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swarfrat
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OK - been looking for strings for my baritone. D'Addario EXP23's are the best thing I've found so far, but 1) they're a tad expensive, and 2) I want a wound 2nd string, and 3) the 1st and 2nd strings are a tad heavy for my preferred tuning (parallel fourths BEADGC).
John Pearse 3200 and 3210L look like a pretty good match, but nobody carries them, or has outrageous shipping.
I tried putting together a set of bulk strings from juststrings.com, 15/22w/30/42/54/68, but they don't sell bulk strings bigger than 0.056 in either 80/20 or Phosphor bronze. (They do sell a 68 and 70 in nickle and stainless. I know nickle isn't as bright as bronze, but stainless is brighter than nickle. I hadn't really considered mixing.)
With a stainless 6th string that set comes out to $5.12/set for a dozen sets. My current plan is just to grab about 3 packs of $10 strings and a bulk pack of the 22's since that's whats breaks most often.
Anyone playing baritone acoustic - what are you stringing, how are you tuning, and are you happy?
John Pearse 3200 and 3210L look like a pretty good match, but nobody carries them, or has outrageous shipping.
I tried putting together a set of bulk strings from juststrings.com, 15/22w/30/42/54/68, but they don't sell bulk strings bigger than 0.056 in either 80/20 or Phosphor bronze. (They do sell a 68 and 70 in nickle and stainless. I know nickle isn't as bright as bronze, but stainless is brighter than nickle. I hadn't really considered mixing.)
With a stainless 6th string that set comes out to $5.12/set for a dozen sets. My current plan is just to grab about 3 packs of $10 strings and a bulk pack of the 22's since that's whats breaks most often.
Anyone playing baritone acoustic - what are you stringing, how are you tuning, and are you happy?
