I think the Aluminum Bronze have just a little less sizzle and top end. I think the Nickel Bronze would pair up with a mahogany top or a mahogany/sapele back and sides. Cool review Jeremy! 😊
Thx man, im wondering if you could do battle of the strings video? 80/20's one vid and Pb's another. I want to hear the absolute brightest and zingy, sparkling, shimmery acoustic guitar strings for my Alvarez artist elite 5220
I'm a EB aluminum bronze lover and have used them over 5 years. It's NOT the strings for every guitar. I use them on my OM guitars and I play fingerstyles. It sounds smooth and sparkle. But for some guitars, they will sound thin and harsh because aluminum bronze has a mid-scooped tone especially when you use a pick.
@@FrankSteinhart yea since Hog has a mid spiked tone I feel like these strings will give an extreamly balanced tone. have you tried them on your spruce and mahogany? im thinking of picking them up.
@@mattl2457 In the meanwhile, I have. But I got pretty disappointed. The timbre was awful - the strings sounded like somebody knocked on a casserole. In fact, it was even worse than phosphor bronze which I dislike on my guitar because of sounding dull. It seems like 80/20s suit me best.
@@FrankSteinhart Glad I didn't get them cause my local shop didn't have them but I did get GHS vintage bronze 13's for my dreadnought I usually run 12's
I actually like them both but I think I’d like any set of strings if I had this beautiful Taylor 812! Great playing by the way and thanks for this comparison video.
From experience with both strings, I personally like the earthwoods better. I had some earthwoods on my fender acoustic for months and they still sounded brand new before changing them. Changed them with some D’Addario strings and they lost their tone/felt grimy within 2-3 weeks. These D’Addario strings sounded amazing when I first put them on but just after a few weeks they sound years old. Was excited to try them because I heard good things but I like the Ernie ball strings better. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for checking out the video! Thanks for the insight too. Longevity of the strings are something the videos dont hit on due to how I record. But, it is an important factor.
Yeah the aluminum bronze sounds amazing on my rosewood guitar. Something to mention..... For me, strings don't sound right until they've "burned" in for a couple of days.... The brittle metallic edge goes away.... The longevity is very good for a non coated string as well.
Hello. Please, do a comparison video between this Daddario set and Martin Monel strings. By the way try to do the video with Martin Titanium core strings if you have the possibility. Your comparisons and string tests are the best!
Thanks for this channel! Great initiative. Even if, at the end, I feel more in a blury state of mind... I own a Furch since few days with Nanoweb Light (12-53) phosphor-bronze Strings on it. Before then, I used to play on an other acoustic with 80/20 Bronze Martin's Light Strings (12-54)... Now, I miss the warm sound of the Martin's, but I love de power the definition of the Elixir Nanoweb... dilemma... So, I check the artists I love in the styles I (try to) play... Andy McKee plays with EB Aluminum Bronze, Mike Dawes plays with NB1356 D'Addario, Nick Johnson Elixir Phosphor-Bronze... I'm so lost! For YOU, what would be the best ballance between power, definition and warmth ?
So for me FEEL goes a really long way. I think the Elixir NanoWeb (phosphor bronze) feel the best under my fingers. I really like the coating they put on the strings. Along side of feel I really like their custom light gauge size which I think are 11s. If you check out my elixir string gauge comparison video the lighter gauges lose some warmth, sustain, and volume but it still comes back to feel for me. I think the Phosphor bronze are more natural sounding than the 80/20s. I lean toward a bright sound though so these tradeoffs lean in my favor. I used to really like Dave Matthews and I think a bright sound lends well to a percussive style of playing. As for martins, Ive never been a big fan. However, I do think the Daddario XTs in Phosphor bronze sound great. Thanks for watching!
@@JTravlos I really appreciate your willingness to give your opinion and the detailed reasons to back them up. So many string types and gauges to choose from and they all sound a bit different on different guitars. It is fun to experiment and hunt for the ones we would most prefer. One day I would like to try Thomstik-Infeld strings but they are very pricey. Have you ever played them or any other very pricey strings and how were they?
@@Doowopsid I have a few videos on the Thomstik-Infeld strings but they didnt blow me away. I also tried Straight up Strings and I thought they were mediocre. I still like Elixirs and D'Addario XS strings. I do remember really like Cleartone EQs. Those strings were cool because every string or at least every pair of strings were made of a different material. I think the Low E string was made of copper but generally the set sounded awesome to me.
