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Well do you like Nylon strings or steel on your acoustic guitar?
Nylon is a bit more classical so I like
Nylon is a bit more classical so I like
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Re: Nylon or Steel
Steels, they work better with the pick, sound better (at least for me), are easier to play and give better responses to my playing style... I f***ing hate nylons!!! the sound is simply terrible!
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I'm pretty sure that tolkki almost always uses nylon... Cuz it's not as much attack in the sound and it's a bit more"whip" if you can call it that..
In one or 2 songs he uses steel though
In one or 2 songs he uses steel though
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I guess it depends what you want from the sound. Personally, I prefer the sound of steel strings when playing chords and stuff like that. Nylon sounds better for melodies and arpeggios though.
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It depends on what kind of music you play. I like them both, steel and nylon, but I gave my vote for steel.
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I agree with you Bones...
Anyway, Now for me isn't hard play with steel strings because are easier than play the strings of a cello. (I said something very Stupid but that do a difference about the steel strings...I guess )
Anyway, Now for me isn't hard play with steel strings because are easier than play the strings of a cello. (I said something very Stupid but that do a difference about the steel strings...I guess )
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Nylon rocks..With nylon you get the the sound with soul...
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Yeah.... But I cant stand a cheap nylon with cheap strings... but I would like to have both...
And Nylon isnt that good for real rythm chord strumming
And Nylon isnt that good for real rythm chord strumming
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True, I put D'Addarios on my classical guitar, sweeter sound. (That doesn't mean I know how to play, I'm possibly the worst guitar player on this forum).Ahlimatainen wrote:Yeah.... But I cant stand a cheap nylon with cheap strings... but I would like to have both...
And Nylon isnt that good for real rythm chord strumming
Nylon simply doesn't have the attack sustain and resonance that steel does.
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Steel for a classical? Oh no, check you neck, without truss rod it can't deal with the tension, but I guess you could get lucky with .008-.036 strings or so. Also the bridge and the top of the guitar might start twisting. If you're lucky the guitar is ok but most likely not.
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No no, I have nylon strings on my classical! I'd never put steel on it!Jaakko wrote:Steel for a classical? Oh no, check you neck, without truss rod it can't deal with the tension, but I guess you could get lucky with .008-.036 strings or so. Also the bridge and the top of the guitar might start twisting. If you're lucky the guitar is ok but most likely not.
I've re-read my post and realised that I didn't exactly make it clear
I prefer nylon for melodies and arpeggios, but steel for chords and riffs. I have nylon strings on my guitar, since I use it mostly for melodies (even though I am an awful guitar player )
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Oh ha ha, and I forgot d'Addario makes nylon strings too. Just didn't think you referred to quality when mentioning d'Addario as for me they make some crappy strings.
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Is it an Ovation that Tolkki and Yngwie uses?... it sounds nice
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They also make some nice stringsJaakko wrote:Oh ha ha, and I forgot d'Addario makes nylon strings too. Just didn't think you referred to quality when mentioning d'Addario as for me they make some crappy strings.
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Re: Nylon or Steel
I like nylon more (bear in mind I never play my accoustic guitar though) since the sound is cleaner and more natural than steel, the arpeggios and scales sound a lot better to my tastes
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I have only used steel ones, so I can't compare.
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for strato music i prefer nylon...but sometimes tolkki uses both...its kinda weird...
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I like to use both, even if it sounds different, it is nice though.
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How about a 3-neck acoustic, with nylon, steel and steel 12 necks?
Might sound pretty weird with such a large sound plate but not necessarily bad eh?
Might sound pretty weird with such a large sound plate but not necessarily bad eh?
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Re: Nylon or Steel
I've played a 6-string acoustic with 3 nylon and 3 steel strigs; and personally I prefer the steel ones. They're easier to pick, and I prefer the sound they make.
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steel has a sharper sound
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I prefer nylon. More rounded, sweeter tone.
But it does depend what you're playing.
But it does depend what you're playing.
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I prefer steel strings.
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Depends on what kind of sound you are going for, I think each one has advantages.
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