I have been taking lessons for about 5 months and using my Alan Bibey mando. It has a great, deep, woody tone, but I am not comfortable with the neck / string spacing. I think I can address the issue by building a new nut, but that's another topic...
Last night, I took one my custom built mandos to my lesson. It had a wider neck and a radiused fret board and is easier for me to play. It doesn't quite have the deep , woody tone like the Gibson. It's not bad but not the same. I would describe it as brighter. It's not at all thin, but not as deep , dry and woody. My teacher suggeted that I try some steel strings. Right now I have everything strung up with J-74's. I have used J-75's, but like the way the 74's feel better. Any ideas how and why a steel string might produce a more mellowed tone ? Any suggestions on a specific string ?
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