matsickma
Senior Member
My A150 came stock with flat wound strings so start off replacing them with a similar gauge.
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My A-150b is also a 2014, and the build quality is very high. I particularly like the neck profile, which I find to be super comfy overall. Just make sure there are no signs of a body crack at the volume-pot after they ship it. If GC puts any padding between the box & the top of the case, it should be fine.So, I decided to go with the one at GC. I like 45 days to decide, and I spoke with a guy at the GC that had it. He told me it looks like it has barely been played, and the paper is still in place under the bridge. That seems odd, since it is a 2014.
If you want to hear what the guitar is truly capable of acoustically, the start with whatever set of strings you most typically put on your flattops. This will give you a direct basis of comparison to a flattop tone you are familiar with - and use that as a baseline reference point as you experiment with other strings options.
Flat-wound strings will be good for a darker jazz tone with the pickup, but will sound rather muted acoustically.
Now I'm curious! If acoustic strings are used would the pickup "pick up" the sound of the brass winding on the lower strings or only "pick up" the sound from the center steel part of the string the brass is wrapped around?
Looks like a engineering problem on Faraday's law, magnetic flux and induction.
I have my A-150b strung with D'Addario acoustic PB extra-lights (EJ15), which is what I use on many of my acoustics. Was very surprised to be getting a pleasant & well balanced acoustic-oriented tone out of the stock D'Armond pickup. I'm also going to be experimenting with Martin Retros in the future.Now I'm curious! If acoustic strings are used would the pickup "pick up" the sound of the brass winding on the lower strings or only "pick up" the sound from the center steel part of the string the brass is wrapped around?
Looks like a engineering problem on Faraday's law, magnetic flux and induction. ��