The samples you did with several strings from all of them i liked La Bella the most. In fact on my guitar i tried severalk brands as well, inclusive La Bella Vivace MT. I will try on my guitar La Bella 2001. Thanks for your videos :)
Many years ago I read that Willie Nelson used Labella Folk Singer ball End Black strings on "Trigger". So I have been buying those on all of my acoustic guitars.
I'm just a casual non-pro player. have never seen a foldable guitar rest for the thigh. Does that attach to the guitar with adhesive? I would be concerned about damaging the finish on my guitar. Also, I liked both strings but the Augustine sounded a little smoother and more pleasant. The La Bella were a little sharper and more pronounced.
On my cordoba c10 spruce The stock savarez crystal corum were crazy plasticky and made me not like the guitar, tried Aquila alchemist but the intonation was off and I had a lot of unpleasant overtones on my my b and e strings I was getting ready to return the guitar when I saw they had sent me rectified la Bella trebles and basses and all I can say is wow It is so woody anf sweet, sounds like gut, no plasticity at all and since I play with flesh that’s huge Most strings are too percussive and muddy for me They are three perfect strings
Thanks, Oleg. I love the Aquila company for their innovation, excellent customer service, and value. They are a breed apart for those who are willing to color outside of the lines. I've also moved away from the La Bella nylon strings, although they will always have a place in my heart as they are made in my hometown (from which I've also moved away).
@@markcohen8770 Hi Mark, wow, that's quite a personal relation, thanks for sharing. Of course, our tastes change over time, same goes for guitars, eventually one wants a new one instead of an older one to get better and enhance one's playing, though the selection process isn't always a simple one. No guitar or gear is perfect I guess, we just need to find what sounds best for what we play. Indeed, Aquila are a cool company and I do enjoy their strings, they're very well balanced and quite loud, some of them also have a sweet tone. The balance is, I guess, one of their main strengths, so that's great for playing classical/baroque. I've also used the Sor Op. 56No. 8 to test string separation, Sor was quite the guitar composer. By the way, have you tried Höfner strings? These are quite good, imo, at lest they've had a very good effect on a guitar from my own experience. Also worth a try are Knobloch strings - although a bit more expensive, they have a regular nylon (SN), brighter nylon (not sure of the material), QZ I believe, and a carbon version (CX). They also provide a good balance across the strings and sound good overall, from my experience.
@@Olegstuff21986 Thank you for sharing, Oleg! I've not tried Knobloch and I never heard of Hofner 🤐 (I've only shopped at Strings by Mail,,I'll have to check to see if I've just missed them). So far, when I want to spend a few more $$, I really like Hannabach 728 MT. When I don't want to splurge Augustine Imperial Blue. I'm also going to be trying Savarez NT Alliance with the "classic HT" basses soon, just to give the carbons one more chance 🙂. Thanks for the recommendations! As you note, these choices are somewhat personal & definitely guitar related (on my previous guitar I had to use carbon G for intonation reasons),
@@markcohen8770 Hello Mark, thanks for the recommendation of Hannabach, that's one brand I haven't really tried with my guitars, I guess I should delve into that. Are they very balanced from string to string? I'm sort of looking for that currently, or strings that could 'tighten up' a warmer guitar. The Savarez Alliance strings are pretty cool, very solid carbons that have a balanced and bright (clear) sound, also quite good for overly boomy guitars. I like Augustines in general, I think they're very solid, both the Imperials and the Classics, I haven't tried the Paragons yet. I find that both the Classics and the Imerials make the guitar sound pretty loud and improve the string to string balance. Cheers!
very good contend. but for a youtube channel you need a lot more "style". i know it is not important, but sitting in shorts in an old room is not the best way to spread contend 🤣 think more modern.
The samples you did with several strings from all of them i liked La Bella the most. In fact on my guitar i tried severalk brands as well, inclusive La Bella Vivace MT. I will try on my guitar La Bella 2001. Thanks for your videos :)
Glad you liked them, Pedro! I have a set of La Bella rectified trebles I'm hoping to try out soon. Thanks, Mark
Many years ago I read that Willie Nelson used Labella Folk Singer ball End Black strings on "Trigger". So I have been buying those on all of my acoustic guitars.
