Guitar Strings 101: The Ultimate Guide To Classical Guitar Strings!
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- Joining Miguel today is Dr. Brad DeRoche, concert artist and former owner of Strings by Mail. Brad gives us a breakdown of…
String Companies: Big Brand vs. Boutique Brands. String Materials: gut, nylon, carbon, and titanium. Different tensions. Different String Brands: D’Addario, Savarez, Hannabach, Augustine, Oasis, Aquila, etc
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0:00 Intro
1:33 Big Brand vs Boutique String Companies
4:06 How much does the sound of the string affect the sound of the guitar?
6:36 Materials: Gut, Nylon, Carbon, and Titanium
12:07 Different String Brands
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My father God Rest his soul, played bouzouki for almost 50 years. I still haven't been able to pick up his instrument because I can't get past the emotional feeling I get without him. It's been 18 years since I lost my pops.
Play it, You will find you Father again. For 50 years that instrument is charged with an immense charge of your dads energy. Call me crazy but i believe one can draw from that well as i did from my late grandmothers Piano. After which i always look for instruments with a story and history from other long gone passed players.
Thanks for watching! And sorry about your father. Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Abyssaldawn - I couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
My son passed away in 2005 . He and I both played guitar together. After his passing I couldn't pick up any guitar for about 6 years. Then I finally decided to keep his legacy alive by playing guitar again. So now I play guitar in his memory. It's a way for me to continue his/our music journey. BTW sorry for the loss of your Father
How could one not be overwhelmed by all these options ? WOW!
I know, right?! Thank you for watching, Charles! I really appreciate it. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Just tell any expert what sound or songs you like and the expert will give you what you want.
Very down to earth discussion. I’d be curious to know how strings pair with guitars of different scale lengths.
Such an amazing video! Thank you for sharing this gem!
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏼 Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Just bought my first classical guitar having played steel stringy for years. Somewhat overwhelmed with the choice of classical strings so this was really helpful. Thanks. 👍
Thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any string questions. Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
GREAT vide, thank you very much. So many great strings to try now.
Thanks for watching! Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Great information. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Thanks. Very helpful!!
Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
great video very helpful !!!!!😍😍thank you so much!!!!!😗😍😍
Thank you! 🙏🏼❤️😘😘 ~M.
nice one Miguel He gave a great insight to the various string available ,👍
Thanks for watching, Harry! 🙏🏼 Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Really very good info. Dr. Brad DeRoche great presentation. Thank you for sharing this video.
Thanks for making everything crystal clear
Thank you for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Awesome video. So appreciate his knowledge and experience. I like and use the same strings he uses on his guitar now, though I've tried many others but I'm sure not as many as he has of course that was his business. Like he said: totally a personal decision as what feels and sounds best to you and your guitar or guitars. Thanks again for this. So enjoyed it!
I use the D’Addario D’Addario EJ46 Pro-Arté hard tension strings on my Moccetti “‘73 Romanillos” guitar. I love them. For some reason that I can’t fathom, D’Addario has a bad reputation as only being a “student string”. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏼 Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar Ralph Towner uses D'addario normal tension strings and we all know how good he sounds!
Just got d'addario folk nylon strings in black and brass. They have so much more impact than the strings my guitar came with. They're a bit rougher on my hands, but the warmth and crazy volume they get are very worth it. I also got a new set of tuners because the old ones couldnt hold a note for very long.
Counting the strings, i spent 80 dollars total and it sounds better than my 300 dollar guitar.
Very very informative Excellent content Thank you
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@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar First thing I did after I viewed you video.
Absolutely love Strings by Mail!! The only place I order my nylon strings.
Thank you for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Nice video. I recently switched to gut strings made by Gamut music and it completely changed the character of my guitar for the better. Hopefully one day gut will get the comeback it deserves.
Thanks for watching! I’ve never played gut strings. I’ll have to check them out. Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Thank you!
I was trying 6 types of aquila... They experiment a lot with materiale.... Like nylgut.... Atifical Gut.... Vegetable nylon.... Its very interesting to try them and compare to others.... Different sound..... Different feel on fingers.... Like squiking Aquila Sugars....
Fantastic
Thank you! I really appreciate it. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
For many years, following a video where I saw John Williams applaud the strings Ddario EJ45lp, I have used these strings. The 'lp' at the end stands for Lightly Polished whereby the bass strings are not as coarse as general strings are and they cut down a lot of unwanted screeches, squeals etc and these sounds have no place in guitar music-making. Ddario EJ 45 lp !! the best strings and definitely worth the extra funds that they cost.
It's good to see the owner of SBM talking. It is the best string retailer in the world. ❤
Very cool
Thanks, Ted! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Thanks for this informative video. Perhaps next time you might consider showing how the strings look and sound on a guitar for comparison. Thank you
I prefer the LaBella 2001 Medium hard as the perfect string. However, I now use Savarez 520R because I now have deeply trimmed nails and, with this right hand approach, the rectified nylon on the Savarez 520R is best for me.
