Mark S

Since my March 21 post I took off the Elixirs, and put on Martin Original Acoustic 80/20 Bronze Lights that were recommended by QuestionMark on page 1 of this thread. Um - wow. This totally transformed the sound for the better, and I just want to express my thanks here. I was reluctant to play this guitar because of the metallic snap that ruined it for me, and suddenly I am eager to play it. I had a very patient and detailed setup before making this switch, with only slight improvement. This really made a significant upgrade. I sold 5 sets of Elixirs I had in standby and bought Martins, and saved a few dollars too. Anyway - thanks QuestionMark!

I was really happy to stumble across this thread, and the question posed by JustBlueFish in the o.p. I too bought a new J-45 from Sweetwater (in 2020) and with Elixir strings, if I strum any chord above the 5th fret I get intense metallic resonance across GB&E that kind of sucks. I took it to my tech for a real setup, not what Sweetwater provides, and he improved it somewhat. I will try different strings based on what I am reading in this forum. I did play J-45s before buying mine, and I can only go from memory, but I don't recall hearing this issue.