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| Hello all! I originally posted this in the welcome center when I signed up, but another member suggested that I might get more responses from posting here.
After collecting and playing the vintage Ovation solidbodies for a few years, I finally took the dive into the acoustic side with a 1981 Pacemaker. I got it setup and restrung at the music shop - taking out a couple of the bridge shims and replaced the battery - really nice action now and plays/sounds nice.
The strings they put on were the only set of 12-string sets they available. They must be a real light guage, as I can get any bass-y percussive sound out of it acoustically. I strum and finger pick with just my bare fingers and nails, but just don't seem to get any thump like I do on my friends acoustic guitars. It sounds great but just to high end-y sounding, and hard to dial in the lows when playing acoustically. Maybe it is the bronze-ish looking style strings that are producing a sound that is brighter than I am used to.
I'm thinking that a medium gauge set might help with the thump and not affect the action too much, and I wouldn't mind a mellower sound - so was thinking of trying the silk and steel 12 string sets at a medium gauge.
I found these GHS Silk and Steel for a good price w/shipping. I'm not familiar with the GHS brand, but the price seems right. Has anyone tried these on their ovation 12 strings?
http://www.stringsbymail.com/store/ghs-silk-and-steel-610-medium-12...
Thanks! |
question on best strings for pacemaker
