Interesting. Carbon was definitely more balanced and precise with better note separation, but nylon was more warm, colorful and expressive. For some passages I preferred nylon and some I preferred the carbon.

Bass performance 2:29 Nylon (or just press 2) 3:06 Carbon Arpeggio chords and melodic lines with slurs 3:42 Nylon 3:59 Carbon Articulated bass notes with singing melody 4:24 Nylon 4:39 Carbon Long-sustain melodic line with soft accompaniment 4:59 Nylon (or just press 4) 5:30 Carbon Fast, emphasised melodic line 6:10 Nylon (you can press 5 but it will be 2 seconds off) 6:29 Carbon Vibrato melody 6:50 Nylon 8:09 Carbon Voice leading 9:30 Nylon 9:58 Carbon (or press 8 and wait something like 3 seconds)9 High notes 10:28 Nylon 10:41 Carbon Rasgueado chords and melodic lines with scales 10:58 Nylon 11:20 Carbon Slow movement 11:44 Nylon 12:01 Carbon ******************************** Feel free to use it in your description, it's very useful (press 9 for funny face)

@UrosGuitar

8 жыл бұрын

+0record0 Thanks a lot, putting it in the description right now! :)

@0record0

8 жыл бұрын

+classicalguitar2 There is a typo, "Voice leading 9:30 Nylon 9:58 Carbon (or press 8 and wait something like 3 seconds)9 Voice leading" There should be no nine after the bracket :)

@UrosGuitar

8 жыл бұрын

+0record0 Corrected it. Thanks again!

@0record0

6 жыл бұрын

Hey :D I made another typo, Long-sustian melodic line with soft accompaniment 4:59 Nylon (or just press 4) 5:30 Carbon the word "sustain" was spelled by me "sustian" Just thought I would write it as I come to this video so often :p

@commentfreely5443

5 жыл бұрын

so far nylon sounds better

I remember, back when I studied classical, making the switch from nylon to super carbon strings, particularly the Hannabach Goldins (just the treble strings). I loved those strings. The only problem was the high E was never consistent within different sets. Sometimes the high E would have intonation issues the higher up on the fretboard and/or it would have a real metallic sound, other times it wouldn't have those issues. I tried substituting the high E super carbon for a regular carbon string (from Hannabach). That sounded better but the problem was the carbon string often developed fiber shreds quickly and the string would break more often. I eventually went back to the super carbon before hanging up my classical studies for good. Overall I did have a preference for carbon based strings over nylon.

To my ears the carbon strings had a brighter and more clearly defined sound but the nylon strings sounded fuller and more rounded.

@UrosGuitar

8 жыл бұрын

+Michajeru Thank you!

@Hue_Nery

6 жыл бұрын

I actually find the opposite. The tone is almost muted with the carbon. Nylon is much brighter. The carbon strings almost sound like month old strings with the exception that the transients are maintained to a degree. Transients are much brighter with the carbon but the over all tone seems muted.

@Duongbacang

5 жыл бұрын

At the playing carbon ij46 ff, it seem you try to performed better than ej46. Not good.

@emirozdemir2037

5 жыл бұрын

@@Hue_Nery exactly what im hearing

@terrazadelivery6150

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hue_Nery agree

you have such excellent tone regardless of which strings you use.

@UrosGuitar

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for your hard work and thoughtful comments.

This was a very tasty "shootout" of the string types. You're playing at 110% and highlight the merits of either material. Bravo! looking forward to rest of your channel.

Very nice, informative presentation. The nylon versus carbon debate always reminds me of my days as a clarinetist. When you study classical clarinet you spend hours each day working on "tone", with the goal of homogenating the sound of the various registers. Yet all of the best orchestral writing for the instrument exploits the \different\ tone colors of the different registers. I find the carbons do give a very well balanced sound, with good projection, and they minimize the timbral differences between the bass and treble strings. But this comes with a huge sacrifice in tone color, nuance, and subtlety. I use them when I play with other instruments in amplified settings, where projection is more important then subtlety. But for solo playing I greatly prefer the more varied color possibilities of nylon.

Incredibly well made video! Your attention to detail is nothing short of endearing. I hadn't heard of carbon strings prior to this, and I look forward to trying them in person now. Thank you.

