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Topic: Dobro strings: D'addario flat tops vs phosphor bronze
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Marc Muller
Member From: Neptune,NJ USA
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posted 07 October 1999 07:48 AM
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Just got a beautiful Dobro new. Sounded great with strings from factory. put on D'addario Flat tops and seemed like guitar lost some of it's sparkle. Sounded like I put on old strings. Any opinions?
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emmett d
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posted 07 October 1999 03:58 PM
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Been there, they sounded dead...one of my customers brought in his Dobro strung with what looked like flat-wound jazz guitar strings, said they were some endorsed by Jerry Douglas. They sounded kind of fead too, but I don't know how old they were. I like the sound of medium-gauge John Pearse on mine, but the other day I put on some no-names (made by Gibson and sold unmarked so we could put our company name on them)and I think they sound better than anything I've had on there. Go figure...
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Mike Dennis
Member From: Stevens Point WI.
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posted 07 October 1999 04:28 PM
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double post[This message was edited by Mike Dennis on 10-07-99]
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Mike Dennis
Member From: Stevens Point WI.
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posted 07 October 1999 04:31 PM
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I like the D'addario phosphor bronze, medium gauge... they are bright sounding and last for quite a while.I also tried flat tops once... but did not like the sound.
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Marc Muller
Member From: Neptune,NJ USA
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posted 07 October 1999 06:28 PM
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yea, I just put on D'addario's phos. bronze, I think they're mediums. EJ42 is the number and I think I like them better so far. wish I could A/B. Todd Wright at Gibson said they come with Gibson medium guage from factory
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Steve Shellum
Member From: Hong Kong
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posted 07 October 1999 07:55 PM
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I've experimented with most brands over the last few months and I've settled on the John Pearse. They're, warm, bright and long lasting.
Haven't tried the Elixirs or the SITs, but I'll be getting round to those eventually.
cheers
Steve
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David T
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posted 09 October 1999 10:03 PM
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I like the Flattops. They don't make as much noise as phosphor and they're not too brittle sounding like so many new strings. Haven't tried the Elixers but I must say I don't like them on my acoustic guitar. Way too "new" sounding for my taste. IMHO. - Dave
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Mike Auldridge
Member From: Silver Spring, MD
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posted 10 October 1999 08:29 PM
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Marc,In my experience, the D'Addario J42 phos. bronze set is by far the best sounding strings I've ever used. Mike Auldridge ------------------
www.mikeauldridge.com
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Jeff Peterson
Member From: Nashville, TN USA
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posted 10 October 1999 08:53 PM
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Tried 'em all...John Pearse bronze are definitely the best.....period!
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