping he could buy some guitar strings for both my acoustic and electric guitars. If it's cheaper over there, then I want to ask him to buy some strings.
They might be cheaper, but I would seriously question the quality of the strings.
Usually, the first thing i do to import guitars, is change the strings, and it always makes the guitar sound better.
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Which Sort Of Capo To Buy? Electric Guitar, Acoustic Steel String, Classic Nylon String Advice Tips
Buying acoustic guitar strings?
Okay so i am completely new to guitars so i don't know anything about guitar strings. I have a SA-100 Spruce top dreadnought acoustic guitar and i recently broke my B string. What kind/brand/gauge guitar string should i buy?
Thanks a bunch!
*Squire and is it best to buy online or at the store
please be extra descriptive on what to buy and how as i'm completely new to this and know nothing about guitar strings thanks
I was kind of looking at these strings but is it a pack or a single string?
Martin and D'Addario are the 2 largest brands in the world, and it would be the first brands to look at.
Secondly, there are 2 main materials that are used to make acoustic guitar strings: 80/20 Bronze and Phosphor Bronze. Both give different qualities to the sound. 80/20 Bronze is crisp and bright sounding. Phosphor Bronze is more mellow and rounded.
Buy 80/20 now and the next time you need to change your strings, buy phosphor bronze and see which you prefer.
String choice is a voyage that you will need to take on your own and choose a string and material that suits your playing and your ear.
Thirdly, How do you know if you need new guitar strings?
For Acoustic and Electric guitars
Couple of questions to answer:
1) Have you had the same strings on for over 2 months?
2) Are your strings rusty?
3) Are your strings rough?
4) Do your strings sound dull?
5) Had a string break recently?
If you answered yes to any of the above, its probably time to replace your strings.
Because of moisture on your fingers and in the atmosphere, strings corrode and rust over time and their ablility to vibrate diminishes. This not only causes the sound to dull but even worse, the feel of the strings becomes rough and will hurt or even damage your fingers.
Strings can also become brittle from too much vibration, just think of how a paper clip snaps if you twist it too much, the same happens to strings - especially if you use a lot of different tunings.
If you play a lot, say for 2 hours a day every day, then you should look at changing your guitar strings every month.
If you play less, but still strum most days, the max you should leave them on the guitar would be 2 months.
Strings are quite cheap, about £5 for a set of 6.
There is an alternative to changing your strings this often. You can buy coated strings. These last longer due to a coating on the strings that prevent dirt build up and corrosion. Coated guitar strings tend to last 3 to 5 times longer than normal strings, so you can leave them on for longer. These still need to be changed though. At least every 6 months these should be changed as they are also prone to breaking because of the vibrations of the string as explained earlier using the paper clip analogy.
Coated strings do cost more, about £12 for a set of 6, but last longer, so can work out more cost effective.
Ernie Ball Coated Strings have titanium reinforcement to make them stronger and less prone to break.
For Bass Guitars, the strings are much more substantial and tend to last longer and hold their tone. Change bass strings at least once a year.
For Classical Guitars with nylon based strings, again because of the way they are made, they don't rust, so last longer. They do age though, so do need replacing. When they age they tend to stretch and become hard to keep in tune. If you don't want to wait till this starts happening, you should look at changing them every 3 to 4 months.
So to summarise:
Change your Electric / Acoustic uncoated strings at least every 2 months.
Change your coated Electric / Acoustic strings at least every 6 months.
Change your Bass guitar strings at least once a year.
Change your Classical guitar strings at least every 4 months.
Details of guitar strings can be found at the Guitarbitz Guitar Strings page.