This was a great review displaying the different strengths and weaknesses of both types of strings. I have never tried the carbon strings, but I can hear the volume differences and the tones as well. I love the tones you produced in your examples. Playing and listening to the guitar is truly therapeutic to the soul.

Well, I’ve subscribed straight-away !! I love your playing, and plus you gave me the info I wanted straight away at the beginning of the video. Thank you for posting !!

Thank you very much for this video---the clearest description and demonstration of the differences between these two kinds of strings that I've ever found. An interesting range of responses, too. Myself, I preferred the carbon in every comparison. That blend of snarky/snarly/sweet with an edge...wonderful, to my ears. Of course, the player (especially a fine one such as yourself) and the guitar, have something to do with all this. Great video and great playing. Hope you'll do more!

Very informative. Wonderful selections, well chosen to illustrate the comparisons, and beautifully played. Thank you!

I liked how the carbon strings had more sustain, but I preferred the nylon strings, hard to describe why, just seemed more expressive. Thanks for the comparison. Oddly enough, I noticed two other comments that said nylon had more sustain. Apparently, many of us hear different things.

Awesome great video - about time someone did this - Thank you!!!

Excellent samples man! This video comes very handy while investigating more about these type of strings. Thanks so much.

Also; I want to apologize that I realized that never left a comment to you on the video. This was a great demonstration and description. The examples are great. I know you put a lot of effort and work into this presentation. Thank you very much. It is greatly appreciated. You are a very good player!!!!

Very professional presentation, as well your performance, thanks for this nice video.

Great video! No doubt that nylon sounded better in certain of the examples. I would say that it has a more "feminine" or "romantic" tone filled with delicate emotion. On the other hand, although it sounded "off" at times, the carbon had a more authoritative "masculine" tone. As a jazz player, I think the carbon character suits my music better. The intriguing thing is how different they sound -- like two totally different instruments. Amazing video!

All depends on what guitar you have, some guitars sound better with carbon and others with nylon. In your guitar definitely sound better carbon strings. Greetings from Perú.

You are such a talented perfromer that it was difficult for me to actually hear a difference between the nylon and carbon strings, because you made both sound so wonderful. In the end, I would vote Nylon because I believe the notes are rounder than with the carbon. I could hear that in the piece you performed at 7:00. Where you can focus on the single notes being played. Either way, I think you can make any string our guitar sound wonderful! thank you for all these mini concerts!

Still so actual and useful! Very well done thank you so much!!!

Love the even volume of carbon for harmonic intervals, going to get some. Thanks for the superb comparison.

Stunning again great work. I’m liking the classical sounds more now having heard you make it sound this amazing. I’ve only ever played acoustic.

Excellent demonstration on the difference between the two types of strings.

Thank you, beautiful playing, and you made the difference very clear.

I totally agree that the nylon sound seems more familiar because it appears on so many recordings. Great demonstration :)

I thought the carbon composite did sound more brittle, but if I listened for long enough to either it would sound 'right.' I've played guitar for 45 years and I never before noticed that classical guitars sound better fully fretted - as opposed to steel string guitars that sound better with open strings ringing. Great playing.

@UrosGuitar

8 жыл бұрын

+William Porter Thanks for your input, William!

Thanks for a lot of your work you put into it. Very much appreciated! Interesting results!

@UrosGuitar

8 жыл бұрын

+Marek Pasieczny Marek, thanks so much, your comment means a lot as I admire all of your work! Best wishes and see you around!

Excellent video and playing. I wasn't aware of carbon strings. Subtle differences. I appreciate all of the songs to hear them. Thank you!!

Just switched from carbon to nylon. I love Savarez carbon but way too enthusiastic for my cedar top. Today I re-strung with La Bella nylon, sweetness returned ;-) Wonderful vid & any strings sound good in your hands !

Good comparisons on the strings - but, hey, your playing was just stunning and in places moved me to tears - absolutely beautiful throughout all the pieces, well done & thank you for this unexpected treat while searching for electro-nylon guitars, just brilliant! 👍

@UrosGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Also I appreciate your time and effort to present this video. A professional presentation.

Wonderful playing and song selections. Thank you.

Excellent!! Great sound out of your playing. Well done!

Very nice playing and a good comparison of strings. Thank you very much.

Thank you Uros!!! You are AWESOME!!!

This was VERY informative. Thank you for taking the time to put is together.

