I got some for the first time for my acoustic. Love the warm tone. I'm more of a mellow warm tone than the brighter. I might even want to to go lower like gypsy jazz or silk and steel

Thank you for the demonstration, the flat tops sound really great. They still have that phosphor tone just with less squeak.

@EV_Music

9 ай бұрын

Hey! Glad you liked the video. Definitely less squeaky 👍

These were my favorite strings to put on my Takamine. I did a review on them a long time ago, where I demonstrated how you can use a violin bow with them, very good for recording. Maybe I'll try them on my epiphone masterbilt. Also, they last a very long time. I used to just wipe them down every once in a while with pledge multi-surface, if I remember right only had to change them, about once every 6 months.

@EV_Music

Жыл бұрын

I agree, definitely my go to strings now. I clean them with fast fret and I still like them after 5 months of use. Haven't tried playing them with a bow though, so I might have to get one 🙂

@0713mas

Жыл бұрын

@EV_Music The problem with bowing is that the rosin leaves a residue all over the strings, and it can get on the guitar, too. Also, the neck doesn't have enough radius, so you are kind of limited to full barred chords and single strings using the 1st and the 6th strings. A cello bow would probably work best for recording, but I've always wanted to try a child size viola bow. I just used a cheap violin bow. So, I use a slide and volume and delay pedals to create bowed sounds now.

Good video, I would have to say that the comparison doesnt capture how much warmer and duller the flatwound actually strings are because your roundwound strings were older and dead so they were warmer than the flat wound haha. Both sound great though!

@EV_Music

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! And I totally agree 😁

Looking forward to a set of these!

@EV_Music

Жыл бұрын

I hope you like them, I think they still sound great after 5 months of use 😊

Apart from the string noise, the overall tone of those flat tops sounded amazing. I'll give them a try.. thank you!

@EV_Music

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I really like these strings, hopefully you do as well when you try them 👍

I totally agree with the Magma Flat Phosphor Bronze string recommendation, they are much better than the D'Addario Flat Top. If you are having trouble finding the Magma strings in Norway, maybe Dogal Nightclub V25 Flat wound 80/20 Bronze (11-47) would be easier to get. Dogal strings are made in Italy. I actually like Dogal V25 strings a little better than the Magma (GA120PBF) 10-48, but Dogal got too pricey for me here in the USA, which is why I went to the Magma strings. Dogal are great sounding string with no string squeak and tension feels less than the Magma Flat PB (10-48) Maybe the lower tension is because the Dogal are round core and the Magma are hex core, I'm not sure.

@EV_Music

8 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for the recommendation man! Sadly it seems that Dogal doesn't ship to Norway :/ They ship to Sweden and Denmark though. But I will e-mail them in the near future to hear if they would be willing ship some strings to Norway. 👍

Magma flat wound completely eliminate any string noise.

@EV_Music

9 ай бұрын

Someone else put me onto those strings as well, will definitely try them.

EV Music How about Magma Phosphor Bronze Flatwound Strings? GA120PBF is the Light Gauge

@EV_Music

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for coming back and commenting man 😁I will definitely bookmark Magma strings and get a hold of some in the future. Have you tried them?

@RockStarOscarStern634

Жыл бұрын

@@EV_Music I have & man they sound like Regular Phosphor Bronze Strings w/o the finger squeak so they have a much brighter & clearer sound than most Flatwounds, hence the name "Recording Strings".

@RockStarOscarStern634

9 ай бұрын

@@EV_Music Magma GA120PBF Flatwound Phosphor Bronze Strings would be next & they're pretty slick because they start out as Round Wound Strings & then they flatten the wrap wire all the way down. They're more like "Super Groundwounds" basically a more refined version of the D'addario Flattops.

@EV_Music

9 ай бұрын

@@RockStarOscarStern634 Cool, I've been looking for a place to buy them here in Norway. But no one has them, so I will try to see if I can order them from either England, Germany or elsewhere in Europe.Changed strings on my bass for the first time ever to flatwounds though, and I love it. 😁

What tuning are you using in this review?

@EV_Music

Жыл бұрын

Hey the tuning is called C-Modal, so the guitar is tuned like this from the top C G C G C D.

When changing keys or chords lift finger completely off the string to take away the buzz 🎸

@EV_Music

9 ай бұрын

Practicing good technique is definitely important. 👍

How about D'addario Chromes? They fully eliminated String Squeak because they're Flatwound.

@EV_Music

Жыл бұрын

Hey, and thanks for the comment! D'addario flatwound strings are all made for electric guitar it seems. I tried searching for flatwounds specifically for acoustic steel string, and I had a hard time finding anything. But it does seem like some people put electric guitar strings on acoustics though. So I might have to do some string research on what the difference between electric guitar strings and acoustics actually are, and then I might try electric flatwounds on an acoustic. If you try it or find a brand that do flatwounds for steelstring acoustics then please let me know! 😊

@the_nondrive_side

Жыл бұрын

@@EV_Music i've been using chromes for a long time. it's pretty easy swap standard wound 3rd in similar steps. same change. piezo fix either way.

@EV_Music

Жыл бұрын

@@the_nondrive_side Cool dude! I will most likely try these first though: www.thomastik-infeld.com/en/products/guitar-strings/acoustic-guitar/plectrum Heard about these like a week ago or so. Hybrid string set with the A D G are flatwound, B and high E are plain as usual. But the low E is roundwound. So these seem to be the closest thing you can get to actual flatwounds which are made for an acoustic.

@the_nondrive_side

Жыл бұрын

The TI certainly are good strings however. As long as you avoid Ernie Ball Stinkies I'm happy. I don't use or even like the shimmer off notes acoustic strings add and have used Nickelwound Rounds 10-46 with the wound third anf humbuckers in the Soundhole sheilding paint as a ground.. Piezo underneath I use the flats.. Even my LP is strung using Half Rounds. Anyhow good video. I've tried all but the TI and tend to think you got a good call there as well.

@RockStarOscarStern634

Жыл бұрын

@@EV_Music Try Magma Phosphor Bronze Flatwound Acoustic Strings

Use Music Nomad String Fuel and string noise will go away completely.

@EV_Music

9 ай бұрын

Haven't tried that. I use fast fret though, which seems to be a similar product. Definitely helps out quite a bit. So I might have to order some String Fuel and try it 👍

It's your playing style making the squeaky noise. You are slow to change

@EV_Music

9 ай бұрын

Hey! Would love some tips on how to practise removing squeaks, lifting fingers more off the strings is a given, but do you have any other tips that might help 😊I guess my main problems are slides and large movements where you jump from one portion of the neck to another. When doing those jumps lifting my fingers completely off the strings makes them ring out inbetween chords. You could of course palm mute, but I often want the open strings of a chord to ring out until the next chord is played. If that makes sense. These issues aren't really prevalent when I just play my acoustic, but when recording my acoustic with a mic close to the guitar the squeaks and string noises really stand out. So do you have any tips when it comes to recording techniques also? Do you have a preferred mic and placement?

@aussiecue

8 ай бұрын

Hey , I re-read my comment and it looks a little rude. Sorry, was not my intention. I forced myself to get competent on a fretless bass and use it without any slide sounds. Just the clean note. Makes me somehow lift and move and as you say some muting. But as you show, Flats work wonders. Can never get rid of all string squeak. Can't help with recording, You are far above me on that. @@EV_Music