Re: Advice on Strings
D'Addario J74 are great strings to start with. They are round wound phosphor bronze sets and kind of the standard. GHS Silk and Steel and Silk and Bronze are a little bit different. All of those should be in the $5 per set range. Flatwound strings are a different animal together. Darker and warmer with more fundamental tone and fewer overtones. Some say they are quieter. The Jazzmando JM11s are ~$15 a set as are the D'Addario FW74s. Whiile more expensive they have much greater longevity so it evens out. I'm not a big fan of the coated strings like the Elixers but others really like them. Changing strings and plectrums is an inexpensive way to significantly alter your sound (short of getting a new instrument ).
Jamie
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