• From: North Wales
  • Registered: 2007-01-04
  • Posts: 68

Topic: Strings

hi i havnt been on here for a while now, how is everyone? anyways ive been playing for a good few years now (5 or 6) and i still find it hard to get a set of strings i like to use over and over again any ideas? im trying to get a sort of ''Chris Bell - Speed of sound'' sort of tone but it doesnt sound quite right im currently using D'Addario light strings and ive tried allsorts what have you guys had luck with? il put a Chris Bell link up so you can see what i mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzWJjdlXveM

im currently playing a Crafter TR060/VLS-V if it helps


http://www.crafterguitars.com/

Roy

2 Reply by Guitarpix (edited by Guitarpix 2009-11-29 17:59:14)

  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2007-02-08
  • Posts: 1,914

Re: Strings

It's almost impossible to mimic the tone of a given guitar with just string changes... There are just too many variables. Tone woods, body sizes, bracing/voicing, the players attack, string brands, gauges, compositions, pick weights/materials, saddle/pin/nut materials, even the fret material.  Just too many things...   Two guitars made from the same batch of woods, by the same builder ,with all other things being equal, will sound different. Also what you hear when playing the guitar is not what the audience (people in front of it) will hear. So, more than likely, what you think your guitar sounds like is probably not exactly how your guitar really sounds... Let's not forget the coloring added by techs during recording or the set up during live performaces!
   I wouldn't get too hung up on trying to copy another artists sound... -Pix

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