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Was graced with a six pack of these Straight Up Strings by a well meaner <(I think ). No verdict yet, but they do sound different from the run of the mill for sure. Just thought I would mention it. *Click on image for description

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Yes, free is nice. Point was though, these are supposed to sound different, and they do so. Volume, harmonics and individual. Too soon for a judgement, but they sure sound and feel sweet at the start.

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Yes, free is nice. Point was though, these are supposed to sound different, and they do so. Volume, harmonics and individual. Too soon for a judgement, but they sure sound and feel sweet at the start.

 

What is your standard go to string, and are these the same materials?

 

Rgds- billroy

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Martin Acoustic SPs, 80/20 Bronze. Light gauge. On all of my Gibsons.

 

No reason for me to use or try any others. They are the one for me.

 

(Except, I do use the same except Mediums on my Epiphone Masterbuilt Olympic (an arch top) and my Epiphone EL-00 (because it gives the small Epi a bit more sound.)

 

QM aka Jazzman Jeff

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What is your standard go to string, and are these the same materials?

 

Rgds- billroy

 

 

billroy: I use John Pearse PBs. and have for years. Straight Ups, are PBs also with a construction story of their own. Heck, Just thought some folks might want to check the story on them, or offer their thoughts if they have tried them as they are a different offering for sure. BUT, granted, strings are a bore to most of us as we're usually pretty set on what we use. [smile]

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billroy: I use John Pearse PBs. and have for years. Straight Ups, are PBs also with a construction story of their own. Heck, Just thought some folks might want to check the story on them, or offer their thoughts if they have tried them as they are a different offering for sure. BUT, granted, strings are a bore to most of us as we're usually pretty set on what we use. [smile]

 

ok - i may not have been the fish you were hoping for, but you caught me. I'm a PB guy, just moved for D'addario to Martins. Was looking at the concept behind these, and the idea of focusing on tensions is interesting. Looking forward to your review after a little time in the saddle.

 

They offer an option to have a new set delivered every 30 days, seems a little quick for me, so wondering what the longevity is like as well.

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Why not elixirs on the 15 murph ?

 

I had been using them for many years for the feel, durability and they sounded good with the Rosewood. Can't explain, but the experiment began for endurance.

 

The J-15 was new, just months old, and obviously came with Gibson Masterbuilt, and a few spare sets in the case. That guitar sounded so darned good right out of the gate, bright, full, plenty of bass etc, and I simply haven't wanted to mess with it. I've changed the tone considerably just experimenting with picks !

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In my neck of the woods guitar stores and repair shops routinely restring instruments with SIT (Stay In Tune) strings. I could not figure out why until recently. Apparently the strings are made by a very small operation only some 20 minutes down the road from me. They apparently have been around since 1980. Thus far I have been pretty impressed with them.

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