La Bella is a great brand, too. And I love Savarez! You can’t go wrong with these brands. I’m happy that you found strings that work for you. Cheers! ~Miguel
Thanks for sharing. I have a question. I used to use a kind classic guitar string, All 6 thread strings, for the GBE strings, All 3 are thread nylon strings, not clear smooth type. Did you use that kind before? Thanks
Thanks for watching! It sounds like you’re talking about rectified nylon. Savarez makes them. Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. And there’s much more on the way… Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Thanks. Strings by mail my best choice.
Agreed! Strings by Mail is awesome. I used to order from them all the time when I was living in the States. Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Hola miguel me gustaría hacerte una pregunta. Yo toco una cordoba gk studio pero la toco como si fuese una acustica de cuerdas de acero, con pua y tal (no me gusta el sonido de las acusticas) y he usado cuerdas savarez casi siempre. Me gusta bastante su sonido pero llevo buscando bastante tiempo alguna tercera que fuese entorchada para que tenga un sonido mas parecido al de una acustica ya que el sonido de esa tercera sin entorchar que tienen las cuerdas clasicas no me gusta nada. Me recomendarias alguna marca que la haga o me recomiendas algun juego de cuerdas que se adecue mejor a mi manera de tocar la guitarra? Saludos!!!!
Is this really the ultimate guide? I'm always looking for the least tension string I can find. So far I haven't found it! It would be nice if all classical string manufacturers gave the tension of the string. What is the least tension? Then you could say its the Ultimate string guide!
thank you for this very informative video I am a beginner in classical guitar before I had a Yamaha C40 with Savarez 520R strings.
quite nice sound, I just bought an Alhambra 1 C solid cedar top with original D'addario EXP Extra hard strings;.... I don't really like the sound, much too punchy! lack of sustain, I would like to be able to play rhythms will if I put a normal tiran the sound will be better for playing strumming? do I have to put savarez 520r back? or daddario pro arte? normal draw? or light? thank you very much
Extra hard tension strings will have less sustain than normal tension strings. I totally recommend both D’Addario EJ45 Pro-Arté normal tension strings and Savarez 500CR New Cristal/Corum Normal Tension strings. These two sets will have more sustain and warmer tone. Let me know if you have any questions, I also teach classical guitar online, if you are interested and be sure to check out my other string video:
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Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Question. I've been playing guitar for like 30 years and i bought my first classical guitar and i love it. 1983 hirade model 5 near mint. The playing style i have is i bend the strings alot. I'm pretty sure on classical guitars you aren't really supposed to bend the strings but i just can't help it. So, if a guy needed the best classical guitar strings for bending the notes what would the qualities be? A higher tension string? Thinner strings?
Classical guitarists bend strings too!
It’s used In vertical vibrato and string bending is employed more like a rock guitarist would in some modern compositions for classical guitar. I highly recommend D’Addario EJ45 Pro-Arté normal tension strings. If you use hard tension, they will project better, but it will be harder to bend the strings. I have another video with more string tips here:
5 Tips for Selecting Classical Guitar Strings
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@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar ok great ty! Fantastic videos!
@@EddieJarnowski Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Thanks so much for this. Strings choices are just way too confusing. I wish all of the brands would put a page with a comparison of sound - like Aquila does - That would let a player at least eliminate some from their list to try. I have found probably more than 10% difference between strings though. Pro-Arte was my go to for many years but experimenting with Aquila Rubios and Sugars now.
You are welcome and Thank you for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Can you advice me what kind of strings to buy for the Cordoba stage guitar? I like thinner strings.
If you want a nylon string that is thinner than D’Addario’s Pro-Arté line, try Savarez 500CR New Cristal/Corum normal tension strings. If you want carbon strings, try Savarez 500AR Alliance/Corum normal tension strings. Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel Ferreyra Castillo 🇪🇸
I like the deeper sounds
I suggest that you try both the D’Addario EJ45 Pro-Arté normal tension and the D’Addario EJ46 Pro-Arté hard tension string sets. They are the deepest and warmest nylon strings on the market. Thank you for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Anybody have any knowledge or experience with the Luthier brand strings that SBM sells on their site? It's the only place I've ever found them. I tried them on a couple of my ukuleles, and I was really impressed I thought they were clearly better sounding than other brands I've tried, but I'm certainly no expert. I'm considering trying them for a classical guitar as well, just still trying to learn what all the differences are.
I have a 660 scale flamenco guitar. What kind of strings should i get?
Normal tension
strings are tight. They're ok on 650 scale but not 660.
Thanks
Hey,Apollo! Due to the longer scale length, I would try using D’Addario EJ43 Pro-Arté light tension strings. Let me know if that works. Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel Ferreyra Castillo 🇪🇸
Como estas Miguel,
Yes I tried D'addario Ej43 they sound good. They sound very close to
La Bella 2001 light tension. I tried the
Martin&Co m265 trebles and LaBella LT basses. For me, maybe not for everyone
I was happy with the sound was getting.
Because I'm tight with money I ended up buying a 10pack package of LT tension LaBella from strings by mail. The other way is too expensive, string mixing..