@@JTravlos Wow, I have to check out your other videos, so much interesting information. I am always asking other guitarists which strings they use as I am very intrigued by all of the differences in sound and feel although I realize that a really good guitarist, which I am not, can make any set of strings sound great. Have you tried S.I.T or Adamas phosphor bronze strings? I think the Adamas strings are on Ovation and Ovation Applause guitars. I currently have D’Addario EJ16 on my Applause. Thanks for your time and providing detailed information!
I have used booth and liked them, but after using The paradigm 80/20 bronze strings I think I will never use another one! Its The best strings I ever heard.
@@eduardo_zerobala1340 Thanks for getting back to me. I have a few acoustic dreadnought guitars and was wondering how the strings would sound on them. Some are solid spruce top and some are laminated. I play rhythm with either D’Addario phosphor bronze or nickel bronze 12’s. How do you think the Paradigms would sound on them? I would appreciate your opinion.
I'v used Daddario for a long time and started using paradigm 012 about 2 years ago. Its more confortble to play and sounds better and warmer. I play more fingerpicking style, like chet atkins and mark knopfler, but It sound good with a pick too. Other string that is really nice is the martin 012 or 013.
I use an epiphone dr100 guitar and this guitar sounds brighter and more towards the treble and very little to the low end sound is it suitable if i use ernie ball aluminum ?. will the sound get brighter or will I get a twist? .. help me bro ..
On this guitar A.B. sounds fuller even if N.B. might suit better on other guitar. My FGX5 sounds perfect with Monel, not A.B. on the other hand my Seagull Artist Peppino sounds better with A.B. than Monel. I will try N.B. someday.
That's the best thing thing about aluminum bronze strings.... instant attack/response....works good for dark sounding guitars.... cedar/mahogany etc top guitars.
Not sure what happened here, but those aluminum bronze Ernie Ball's sound like trash in comparison. Now I want to try a pair because I can't believe they'd actually be that bad.
I've found the Aluminum Bronze strings to be either VERY good or VERY bad depending on what guitar you put them on. There doesn't seem to be any middle ground. My all mahogany OM loves them. My Sitka/Mahogany dreadnought hates them.
Yeah for me..... Strings don't sound right for a couple days..... Those both sound like too brand new sets of strings..... Not that I can't glean a bit from listening.
Hmm...I literally said "eww" when I heard the aluminium bronze strings, and I'm not even a 13 year old girl. They sound like electric strings on an acoustic guitar, really thin and undefined.
I've tried a lot of the Ernie Ball string while making this video series and to be honest they are all terrible. At least all the Earthwood Strings are terrible.
@@sigizmundsp Cool, Glad this could help. I probably would tried all these strings out at some point in my life but it definitely helps to condense it down and listen back to back to back. (but Im glad I dont have to change so many darn strings anymore!)
@@JTravlosAll the strings sound terrible when you are using an overrated tin can they call Taylor. Get a guitar that doesn't sound like trash and then you will see that Ernie Ball strings are played by all the greats for a reason. No respectable guitar player plays a Taylor. Even Taylor admits they are trash after they develop the next thing. They admitted how terrible the expression 1 system was once they came out with the ES 2. Their Koa guitars actually sound great with the ES 2. Outside of their Koa line, it's all garbage. The 814 is the most overpriced firewood ever produced.
@@vzeller uhhh, Taylor makes some of the best instruments on the planet and won’t cost an arm and leg when it come time for the dreaded neck reset. Heck, you could take that money and by a kick around guitar and have change leftover. No mud on a Taylor, and no funky bridge or fretboard materials. NT neck joints (even on budget models), the nicest gig bags in the business (included with every guitar, even budget models), they ship with Elixirs, and customer and employee focused. Sure Martin and Gibson are great companies, but there is a reason Taylor is one of the “Big 3”. Taylor guitars have some of the best shimmer and note separation of any guitars I’ve ever heard. Bright, articulate, and modern sounding axes! Cool looking too!!
I think the Aluminum Bronze have just a little less sizzle and top end. I think the Nickel Bronze would pair up with a mahogany top or a mahogany/sapele back and sides. Cool review Jeremy! 😊
Thx man, im wondering if you could do battle of the strings video? 80/20's one vid and Pb's another. I want to hear the absolute brightest and zingy, sparkling, shimmery acoustic guitar strings for my Alvarez artist elite 5220
I'm a EB aluminum bronze lover and have used them over 5 years. It's NOT the strings for every guitar. I use them on my OM guitars and I play fingerstyles. It sounds smooth and sparkle. But for some guitars, they will sound thin and harsh because aluminum bronze has a mid-scooped tone especially when you use a pick.
Would they sound good on a guitar with spruce top and mahogany back and sides? Thanks in advance.
@@FrankSteinhart Of course! But it depends from the sound you expect and the pick you use!
