GHS N270 Strings

Just curious about something.

I just finished off my 3rd set of Nickel GHS N270 Strings. The strings really grew on me. Anyway, I didn't have any N270's left so I put a set of GHS A270's on. This really confirmed to me how much I love the Nickel N270's

I noticed on the A270's of course the G & D string sounded different then the N270's, but to my surprise, the A & E strings sounded much different too. This got me thinking, on the N270's, are the A & E strings nickel too? I guess for whatever reason I assumed only the G & D strings were Nickel.

Anyway, Love the N270's. They last longer for me too. Got to order more.

Doug

The wound strings are the only difference, plain strings are the same. I have been using the N270 strings since before they were selling them. I was lucky and was in on the trial for these strings. I love the sound several of my mandolins.

I had a set in the grabbag for a couple of years and finally decided to try them on a fairly new-to-me mando, a Rigel I got a few months ago. They are a pleasant surprise!

I've got a student with a very nice handmade mandolin that only uses N270's.

Has anyone tried the lighter gauge N250’s?

I have those on a couple of mandolins and like them equally as well as the N270's. While it lightens up on everything else, they still give you that .016 A string.

Thanks for the reply. I was hoping to gain some finger speed and playability without sacrificing the nickel tone character

The mandolin with N270's actually plays easier than the N250's mandolin. The action can be lower on the heavier strings, at least on that mandolin I am able to get really low action and it plays very easy. My problem is when I am playing a solo I tend to play harder and grip harder so doesn't make any difference I defeat myself.