@UrosGuitar

8 жыл бұрын

+Zac Costilla Thanks for watching, Zac!

Thank you for the very informative video and sound demonstrations. I was liking the nylon better, I thought it had a prettier sound. Looking forward to when I can find time to watch your videos about recording equipment.

The intonation of that instrument is great. Your playing as well, of course.

A very useful comparison! Shows the warmer sound of the nylon string which may be better for some music. Many thanks!

Great video. Excellent playing man. Talent and many hours of practice comes through and both strings sound awesome. So, I take away that what matters most is practice. :)

Extremely valuable video! Thank you very much!

Great demo of both of the string types. Carbon sounds interesting. I will surely get a set. Thanks, Uroš!

@UrosGuitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I believe that whatever strings you use, it has to match with the guitar you play. It is true that carbon strings are quite harder to achieve a better sound quality and you have to be more careful with the "echo" notes which you don't want to sound, but once you get familiar with them, you will notice more sound colors than nylon strings.

Thanks for providing the wonderful variety of samples in your comparison to show us the difference between the nylon and carbon strings. I noticed the pronounced, somewhat "harsher" crisp tones in the carbon strings mostly in the treble strings in some samples more than others. In some of your samples the softer tones from the nylon strings seemed warmer and better suited for a particular piece or style of music. It was striking to hear how the nylon strings created a warmer tone, soft on the ear and maybe more linear in range when compared to the broader range of the carbon strings. Overall I felt the carbons seemed to "pop" with a vibrancy that was unfamiliar to my ears, I've never heard this before? In all honesty every single example was wonderful and greatly appreciated! When my guitar skills improve, I would like to experiment with the carbon strings to hear the difference for myself! Thank you for providing such an excellent resource video for this type of comparison!

Thank you very much for this video. You're a great player and teacher.

Great demonstration and shows why nylon strings continue to dominate.

Excellent video. Well presented, informative and to the point. You are also a very good guitar player.

Great video! Thank you!

Many thanks for these examples, beautifully played and very musical. You show the subtle differences well, even through computer loudspeakers. The nylon strings do produce a lot of warmth, and yet I shall try some carbon... after all, we're all made of it!

lovely playing

What i noticed is that nylon sounds sweeter, and the carbon drops body and bass, making it sound like you're playing from a smaller framed guitar. Decades ago I used to buy these black flamenco strings for a brighter tone. Not sure if they were carbon, but have me a similar sound. Now that I've had time to ponder, I would probably just bought a flamenco guitar for that tone I was looking for. Now, you couldn't get a flamenco guitar back then in the boonies north america, but i imagine now you could.

Very educational and some wonderful playing.

We are always trying to great mixture of colour and tone.Thank you.

Useful information. Thank you, man.

great vid man props on the playing too

Nice demo! Thanks for the vid. I prefer the 'warmer' sound that the nylon strings produce.

Great job. Thank you. So very informative. Be well.

Just amazing video, thank you very much. I'm a luthier in an endless pursuit for tone, and it's not that easy to be able to hear, with proper headphones, a very talented musician playing in a really good guitar in a way that I can hear the subtle differences all up the scale and in different styles and techniques. It was really helpful, thanks again.

@UrosGuitar

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Ricardo, it means a lot!

Great that you did this. Very clear. I consider nylon with carbon g as the ideal mix. Save perhaps rectified nylon, with rectified carbon g (if the latter would exist), for having virtually perfect intonation.

I am a steel string guitar player who just started on classical. The nylon strings sounded warmer. The carbon strings were more metallic like steel strings but had more separation.

Very nice and helpful video , thanks.

Very informative; I might add, it probably wouldn't matter which strings you play on, sounds like you could make anything sound great! Keep it up.

You play very well. Thanks.

Great video - clear and informative, and very good playing. One other issue with Carbon trebles, I find they are so stiff that they “cut” into my nails. I prefer D’Addario titanium’s J46tt’s on all my guitars.

Carbon sounds awesome!! Thank you!

Sounds beautifull, don t know what to choose. Thanks!

Very informative. Thank you.

I love your playing, and nice demo I was liking the nylon better, and listening to the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond it became clear why: the sympathetic vibrations of the other strings are much less distracting, they make a more musical bed for the melody to lie in. And the decay of the upper harmonics of the nylon strings is more musical, the upper harmonics od the carbon strings decay more slowly making them sound more artifacty.