@@FrankSteinhart yea since Hog has a mid spiked tone I feel like these strings will give an extreamly balanced tone. have you tried them on your spruce and mahogany? im thinking of picking them up.
@@mattl2457 In the meanwhile, I have. But I got pretty disappointed. The timbre was awful - the strings sounded like somebody knocked on a casserole. In fact, it was even worse than phosphor bronze which I dislike on my guitar because of sounding dull. It seems like 80/20s suit me best.
@@FrankSteinhart Glad I didn't get them cause my local shop didn't have them but I did get GHS vintage bronze 13's for my dreadnought I usually run 12's
I actually like them both but I think I’d like any set of strings if I had this beautiful Taylor 812! Great playing by the way and thanks for this comparison video.
Thanks!
From experience with both strings, I personally like the earthwoods better. I had some earthwoods on my fender acoustic for months and they still sounded brand new before changing them. Changed them with some D’Addario strings and they lost their tone/felt grimy within 2-3 weeks. These D’Addario strings sounded amazing when I first put them on but just after a few weeks they sound years old. Was excited to try them because I heard good things but I like the Ernie ball strings better. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for checking out the video! Thanks for the insight too. Longevity of the strings are something the videos dont hit on due to how I record. But, it is an important factor.
Yeah the aluminum bronze sounds amazing on my rosewood guitar. Something to mention..... For me, strings don't sound right until they've "burned" in for a couple of days.... The brittle metallic edge goes away.... The longevity is very good for a non coated string as well.
Hello. Please, do a comparison video between this Daddario set and Martin Monel strings. By the way try to do the video with Martin Titanium core strings if you have the possibility. Your comparisons and string tests are the best!
Thanks, Ill add them to the list.
Thanks for this channel! Great initiative. Even if, at the end, I feel more in a blury state of mind...
I own a Furch since few days with Nanoweb Light (12-53) phosphor-bronze Strings on it. Before then, I used to play on an other acoustic with 80/20 Bronze Martin's Light Strings (12-54)... Now, I miss the warm sound of the Martin's, but I love de power the definition of the Elixir Nanoweb... dilemma... So, I check the artists I love in the styles I (try to) play... Andy McKee plays with EB Aluminum Bronze, Mike Dawes plays with NB1356 D'Addario, Nick Johnson Elixir Phosphor-Bronze... I'm so lost! For YOU, what would be the best ballance between power, definition and warmth ?
So for me FEEL goes a really long way. I think the Elixir NanoWeb (phosphor bronze) feel the best under my fingers. I really like the coating they put on the strings. Along side of feel I really like their custom light gauge size which I think are 11s. If you check out my elixir string gauge comparison video the lighter gauges lose some warmth, sustain, and volume but it still comes back to feel for me. I think the Phosphor bronze are more natural sounding than the 80/20s. I lean toward a bright sound though so these tradeoffs lean in my favor. I used to really like Dave Matthews and I think a bright sound lends well to a percussive style of playing. As for martins, Ive never been a big fan. However, I do think the Daddario XTs in Phosphor bronze sound great. Thanks for watching!
@@JTravlos I really appreciate your willingness to give your opinion and the detailed reasons to back them up. So many string types and gauges to choose from and they all sound a bit different on different guitars. It is fun to experiment and hunt for the ones we would most prefer. One day I would like to try Thomstik-Infeld strings but they are very pricey. Have you ever played them or any other very pricey strings and how were they?
@@Doowopsid I have a few videos on the Thomstik-Infeld strings but they didnt blow me away. I also tried Straight up Strings and I thought they were mediocre. I still like Elixirs and D'Addario XS strings. I do remember really like Cleartone EQs. Those strings were cool because every string or at least every pair of strings were made of a different material. I think the Low E string was made of copper but generally the set sounded awesome to me.
@@JTravlos Wow, I have to check out your other videos, so much interesting information. I am always asking other guitarists which strings they use as I am very intrigued by all of the differences in sound and feel although I realize that a really good guitarist, which I am not, can make any set of strings sound great. Have you tried S.I.T or Adamas phosphor bronze strings? I think the Adamas strings are on Ovation and Ovation Applause guitars. I currently have D’Addario EJ16 on my Applause. Thanks for your time and providing detailed information!
I have a guitar with spruce top with mahogany back and sides. I would like to have more middle and less bass and treble. What strings could do that?
I have used booth and liked them, but after using The paradigm 80/20 bronze strings I think I will never use another one! Its The best strings I ever heard.
What guitar are you using the paradigm 80/20’s on?
