tom1946 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Hi all. I'm taking up guitar again, I've only played 12 strings for most of my life but now the arthritis has mostly stopped that so I'm looking for a 6 string electro acoustic to play about with. I have an Epiphone Hummingbird but it feels cheap and I'm not getting along with it but the thrust of this is about strings. Because I take heart drugs that reduce the blood flow to my finger ends they get very painful playing guitar, now years ago there was a brand that made what I would call 'soft' strings. They had silk wound in them but I don't recall what they were called? Does anyone know of any make of strings that have a soft feel to them please? thanks for any help. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I wonder if lower tension (lighter) would help or go nylon with a piezo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yes I usually use 10's for acoustic but I've put some Martins on and they feel awful. Not a Nylon man at all though I suppose they could feel softer, hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I'd second getting a nice nylon--string acoustic, definitely a lot easier on the fingers, and a nicer tone as well IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Elixir strings are coated with Gore-tex. Is that what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I use Ernie Ball 2221 or 2222 feel soft to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 On 3/6/2018 at 07:19, tom1946 said: ... years ago there was a brand that made what I would call 'soft' strings. They had silk wound in them but I don't recall what they were called? Does anyone know of any make of strings that have a soft feel to them please? Various manufacturers offer 'silk and steel' strings including D'Addario and GHS. La Bella offer them in two gauges - medium and light Bloke here writes about silk and steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks guys, a lot of useful suggestions here to follow up, which I'll do now. I'll report back soon. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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