Round wounds if I never plug in?
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The Guilds of Grot
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Yup!
Shakeylee
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i still use nickel strings, even acoustically,
www.elderly.com
Darco D910 Heavy Gauge Electric Guitar Strings
Nickel wound, heavy gauge .012 .016 .024 .032w .044w .056w.
www.elderly.com
GGJaguar
Reverential Member
Roundwounds for sure, but try different types to see what sounds best to you - 80/20 bronze, phosphor bronze, monel, and nickel. Also string gauge makes a difference, too. Sometimes heavy strings don't yield the loudest or best (to you) tone. Have fun experimenting!
Just an FYI, I used electric strings (D'Addario 110W) on my '65 X-50. I played it unplugged a lot, but also plugged in. I had a '63 A-50 (essentially the same guitar but no pickup) that I had acoustic strings on.
walrus
walrus
The nickels give a more raw, Piedmont Blues type of vibe?i still use nickel strings, even acoustically,
Darco D910 Heavy Gauge Electric Guitar Strings
Nickel wound, heavy gauge .012 .016 .024 .032w .044w .056w.
Cool. Do you remember what was the diff in tone between the electric strings and the acoustic?
I mostly remember the playability was better with the electric strings (of course), but the A-50 definitely was fun to play, too!
This will sound obvious, but the acoustic strings on the A-50 sounded very much like a "normal" acoustic guitar, while the electric strings on the X-50, even unplugged, had more of a jazz tone to them.
I must say, out of all the Guilds in my signature below, the A-50 surprised me the most with it's great sound and "fun to play-ness". I think you will enjoy yours a lot!
Note - D'Addario XL110W have a wound third string.
Note #2 - we are going back about 15 years, so take what I seem to be remembering with a grain of salt!
walrus
This will sound obvious, but the acoustic strings on the A-50 sounded very much like a "normal" acoustic guitar, while the electric strings on the X-50, even unplugged, had more of a jazz tone to them.
I must say, out of all the Guilds in my signature below, the A-50 surprised me the most with it's great sound and "fun to play-ness". I think you will enjoy yours a lot!
Note - D'Addario XL110W have a wound third string.
Note #2 - we are going back about 15 years, so take what I seem to be remembering with a grain of salt!
walrus
Shakeylee
Member
i wouldn't say raw, just a good ,balanced tone.
they're very inexpensive strings,worth trying
Shakeylee
Member
oooh!! OP, i see from your signature you have a mahogany topped D-25.
i would highly suggest trying them on that ,too.
i LOVE nickel strings on mahogany guitars. including my flat back D-25
i would highly suggest trying them on that ,too.
i LOVE nickel strings on mahogany guitars. including my flat back D-25
Ok, I'll try it, thanks. I've got a couple sets of Martin Monel's that came with an OM-18 I acquired but I didn't like that pairing at all; PB's are way better to my ears on that one. But I'll stick one set on the X50, and the other on the D25. Cost = nada.
DeArmond Hammer
Member
I have a recommendation for you to try: Newtone Archtop strings. They're available from the manufacturer in the UK and from resellers such as GuitarsNJazz in the US. I like them because their double-wound strings have less string noise than single-wounds.
parker_knoll
Senior Member
I use nickels or sometimes Martin vintage which are Monel.
AcornHouse
Venerated Member
Here’s Jonathan Stout’s take on strings. He play a fair amount of acoustic arch top.
https://www.campusfive.com/swingguitarblog/2013/5/16/guitar-string-composition-and-swing-guitar.html
https://www.campusfive.com/swingguitarblog/2013/5/16/guitar-string-composition-and-swing-guitar.html
AcornHouse
Venerated Member
You also might consider Newtone’s double wound arch top strings, although they can be tricky to find. The double wind gives less finger noise without the mellow sound of flat wounds.
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That was a good read...thanks for the link!
GGJaguar
Reverential Member
I've got a set of these to try on my AA, too. Looking forward to seeing how they perform.
Rich Cohen
Senior Member
1959 X-50 on the 'Verb:
https://reverb.com/item/64273866-guild-x-50-granada-1961-sunburst
Messaged the seller to correct his dating.
https://reverb.com/item/64273866-guild-x-50-granada-1961-sunburst
Messaged the seller to correct his dating.