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Location: Kingston Ontario | Thought that would get your attention.
Has anyone tied putting nylon classical strings on their guitar?
In theory they should work. The group I work with wants to try some latin numbers. I normally play my Tele and a classical sound would be more appropriate for the music.
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Location: Warren,Pa. | BrianT knows. He used them on his guitar at the tour.
Most nylon strings don't have enough tension to power the top, but whatever he was using did just fine. Saverez strings...don't remember the #.
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Location: Waurika OK | If you are talking about using them on your tele, remember that your pickups use magnets and classical strings just won't have any attraction for them. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i used a set of nylons on my 257 that had plenty of mass to get the top moving, i cant rember if they were aquila or saverez..jason |
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Location: Kingston Ontario | Thanks for the feedback guys.
I tried a 1st and 6th on my Balladeer Special S861. The 6th tuned up and sounded ok through my amp. The 1st at pitch sounded like a rubber band.
It actually looked like a piece of line from my weedwacker.
Question: Are the weedwacker stings tuned to concert pitch or higher?
The only classical guitar that I have ever owned was stolen after I had it for an hour, so I don't have a lot of experience with those guitars. |
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Location: Kingston Ontario | By the way, I am using Ernie Ball 2409 "ERNESTO PALLA" strings. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You usually get a wider neck with nylons and the action is higher. I assume the slots in the neck aren't as wide as on a steel string either. |
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Puttin Nylons on my Ovation