Nylon for me; sweeter and more defined notes. Great video by the way and very informative. Thanks!

Dear Uros, thank you sharing us this movie. Very good comparison.

Vedete che ci sono sempre dei ragazzi come si deve!

Nice video, with good information and great examples! Thank you! =)

Thaaaaaank youuuu!!!! I have a custom Francisco Navarro Flamenco guitar and I was never very thrilled with the sound. for some reason I think the natural string tension of the guitar is kinda soft. I've had it for about four years and I just tried med-hard tension carbon strings and it's seriously a night and day difference. It's way more responsive and the trebles have great sustain.

Thanks for this extensive comparison - Hvala :)

thanks for the comparison, very helpful!

Thank you!

Really good demo! At first, I was impressed by the carbon, but then got drawn back to the nylon that I preferred more!

Great presentation. Thank you. I prefer the nylons. However, I can see the quality and usefulness in certain situation for the carbon strings.

I play classic country music on an Ovation 1863 classical guitar and love the D'Addario EJ45FF's....i've tried almost every nylon string made and these serve my venues and playing style the best

Great! thanks for your time and playing, so we can hear the difference of Carbon vs Nylon Classical Guitar String. You play good also the Guitar...

thanks! great vídeo, very useful

Great demo and video. Thank you. I would just add that carbon strings tend to last a good bit longer in my experience, partially offsetting their extra cost. In particular, the trebles retain their brilliance noticeably longer.

Impressive.. These are very much quality demos! Very Professional!

@UrosGuitar

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I preferred the nylon in many instances (Ponce samples stood out) but the high note example and Bach favored the carbon to my ear. The nylon strings sounded restricted in the upper register, as if fighting to escape the guitar. In a live situation the carbon seems more responsive to me. I've mitigated the issues by using a so called titanium 1st string. Perhaps we should consider changing to traditional nylon for recording sessions. I appreciate your thoughtful attention to these issues.

I use mainly only D'addario Pro-arte EXP45 (composite core). Love the warmth, loud and clear tone on them. Got myself a set of EJ45FF waiting for test too.

Other excellent video Uros! I like the nylon, rich, vibrant, open.....no contest! The Carbon oddly enough sounds like it has a vail over the tone.

Great video with demos and samples......Nothing like nylon for me!

@UrosGuitar

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@PhuongTran-ul8nu

6 жыл бұрын

Just great. Thanks for the time spent .. it’s very very helpful in particular you have also referred to recording!

@VILCAPAMPA

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

Both sound great

Interesting comparison. There really is a difference. One string suits a particular piece and the other for others. The carbon seemed to ring longer and brighter, and i could hear over-tones ringing in the background. Thanks for posting.

@UrosGuitar

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very impressive playing - you inspire me to practice more. Any main bits of advice you can give a beginner/intermediate player?

Thank you for this very well done review of the pro's and con's and the audio review was also great to hear through my stereo system. I will stick with the nylon strings as they sound more tonally interesting to me. I might try a wound G string as i find that string too dull in nylon or composite.

Thanks. Very usefull. As always - different sound good for different pieces)

EXCELLENT job! Also beautiful playing. Don't stop. I think I prefer the non-carbon sound, most of the time. But I also enjoy the carbon sound.

Listening to your video I would have a slight preference for the nylon strings. That being said, it all depends of the woods and build of the guitar and the way one strikes the string (angle, power, force, nails, flesh etc). Lots of things to consider. That being said, on my own guitar (a great Jaroslav Mach cedar guitar) I use nylon strings and composite g string instead of nylon g.

You can always try carbon on the bass strings and nylon on the treble. Manufacturers usually sell bass packs or treble packs. It's worth experimenting. Nice playing.

both carbon and nylon strings sounds good to me. but i will stick to nylon. thanks for the great video...

love the harmonic resonance of the carbon strings. Those allow the shimmer to shine

Thank you for this comparison. I only use a carbon g string because i really like the the tone of nylon strings and easier vibrato but on the other side i dislike the damp sound of a nylon g string. You encouraged me to keep it this way as i wasnt sure if a more uniform set of strings would be better. My favourite strings are the Savarez 510MJP or Hannabach 815 with a Knobloch carbon g string.