First off, if I had a blues nickname like "Lighnin" Hopkins or "Big" Bill Broonzy, my name would be "Acid Hands." It seems no matter what I do, I can't get strings on my GAD 30 to last. The guitar is not naturally bright sounding by any means, and after a day or so, it sounds like every Nick Drake song. I like Nick Drakes stuff (a lot!), but sometimes I want that metallic twang from new strings to stay longer than a 48 hour period. However, it does sound great with light pick strumming (Bob Dylanesque). Right now, I have a set of DR PB lights and those dulled out within a day. Before, I used JP 80/20 lights with the same result. I have used Elixers, which I am not too keen on. Was thinking D'addarios coated strings (both PB and 80/20). I have been listening to a lot of Big Bill Broonzy's stuff lately and want to capture his guitar's sound (000-28), but haven't been able to with my GAD 30 (big surprise huh). I am going to get some new strings today and give the guitar a good cleaning and see what happens.
Any suggestions? Besides getting another guitar.
Ridgemont
Any suggestions? Besides getting another guitar.
Ridgemont