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What strings have you all tried and liked?

I have a run of the mill fretted 4 string, it had old rounds on it, and then bronze EB acoustics but they're all too noisy and scratchy sounding. I'm thinking of using some tapewounds because they must be quieter.

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Nylon coated strings are the way forward for me, not tried them with a fretted acoustic but with a fretless they are lovely. Defretting my cheap acoustic and putting black nylon strings on completely transformed the bass from borderline usable to an absolute pleasure to play.

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On mine I've stuck with the bronze, as I reckon that in the absence of any real bottom end the brightness helps it to be heard. I tried an old set of tapewounds I had lying around, and they were mellow but seemed very quiet compared with the bronze. They'd be nice plugged in though.
I wonder if coated bronze wounds like the Elixir acoustic set might cut down on the raspy, scratchy quality a little?

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Well the ole tapewounds are on and they are an improvement in feel and terms of noise. Obvious loss of acoustic volume but that isn't a problem.
Still im not sure it's the sound I'm after. Or could be the bad technique :)

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.. or could be just give them a little while. Both black nylons and flats tend to settle in and sound better (IMO) after a few weeks.
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They're about 6 years old and have been on my Wal all their life. Still ill wait and see :lol:

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