Are the strings medium or light?
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Hai Michelle, The strings are D'addario extended play strings. Strangely the attached card does not give any indication of thickness. Judging from the color of the card it is type EXP26 Custom light (see their website) with a thickness 0.011 inch for the high E. They feel pretty light to me. I measured the diameter of the high E to be 0.0125 inch. (accuracy ~+/- 0.0005 inch) I also noted some corrosion on it According to the ehow webpage accoustic guitar strings are usually light gauge below 0.012 inch Ovation recommends 1818 Light Gauge (most popular) or 1919 Medium Gauge (stiffer and a bit louder) Adamas phosphor bronze 1717 extra light is 0.010inch, 1818 light is 0.012inch and 1919 medium is 0.013inch My conclusion is that I am totally confused. Is there a sharp border between medium and light? I donot think so anymore. What strings do I have on my guitar? These strings may be just on the light side of the border between medium and light. Sorry for any confusion caused. Jan
1099204
Either strings will work just fine. I prefer the bronze strings as I feel the have a richer tone and sound
2103726
I wouldn't, mainly because electric strings don't have projection as acoustic strings thus defeats the purpose of an acoustic guitar. You also have string tension and intonation to worry about too. I would go with custom lights or lights acoustic guitar strings if you wanted a lighter strings on your acoustic.
198642
Tough question. I think I'd go with the mediums if you play some lead or strum hard, bluegrass style lead to drown out the banjo a bit. For strumming, folk style, or fingerpicking, go with the light mediums. Be aware that changing the gauge of the strings can affect the bow of the neck, so you might have to have it reset -- simple adjustment of truss rod-- if you change from what gauge strings you currently have on.
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If you like the warmer less "metallic' tones, you want to go with a med-heavy to heavy gauge (thicker) string. Of course, the type of guitar body (big, small, shallow, deep box) affects this too. I almost exclusively finger pick, which is why I go with mediums. You might look at a Bronze, rather than a Phosphor string as well. The D'Addarios are great strings.
1013223
Steel. It has nice, clear tones but it can be difficult to get the strings depressed fully.
1466441
Medium to light. I use them for everyday use, but remember when my grandmother would use them "on special occasions" because they are so pretty.
698459
They are nylon strings, its just the lower strings (E,A,D) are going to be "plated" with silver; all in all they are still nylon strings, not steel.
2010958
The package reads light/medium and that's basically correct. Every string is consistently in-between a light gauge string and a medium gage string (example: the G string light is .024 inch. the medium .026 and the Martin FX is .0255 inch). The benefit is one can have the tension/firmness feel of a medium gage yet the ability to bend the string with the ease of a light gage; it provides flexibility without sacrificing tone and string feel on a guitar with a smaller body (like a parlor size guitar in which a medium gage would be more the preference - I haven't tried these strings on my dreadnaught size guitar in which I use different strings altogether). I'm quite happy with the result. Flexible Core makes sense to me.
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Depends if you're used to use the nylong strings or metal. But if you're a begginer, I recommend you to change them to nylon cause it's better to start off with that.
545956
These strings are great. They are light, so easy to press. They also hold a tune really well and last a long time. My husband plays every day and changes strings every 6 weeks or so.
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The strings are okay. The high E could be a little better though. If you are looking to buy this guitar I would recommend that you change the strings once you get accommodated to the feel of the instrument.The strings are pretty good quality for a 30 dollar guitar and they are playable.
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I would not characterize these strings as 'really bright'. They are not 'tinny' or metallic sounding. The highs are not over-powering, nor are the lows. These are the only strings that I have used that I feel really let the true 'wood' sing. I recommend a try. Cost is not much, and you will suffer the time in a string change. I have one guitar that I have used silk and steel, by Martin, on it since 1974. I won't use another type. I have a Martin, which is fairly new (6 mos) and have gone through 3 cycles of the recommend strings that came with it. The next change will be with the S&S; strings. I wanna hear how they react to the Indian Rosewood/Sitka combo of my Mrtin. I would not characterize these strings as 'really bright'. They are not 'tinny' or metallic sounding. The highs are not over-powering, nor are the lows. These are the only strings that I have used that I feel really let the true 'wood' sing. I recommend a try. Cost is not much, and you will suffer the time in a string change. I have one guitar that I have used silk and steel, by Martin, on it since 1974. I won't use another type. I have a Martin, which is fairly new (6 mos) and have gone through 3 cycles of the recommend strings that came with it. The next change will be with the S&S...; » Read More I would not characterize these strings as 'really bright'. They are not 'tinny' or metallic sounding. The highs are not over-powering, nor are the lows. These are the only strings that I have used that I feel really let the true 'wood' sing. I recommend a try. Cost is not much, and you will suffer the time in a string change. I have one guitar that I have used silk and steel, by Martin, on it since 1974. I won't use another type. I have a Martin, which is fairly new (6 mos) and have gone through 3 cycles of the recommend strings that came with it. The next change will be with the S&S; strings. I wanna hear how they react to the Indian Rosewood/Sitka combo of my Mrtin. « Show Less
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I like these strings (Martin SP) in light gauge (high E is .012). The sound is good and I've had 'em on my Gibson for a few weeks now. I tried Ernie Ball Earthwood lights and the high E is a little thinner (.011) and they sounded alright also. Extra light strings might not have enough bass for a Martin dreadnaught, but probably good on the OM and smaller models. Happy pickin'!
1860002
Yes. The guitar we received has low action and light strings. Easy on the fingers. Very happy with it.
578386
The strings are nylgut strings not nylon as a guitar....they are certainly lighter. I don't know if they are gauged. Due to the C tuning on my ukulele the C string is the heaviest gauge then the E then the A then the G. Pop in the a music store and check them out many ukulele's have Aquila strings on the instrument when purchased.
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It is really depends from time to time. Some times strings come broken and pieces are really shore , like 4 to 5 inches , or even shorter...Other times strings are long and nice - up to 30 - 32 inches long. It probably depends on the freshness, the fresher ones a long, they seems to be softer too. Hope it helps.