How to choose the best strings for acoustic guitar

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Choosing strings for acoustic guitar, any musician, as a professional, and who took the instrument in hand, is faced with one difficulty. It consists in the inability to listen. How will sound the different strings will be known only when they are used to predict the sound impossible.

If professionals understand what came into the store, that is these people know the different brands, they have specific preferences and favorite producers, newcomers such experiences do not have and are lost in front of the window.

How to choose?

Purchase strings almost always – the lottery, however, it has some defining moments. First, you need to advance as clearly as possible to imagine what is required to acquire in terms of technical characteristics and material. The beginner in music there is no point in trying everything at random, as the person with no experience, can do wrong to pull the string, which will not hear its true sound.

1st and 2nd strings are always deprived of windings

You can Decide what you should purchase, can help music teachers who are familiar with the experience of the game. A similar question can be asked in focus groups or forums. The only thing to do is to trust the word of a salesperson, telling you what strings are better for acoustic guitar.

Usually, the trader is not interested in how it will sound tool, he cares about selling Amateur old or frankly poor quality, stale or upsell. The best strings for acoustic guitar, each musician can choose on your own as the tool. The strings are absolutely identical, as are the guitars, in different hands are not the same.

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What are they?

The Question of what the strings on an acoustic guitar are, how they differ from the classical, beginners usually hesitate in trying to tackle this on my own. However, finding out how is one different from the other, novice musicians do not take into account such factors as the strength of the fingers what will tell an experienced musician or teacher, explaining what strings are used on acoustics.

the Rainbow strings Set

Sami acoustic strings can be:

  • Monolithic steel base;
  • Steel in the flat and semicircular windings;
  • Synthetic plywood.

After Hearing about the steel, budding musicians almost always quizzically ask the sellers strings for acoustic guitar copper or brass. Such questions immediately issued a complete lack of experience and even the fact of acquaintance with the tool. Copper, brass and so on – the material is not themselves strings and their windings.

Monolithic

The so-called piano began. In the windings “monolith” used copper, its alloy and phosphor bronze. These strings are very resonant and have a good unison. Almost all acoustic guitar 12 strings are equipped by them.

Newcomers to take them, as a rule, is not recommended because the game requires some skill. In its absence and the lack of strength in the fingers the sound comes out not quite clean, with whistling and rattling.

Flat and semicircular windings

So is equipped with the usual guitar, acoustic 6 strings. Tighten the strings with the flat side under your fingers and the round, respectively, to the body of the instrument.

This is the best choice for beginning musicians. The specificity of this type of strings is that they give a more matte, clean and devoid of impurities sound even when uncertain technique. Especially important is the smooth sounding bass, which is harder to achieve than top sound.

Synthetic

They are most often staffed with not particularly expensive instruments, which become novices. Many are completely satisfied with the sound, and going to the store, the musicians know exactly what they need "synthetics".

As a rule, only by reference to the seller in beginners guitar know that this kind of strings is of two types.

The First type – strings with metal winding, additionally closed from the top with Teflon. This kind of is good for those who intensively uses the tool as extremely wear-resistant and almost defies friction.

The Second type – strings, in which the winding wire and "synthetic" are connected. This kind of easier in terms of pressing the frets, but quickly become contaminated with sweat and skin flakes, as the gaps between the turns are not very tight. This feature leads to the fact that these strings devoid of iridescence, that is, Gypsy songs perfect play, the sound is quite deaf. But for chanson they are quite suitable.

Winding About

Before you change the strings on an acoustic guitar like this, you need to know exactly what type is on the tool, and, most importantly, not to forget what made the coil and what type it is made.

Set "dressy" strings for acoustic guitar

From these factors in the game depends on literally everything, not only for the beginner but for the experienced musician. As a guitar game based on tactile memory, that is memory of the fingers,the uniformity of the strings is extremely important. Accustomed to certain clearances in the coils and the convexity of the strings, the musicians always feel uncomfortable and perform works worse on the new type.

Of Course, after some time, given to the scales or other exercises, the fingers are used to it, but free time for your own “settings” is not always the case, especially beginners.

Materials windings

Strings for acoustic guitar are wrapped with copper and its alloys, phosphorous bronze, brass, synthetic polymers and silver.

Among Western guitarists in the middle of the last century, the joke went that silver strings protect them from the vampires in auditoriums.

Silver strings

In fact, the strings are not made of silver, and the vampire cannot protect can. Silver is just sprayed on ready string with any coil coating. The sound is not affected in any way, but it looks very elegant and even mysterious. In addition to visual appeal such strings are left on the skin and dark marks do not fade for long life.

Phosphor bronze and brass – the most durable and sturdy of all the existing windings. But they have a minus, the same as that of polymers – such strings for acoustic guitar does not ring. They sound thick, rich and deaf, very solid and serious.

Copper, and various alloys, – the most popular material for winding. These strings give the tints, they're perfect for the Spanish music plays, for the accompaniment of dance, performance of songs and much more. For example, quality battle, you can perform exclusively on copper. The only drawback is the fragility of such strings, the shortest life.

What else affects the sound?

Budding musicians, trying to achieve a satisfactory sound quality, often change the strings, throwing away a perfectly good. And do it only because “sounds”. This is another difference with the beginner in music from an experienced guitarist.

In Addition to the winding material and the type of sound affects the height of the strings on an acoustic guitar. It is adjustable on the fingerboard, and it largely depends on the quality of sound and ease of performance and even the lifespan of the strings.

height Incorrectly configured requires a lot of effort from your fingers

Each musician selects this option by itself, a single standard "of the correct height" does not exist. She is determined personally in the process of the game, of course, not for an hour and not a month.

Beginners need to consider when setting that too low fit strings will cling to and RUB against the frets and rattle on the chords. Too high strung require much effort from the fingers and wrist, especially in the Central clamping frets.

On setting the optimal height is affected by the instrument itself. For a convex fingerboard a good one for full-other. Has a value and ratio thresholds.

What is the usual set of strings?

Supplied as a standard for six-string guitar always wrapped only 4th, 5th, 6th. But the 3rd string may have winding the thinnest in comparison with others, but often is “bald” or “naked”. 1-I and 2-I am always neobetanin.

Iridescent sound only brass strings

Stores the strings are sold exclusively in kits that quite often causes confusion among beginners who need to replace only one, broken. However, the implementation of string sets is not due to the desire of sellers and manufacturers preying on beginners and less experienced guitarists. This is because each batch of strings has certain technical characteristics of the nuances of sound. Acquired piecemeal, by the piece of string from various factory parties is almost never heard in unison.

And this point is extremely important for obtaining high-quality sound. Even a home game or a performance on a Park bench “girls” on the strings from different sets often produces a noticeable audience response. And with the employment of the instrument at sites with audio amplifiers, for example, in any of the clubs or cafes, defects of sound – the first thing “catches in your ears”. So do not look for the announcement of the sale of one string or a couple, you need to buy a whole set.

old string guitarists make mascots

Beginners at the choice of the first in the life of the set with strings don't need to be shy. Ask should all, no matter how ridiculous the question may seem to the novice guitarist. Music is impossible without a good tool, and he, in turn, requires a thorough study of the owner.


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