Check the guages on those strings
It make a sound difference.
Con cuidado
Buen dia.
what is the highest tension strings to find? I love playability with lowest possible action... I can live with shorter sustain versus playability...
D’Addario makes Extra Hard Tension strings for all their sets including nylon, carbon, and titanium. I personally wouldn’t recommend using extra hard tension strings because that can cause tendinitis. Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have more educational videos on the way. Cheers! ~Miguel
This question is a little difficult to understand. Higher tension strings give more punch and shorter sustain, but also increase action height by pulling the neck up more, and by most criteria have LOWER playability than medium tension strings. They simply require more force to fret.
The exception is higher tension can give a little more precision as they don't mush around sideways quite as much.
I just bought my first classical guitar and just took it out of the box. I was surprised and disappointed to find the bottom three strings are steel. I thought they would all be nylon and that is what I wanted. Yamaha CG102
You shouldn’t be disappointed. The bass strings are made with a multifilament nylon core and wound with silver-plated copper while the trebles are plain nylon. Are you beginning to learn classical guitar? I recently made a video on some of the differences between classical guitar and electric guitar. I’ll put the link below. Let me know if you have any questions. Also, be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet. Cheers! ~Miguel
Comparing Classical Guitar to Electric Guitar
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Is there a preferred string for Brazilian Jazz and Bossa Nova players?
Back when I used to perform Bossa nova, I used D’Addario EJ46 Pro-Arté hard tension nylon strings, because of the warm tone and the projection. You can hear my original Bossa nova composition where I play both my classical guitar and the electric here:
Se Ela Voltar
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Can a set of strings be used on both classical and flamenco guitars?
Yes! Vicente Amigo, who is currently the best flamenco guitarist in the world today, uses the D’Addario XTC45 normal tension strings (XT coated basses with Pro-Arté nylon trebles) which is a standard CLASSICAL set. Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel Ferreyra Castillo 🇪🇸
Any interesting boutique brands to look out for?
The Italian brands Aquila and Dogal seem to be the ones innovating the most. Knobloch which are made in Spain. American brands Augustine and La Bella have many different options too. Cheers, ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Late reply time, I have an ancient Hofner and I've experimented with a few strings as it doesn't like ordinary or high tension strings due to it's neck being probably a bit past it's best.
I ended up trying the Augustine Blacks and I must say, I'm very happy with them. They have a nice range of sound depending on your picking, tension is certainly lower than standard and they've lasted well. According to the packaging, they are the strings Andre Segovia used and he may know a thing or two about classical guitar.
They also do other "colour" strings which cost more too, I haven't tried them yet but I intend to fairly soon. Give the Blacks a go, hopefully they'll work on whatever you're playing too.
Always loved Hannabach extra hard on my light Granada guitar. Their bass strings were always god awful quality. I've had some snap while I was putting them on and many after a just a few days. But, sadly nothing else sounds as good on my guitar.
Thank you for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
8:05 interesting
15:25 hmmm
17:30 never saw it like that. Thought it was corrosion from the sweat.
I’m thinking I want to go with a less bright string.
Try both the D’Addario EJ45 Pro-Arté normal tension and the D’Addario EJ46 Pro-Arté hard tension string sets. They are the warmest nylon strings on the market. Thank you for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
No mention of Knoblock strings…
Funny I m a guitarrist also😁n i heard about Strings by mail thru my nephew he got his strings there........
Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe to my channel. I have educational videos and interviews with the best classical guitar players on the planet, including: David Russell, Ricardo Gallén, Berta Rojas, Leo Brouwer, Manuel Barrueco, Andrea Dieci, Zaira Meneses, Jason Vieaux, and Pavel Steidel. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Actually when you string the $200 Yamaha with Aquila Sugar, it sounds like $1000 guitar.
...and, perversely, sometimes in my experience when you string a $4000 luthier-built guitar with Aquila Sugar, it sounds like a $200 factory instrument! Back to D'Addario J45 or LaBella 2001-- what a relief! :)
@@ErhardFrebold You are right. Recently I strung my Bernabe with Aquila Sugar, it didn't sound the best.
No carbon in nylon? Umm... Wanna try that again?
Yes carbon certainly is a component of nylon.
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Nobody cares about gut any more... that is in the distant past. Tension to use for certain guitars matters and cost/quality is a concern for many folks. And there are very few pros who watch this video, so casual players are the main part of the string market...
Hi Doug! The only professional players that I can think of that use gut strings or nylgut strings are Carles Trepat and Stefano Grondona whom both often record and perform on historical guitars that might not be able to take the tension of modern strings. The rest of the professional world exclusively uses carbon or nylon strings. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar good points. MOST USA classical guitar players are amateur kids and they will get cheap strings or what they are told to get.
your volume is too low I can't understand you
Hi Cory! What device are you using? Are you using speakers? Also, what brand? It’s working on Apple products and on my son’s Fire tablet. Please let me know, thanks! ~Miguel
Nylon is loaded with carbon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon
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