Hi, Miguel, String choice is a journey of evolution. In beginning stages of development, the player usually cannot distinguish string differences other than tension. As he/she develops their ear, strings play a greater importance in his/her life as he/she begins to understand the nature of the instrument and how it reacts to playing style and string choice. D'Addario EJ45's(medium tension) are a good neutral choice for a beginner. Later, higher tension strings produce more volume/clarity like D'Addario EJ46's and Savarez New Corum Cristal 500CJ which I currently use on my guitars. In the end, string choice depends on the personality of your guitar and how you perceive your ideal sound. There's no formula . . . Es magica negra!!! Viajero
Still Knobloch QZ nylon are my favourite in medium tension. I really like the polished feel of the trebles against my nails offering little resistance to right hand attack. It also helps the left hand speed and they have a great sound on every guitar I’ve tried which had them!
I have tried the Knobloch Actives CX Medium-High Tension basses with the Knobloch Actives CX Medium Tension trebles. I haven’t tried the Knobloch QZ nylon. Are they similar to D’Addario Pro-Arté EJ45 or Savarez Corum Cristal nylon?
Nice! I love both D’Addario & Savarez. With Savarez, I use various combinations… Savarez 510CRP New Cristal/Cantiga Premium Normal Tension Strings with 3rd Savarez Alliance 543R Savarez 500CRJ New Cristal Normal Tension / Corum High Tension Strings with 3rd Savarez Alliance 543R Savarez 500AR Alliance/Corum Normal Tension and D’Addario EJ46 Pro-Arté hard tension strings Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
My string selection is all over the place. Great idea of writing down the strings installed on the guitar. Another element that impacts string selection is the feel of the string under the both hands. I have a difficult time with relatively thinner strings. So a gravitate to thicker strings. Question. Are higher tension strings generally thicker or thinner than normal or low tension strings?
Hi, José! Yes, I totally agree! The feel of the string is very important. And everyone has different preferences. For example, David Russell prefers D’Addario EJ45 Pro-Arté normal tension strings because he likes the feel of thicker strings. And Ricardo Gallén, prefers Savarez carbon strings because of the thinner diameter; he doesn’t like the feel of thick nylon strings against his nails. To answer your question: Yes, higher tension strings means that the diameter of the string increases. Stay tuned, because I will be releasing a second video with a very knowledgeable guest that breaks down the various string companies, string materials, and different tensions as well. Thanks for watching! Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Record yourself. Have a mic in a spot where you NEVER have to move it or mark tripod spots and chair leg spots w/tape. You want the same EXACT placement/sound every time. If you use EQ, reverb etc. save and use the same settings. If you play in an auditorium assume you will lose all your midrange if you are playing w/o mic. Low frequencies disperse spread out, high frequencies travel straight and mids get lost. Play someplace big and noisy or outside in the open to get a better idea.
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 🇪🇸
Hi, Miguel, String choice is a journey of evolution. In beginning stages of development, the player usually cannot distinguish string differences other than tension. As he/she develops their ear, strings play a greater importance in his/her life as he/she begins to understand the nature of the instrument and how it reacts to playing style and string choice. D'Addario EJ45's(medium tension) are a good neutral choice for a beginner. Later, higher tension strings produce more volume/clarity like D'Addario EJ46's and Savarez New Corum Cristal 500CJ which I currently use on my guitars. In the end, string choice depends on the personality of your guitar and how you perceive your ideal sound. There's no formula . . . Es magica negra!!!
Viajero
thank you,helpful,you deserve to have more views🙏
Thank you! 🙏🏼 Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Yes yes yes string journal!
Thank you! 🙏🏼 Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Still Knobloch QZ nylon are my favourite in medium tension. I really like the polished feel of the trebles against my nails offering little resistance to right hand attack. It also helps the left hand speed and they have a great sound on every guitar I’ve tried which had them!
I have tried the Knobloch Actives CX Medium-High Tension basses with the Knobloch Actives CX Medium Tension trebles. I haven’t tried the Knobloch QZ nylon. Are they similar to D’Addario Pro-Arté EJ45 or Savarez Corum Cristal nylon?
great video on string advice Miguel 👍
Thank you, Harry! I really appreciate it. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
my choice is Savarez mixed,3-rd string is carbon,high tension
Nice! I love both D’Addario & Savarez. With Savarez, I use various combinations…
Savarez 510CRP New Cristal/Cantiga Premium Normal Tension Strings
with 3rd Savarez Alliance 543R
Savarez 500CRJ New Cristal Normal Tension / Corum High Tension Strings with 3rd Savarez Alliance 543R
Savarez 500AR Alliance/Corum Normal Tension
and
D’Addario EJ46 Pro-Arté hard tension strings
Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Such a wonderfull video .
Thank you so much .
Thank you! 🙏🏼 Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Very halpful and great tips!!!!
thank you so much for this great video!!!!!😍
Thank you so much! ~M. ❤️
My string selection is all over the place. Great idea of writing down the strings installed on the guitar.
Another element that impacts string selection is the feel of the string under the both hands. I have a difficult time with relatively thinner strings. So a gravitate to thicker strings.
Question. Are higher tension strings generally thicker or thinner than normal or low tension strings?
Hi, José! Yes, I totally agree! The feel of the string is very important. And everyone has different preferences. For example, David Russell prefers D’Addario EJ45 Pro-Arté normal tension strings because he likes the feel of thicker strings. And Ricardo Gallén, prefers Savarez carbon strings because of the thinner diameter; he doesn’t like the feel of thick nylon strings against his nails.
To answer your question: Yes, higher tension strings means that the diameter of the string increases. Stay tuned, because I will be releasing a second video with a very knowledgeable guest that breaks down the various string companies, string materials, and different tensions as well.
Thanks for watching! Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Record yourself. Have a mic in a spot where you NEVER have to move it or mark tripod spots and chair leg spots w/tape. You want the same EXACT placement/sound every time. If you use EQ, reverb etc. save and use the same settings. If you play in an auditorium assume you will lose all your midrange if you are playing w/o mic. Low frequencies disperse spread out, high frequencies travel straight and mids get lost. Play someplace big and noisy or outside in the open to get a better idea.
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 🇪🇸
I thought you were going to say “...and if you have a factory guitar...BURN IT and buy a real guitar.”
I should have said that! Because it’s true. 🙌🏼 🤣 Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