12stringer said:
BTW I just put some medium Martin PB SP's on my Gad25 and they sound great...more deepness to an already deep sounding guitar and of course a more powerful sound...the top end was beefed up to where I like it and it can take hard strumming without breaking up.
It's amazing how the right strings can make a guitar sound incredable. On my next string change I will try the John Pearse mediums 80/20's I have heard so much about around here.
Best of luck with the new GAD! :wink:
Hey 12stringer,
Yes I am glad to have my small guitar back in the house. Honestly, the comfort level of a small bodied guitar adds to the excitement as my arm doesn't fall asleep after an hour. It is great to hear when someone finds a string selection that really brings out the guitars sound both tone wise and volume. I will have to try mediums on my D25. I have always liked the combination of 80/20s with a hog back. It has this nice dry bluesy sound. I would vouch for your next string choice.
I just threw some JP 80/20 lights on my new GAD 30R and you can really hear it chime. It is an interesting combination. Bright and dry sounding with a very wide sound range. I compared her to the D25 and you can really tell the difference the two tonewoods. I can now learn to appreciate the differences. I like the 80/20s on the GAD for fingerstyle blues, but when strummed for some Dylan folk tunes, it is actually too loud and bright. My old hog GAD was no where near as loud and bright that it had this small bodied sound where you could hear the tighter dynamic range of the hog body and hear the pick hitting the strings like you do with many of Dylans early songs. Maybe it is the difference between the hog/rosewood? Anyway, I too am beginning my journey to find the ideal string choice. I do like the JP 80/20s though. I rarely use a pick.
By the way, it may be comparing apples and oranges but I put this guitar up to the D25 volume wise. So far, it is debatable as to which one is louder. Weird huh? I would hope that the D25 would be as it is twice the size. I will play around with them more tonight.