@@Doowopsid its a custom shop handmade guitar
m.ua-cam.com/video/egCw6kwqz8s/v-deo.html
@@eduardo_zerobala1340 Thanks for getting back to me. I have a few acoustic dreadnought guitars and was wondering how the strings would sound on them. Some are solid spruce top and some are laminated. I play rhythm with either D’Addario phosphor bronze or nickel bronze 12’s. How do you think the Paradigms would sound on them? I would appreciate your opinion.
I'v used Daddario for a long time and started using paradigm 012 about 2 years ago. Its more confortble to play and sounds better and warmer. I play more fingerpicking style, like chet atkins and mark knopfler, but It sound good with a pick too. Other string that is really nice is the martin 012 or 013.
@@eduardo_zerobala1340 Thanks
it's not even close the aluminum bronze sounds so much better
Aluminium bronze clear winner. A comparison between Martin retro and aluminium bronze would be perfect
You give this comment a heart but rate the aluminium bronze lifeless and garbage in 99 percent of your other answers? :)
I use an epiphone dr100 guitar
and this guitar sounds brighter and more towards the treble and very little to the low end sound
is it suitable if i use ernie ball aluminum ?.
will the sound get brighter or will I get a twist? ..
help me bro ..
Both of these sets are pretty bright. I would lean toward a higher ratio of phosphor bronze or try out the Cleartone EQ strings. They sound great.
Nickel sounded better to me. Beautiful guitar!
thanks!
I prefer the nickel. For me it has more clarity and sounds full.
The Ernie Ball strings sound like someone put a wet blanket over the sound hole compared to the D'Addario strings.
Aluminum bronze.
what is this guitar ? :O
Taylor 812ce
On this guitar A.B. sounds fuller even if N.B. might suit better on other guitar. My FGX5 sounds perfect with Monel, not A.B. on the other hand my Seagull Artist Peppino sounds better with A.B. than Monel. I will try N.B. someday.
I had the Aluminum bronze anda these strings are very great, and it doesn't have that sound.
I'm going to changed to D'addario
the aluminium lacks attack
That's the best thing thing about aluminum bronze strings.... instant attack/response....works good for dark sounding guitars.... cedar/mahogany etc top guitars.
Not sure what happened here, but those aluminum bronze Ernie Ball's sound like trash in comparison. Now I want to try a pair because I can't believe they'd actually be that bad.
Hum, I have the exact opposed feeling. D'addario make this Taylor sounds like a chinese guitar.
I've found the Aluminum Bronze strings to be either VERY good or VERY bad depending on what guitar you put them on. There doesn't seem to be any middle ground. My all mahogany OM loves them. My Sitka/Mahogany dreadnought hates them.
Yeah for me..... Strings don't sound right for a couple days..... Those both sound like too brand new sets of strings..... Not that I can't glean a bit from listening.
I've been noticing this too. Just too jangly right out of the box sometimes.
EB Is Much Better
Hmm...I literally said "eww" when I heard the aluminium bronze strings, and I'm not even a 13 year old girl. They sound like electric strings on an acoustic guitar, really thin and undefined.
I've tried a lot of the Ernie Ball string while making this video series and to be honest they are all terrible. At least all the Earthwood Strings are terrible.
For me too Ernies are definitely the worst in all your string comparisons-you saved my money, time and mood me not buying and not trying Ernies :)
@@sigizmundsp Cool, Glad this could help. I probably would tried all these strings out at some point in my life but it definitely helps to condense it down and listen back to back to back. (but Im glad I dont have to change so many darn strings anymore!)
@@JTravlosAll the strings sound terrible when you are using an overrated tin can they call Taylor. Get a guitar that doesn't sound like trash and then you will see that Ernie Ball strings are played by all the greats for a reason. No respectable guitar player plays a Taylor. Even Taylor admits they are trash after they develop the next thing. They admitted how terrible the expression 1 system was once they came out with the ES 2. Their Koa guitars actually sound great with the ES 2. Outside of their Koa line, it's all garbage. The 814 is the most overpriced firewood ever produced.
@@vzeller uhhh, Taylor makes some of the best instruments on the planet and won’t cost an arm and leg when it come time for the dreaded neck reset. Heck, you could take that money and by a kick around guitar and have change leftover. No mud on a Taylor, and no funky bridge or fretboard materials. NT neck joints (even on budget models), the nicest gig bags in the business (included with every guitar, even budget models), they ship with Elixirs, and customer and employee focused. Sure Martin and Gibson are great companies, but there is a reason Taylor is one of the “Big 3”. Taylor guitars have some of the best shimmer and note separation of any guitars I’ve ever heard. Bright, articulate, and modern sounding axes! Cool looking too!!
The Ernie Balls sound so lifeless in comparisson.
Agreed