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Guitar Strings: how to choose the right one?

We will not waste time telling you how guitar strings affect the sound quality of the instrument: it is obvious to every musician that the choice of strings is almost crucial in shaping the frequency characteristics of the output signal.

Below we will try to briefly and succinctly tell you about which guitar strings are better to buy, if you have already decided what sound you want to get at the output.

 

Electric guitar Strings

It doesn't matter if you have a 6-string instrument or more strings installed on it: the production technology is generally almost identical. To date, among the owners of electric guitars, the most popular sets with a core made of steel and nickel-plated braid (in our catalog, the "Alloy" filter is marked with like & laquo; Nickel \ Steel & raquo;), less popular are sets made of pure steel, the third most popular are guitar strings made of pure nickel. What is the difference:

• Nickel-plated steel: the most versatile sound, moderately deep, powerful and bright. Suitable for most musicians, regardless of playing style;
• Pure steel: a bright and sharp enough sound that will appeal to those musicians who want to take a leading position in the music mix. Slightly more resistant to corrosion compared to steel and nickel kits;
• Pure nickel: a fairly deep sound with slightly stripped-down high frequencies. Sounds great «velvety» and gently – it is for this reason that such guitar strings are loved by performers of classical and vintage styles: blues, jazz, rock and roll, rockabilly and others.

Now a few words about the types of winding: flat winding of guitar strings is best shown when you need to get a thick and as soft as possible sound with a minimum number of sounds. The perfect choice for combining with pure nickel sets for blues and jazz lovers, lovers of vintage sound.

Round winding: the most common, has a bright and sonorous tone, when moving your fingers on the string and when playing with a pick, there are a number of unnecessary sounds, which, however, are not bad to nullify with noise reduction.

Semicircular winding: of the guitar strings – is a reasonable compromise between brightness, depth of sound and the number of sounds. It is a winding on the core of a round winding, the outer part of which is then ground to a flat state.

 

How to choose strings for a bass guitar

If you still do not know what strings to buy for a bass guitar, then the previous point will help you: in the case of the production of bass guitar strings, the same rules apply regarding the types of winding and the materials used.

Pay attention only to the length of the beaker that a particular set is designed for: to clarify this information before placing an order, you can contact us in any convenient way, specified in the section "Contacts" or just write to our online chat in the lower right corner of the screen.

 

Which acoustic guitar strings are better?

By analogy with the production technology of strings for electric guitars, we have a choice of several types of winding: in the case of acoustic instruments, this winding is made of Bronze 80/20 (Bronze 80/20) and Phosphorous bronze (phosphorus-bronze, Phosphor Bronze).

Their differences are generally very clear and noticeable: Bronze 80/20 is distinguished primarily by its crystal clear sound, it makes the guitar sound as bright and sonorous as possible. If you are looking for a powerful attack and a clean cutting sound, then Bronze 80/20 is perfect for you. A more compromise version with a less aggressive and slightly more voluminous tone – alloy bronze 85/15.

Phosphorous bronze is more suitable for purely accompanying musicians and those who play mainly with a pick. This alloy includes copper, zinc and phosphorus (in proportions of approximately 92%/7.8%/0.2%), providing a deeper, more voluminous and softer sound.

 

How to choose strings for a classical guitar?

Classical guitar strings are represented by a fairly wide variety of types:

• Strings from the intestines (they are also called intestinal or vein strings) the oldest version, which is now common only among the most famous musicians. Expensive kits made of animal intestinal fibers, which have a very high price, have not the most pleasant smell and wear out very quickly-most often in one performance.
• Synthetic strings The most popular option is also called simply "nylon". 3 thin strings are made of pure nylon, 4-6 strings are a nylon core in a metal braid, most often made of silver-plated copper.

Contrary to popular rumors, we should clarify that the silver coating of copper hardly changes the sound of the strings: it is used to give the set a more attractive appearance, as well as to protect the musician's fingers from staining when playing on copper strings. The biggest disadvantage of copper as a winding material is the rapid wear due to its softness. Today, nylon kits with a winding made of nickel silver, phosphorous bronze, brass and other alloys are also popular-they not only increase the service life of guitar strings, but also make the sound of the instrument softer and «velvety ».

• Reinforced strings («Carbon») the strings for the guitar are made of a reinforced polymer alloy, which in the musical environment has become known as "carbon", although this definition is not quite correct. The main advantage of such sets: the lower thickness of the strings with a similar tension, they are more convenient to play, and they wear out frets less, they serve a little longer than traditional nylon sets. At the same time, carbon strings have a slightly brighter sound and a higher cost.
• Synth strings for guitar (synthetic + steel = sintal) the domestic development of the company Mr. Musician, which combines the properties of both nylon and steel strings: they are soft and sensitive to the pressure of the fingers of the left hand, but at the same time have a noticeable bright overtones, quickly set up and even open the possibility of making bands. The service life of Syntal strings is increased compared to traditional nylon kits.

 

Buy guitar strings-even easier with Strunki.ru

In this section of our website you will find a wide range of guitar strings for all types of musical instruments:

• Electric Guitars
• Bass guitars
• Acoustic Guitar
• Classical Guitar
• For other musical instruments (violin, double bass, cello, banjo, etc.)

What makes our music store of strings and accessories stand out among others? It's quite simple:

• We offer the widest range of original products from the most famous brands (official dealership Ernie Ball, Dunlop, D'Addario, Elixir, etc.)
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• More than a dozen payment methods for goods: cash and non-cash payments, payments through popular electronic systems and plastic cards
• Guarantee of return of the product within 7 days from the date of purchase, if it did not fit our customer
• Cumulative system of discounts up to 10%
• A gift for every musician and a responsive attitude to all customers

Finally, only we have all the conditions for a site visitor to be able to order guitar strings without getting up from the computer: a simple registration, filling out a small contact form – and in less than a week you will receive the product from Strunki.ru with a small surprise:) The geography of our online store: the Russian Federation (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara and other regions), as well as all countries of the near abroad (Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and others).