What's that buzz? Seems your neck is slightly off at the pocket or level frets slightly
I'm just a casual non-pro player. have never seen a foldable guitar rest for the thigh. Does that attach to the guitar with adhesive? I would be concerned about damaging the finish on my guitar. Also, I liked both strings but the Augustine sounded a little smoother and more pleasant. The La Bella were a little sharper and more pronounced.
Awesome video my friend! Like it very much!💯💯👍👍👍👍
Does La bella 900s are good ?
Thanks. I don't like G string at all. Can you review Savarez cantiga?
Cantiga is the name of the bass set... 😉
Hi Mark, Can you PLEASE let your viewers know that D'addario is pronounced "Da darrio" NOT "Dee addario". Thanks!
On my cordoba c10 spruce
The stock savarez crystal corum were crazy plasticky and made me not like the guitar, tried Aquila alchemist but the intonation was off and I had a lot of unpleasant overtones on my my b and e strings
I was getting ready to return the guitar when I saw they had sent me rectified la Bella trebles and basses and all I can say is wow
It is so woody anf sweet, sounds like gut, no plasticity at all and since I play with flesh that’s huge
Most strings are too percussive and muddy for me
They are three perfect strings
Great to hear, David! Rectified trebles are fantastic for nail-less plucking. Hope you and your Cordoba have a sonorous 2022!
I personally think that the Aquila set you've reviewed did a far better job at Baroque than these stirngs, they sound quite 'plasticky' to me.
Thanks, Oleg. I love the Aquila company for their innovation, excellent customer service, and value. They are a breed apart for those who are willing to color outside of the lines. I've also moved away from the La Bella nylon strings, although they will always have a place in my heart as they are made in my hometown (from which I've also moved away).
@@markcohen8770 Hi Mark, wow, that's quite a personal relation, thanks for sharing. Of course, our tastes change over time, same goes for guitars, eventually one wants a new one instead of an older one to get better and enhance one's playing, though the selection process isn't always a simple one. No guitar or gear is perfect I guess, we just need to find what sounds best for what we play. Indeed, Aquila are a cool company and I do enjoy their strings, they're very well balanced and quite loud, some of them also have a sweet tone. The balance is, I guess, one of their main strengths, so that's great for playing classical/baroque. I've also used the Sor Op. 56No. 8 to test string separation, Sor was quite the guitar composer. By the way, have you tried Höfner strings? These are quite good, imo, at lest they've had a very good effect on a guitar from my own experience. Also worth a try are Knobloch strings - although a bit more expensive, they have a regular nylon (SN), brighter nylon (not sure of the material), QZ I believe, and a carbon version (CX). They also provide a good balance across the strings and sound good overall, from my experience.
@@Olegstuff21986 Thank you for sharing, Oleg! I've not tried Knobloch and I never heard of Hofner 🤐 (I've only shopped at Strings by Mail,,I'll have to check to see if I've just missed them). So far, when I want to spend a few more $$, I really like Hannabach 728 MT. When I don't want to splurge Augustine Imperial Blue. I'm also going to be trying Savarez NT Alliance with the "classic HT" basses soon, just to give the carbons one more chance 🙂. Thanks for the recommendations! As you note, these choices are somewhat personal & definitely guitar related (on my previous guitar I had to use carbon G for intonation reasons),
@@markcohen8770 Hello Mark, thanks for the recommendation of Hannabach, that's one brand I haven't really tried with my guitars, I guess I should delve into that. Are they very balanced from string to string? I'm sort of looking for that currently, or strings that could 'tighten up' a warmer guitar. The Savarez Alliance strings are pretty cool, very solid carbons that have a balanced and bright (clear) sound, also quite good for overly boomy guitars. I like Augustines in general, I think they're very solid, both the Imperials and the Classics, I haven't tried the Paragons yet. I find that both the Classics and the Imerials make the guitar sound pretty loud and improve the string to string balance. Cheers!
@@Olegstuff21986 The Hannabachs are quite well balanced on my guitar, Oleg 😉
very good contend. but for a youtube channel you need a lot more "style". i know it is not important, but sitting in shorts in an old room is not the best way to spread contend 🤣 think more modern.