Re: String journey on a Collings MT
Originally Posted by
Caleb
Update....
The La Bellas were great strings, probably my favorites so far. Installed them back in Feb and played them in for a long time. Then I put the mandolin away for a few months. Got it back out recently and decided I'd try some new strings. This time I put on some D'Addario EFW74 flatwounds (didn't want to spring for Thomastiks). Man, what a whopping disappointment! My mandolin lost volume and most of its character. Granted, they FEEL great but just don't sound good to me. I know some folks here love them.
I've always been a huge fan of D'Addario strings on both guitar and mandolin. Electric, acoustic, you name it. But when I was going through this same journey, I felt the D-Addario EFW74 flatwounds couldn't hold a candle to the Thomastiks. They were similar in appearance only. YMMV.
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