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by Martie
Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:32 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Wyres Strings
Replies: 8
Views: 14508

Re: Wyres Strings

Hi Gordon,

sorry, can I just ask,when you recommended Martin SP were you referring to the 'acoustic', 'flexible core', or 'lifespan' variations.

Many thanks,

Martie
by Martie
Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:56 am
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Wyres Strings
Replies: 8
Views: 14508

Re: Wyres Strings

Many thanks for the insights Gordon, greatly appreciated. I'm still waiting for my custom sets, which I'm sure will be great (I've not ordered from the Heritage range) but I have another guitar that I will definitely try the SPs on. Having said the above I put some Thomastik Infeld Spectrums on a fe...
by Martie
Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:16 am
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Wyres Strings
Replies: 8
Views: 14508

Re: Wyres Strings

Well, the following article confirmed my allegiance to round cores... https://www.homeoftone.co.uk/blogs/news/135289735-round-core-hex-core-why-should-it-matter-strings-pt-1 ...and so I've just ordered the following custom set from Newtone: Gauges: 11,14,22,32,42,52 22 nickel wound on round core 32,...
by Martie
Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:42 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Wyres Strings
Replies: 8
Views: 14508

Re: Wyres Strings

Cheers Brad! If only they made such things! :P I sometimes wonder if I'll ever find my perfect strings... maybe the hunt's better than the kill?! :wink:
by Martie
Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:20 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Wyres Strings
Replies: 8
Views: 14508

Re: Wyres Strings

Many thanks for the reply Brad, appreciated :) I guess a definite, and readily available, option would be the Elixir 11-52 and purchasing one of their plain 14s to replace the 15. And they would actually be cheaper than the ones I'm using! Ultimately, my ideal string would have all of the following:...
by Martie
Sun Jul 09, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: Guitar Anoraks Forum
Topic: Wyres Strings
Replies: 8
Views: 14508

Wyres Strings

First time here so hi! Have been on the quest for some acoustic guitar strings lately and it just so happens that two of the contenders happen to have strong links to Gordon Giltrap, which is a name that, in all honesty I haven't heard for many years until my string search began (I recall watching M...

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