Jerry K Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Weigh in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 My next set will be 85/15s though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffchris Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 My vote is both. I just wish 80/20's would last longer. PB's(Hog) seem to last forever, yet the 80/20's(RW), seem to fizzle out after a couple of days? My next set will be 85/15s though. I bought some 80/15 and put them on my RW J45 and didn't like them at all? For me the tone was more like when I put PB's on it, just not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombo Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Really enjoying John Pearse PB's right now, but also really like the Dean Markley 85/15 Vintage Bronze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Both . Depends on the tone wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 PB on mahogany and maple, 80/20 on rosewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'm in. 80/20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I always go back to Earthwoods, so 80/20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschaafs Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 +1 Both . Depends on the tone wood. I find that my rosewood OM is too dark with PBs, so it gets 80/20s. The others do fine with PBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Really enjoying John Pearse PB's right now, but also really like the Dean Markley 85/15 Vintage Bronze I really like the tone of JP/PB but they go away in a hurry. I get about half the "peak time" with them and then when they get dull, they get really dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 I have been mainly playing John Pearse PB, new mediums and mediums. They do poop out pretty bad after a few months of playing for me. I play quite a bit so I tend to beat the crap out of strings and my string bill is considerable on the several guitars I play regularly. Phosphor bronze does seem to reach a threshold where tonality suffers - seems out of tune - and tone is dull. I start feeling discouraged about getting good sound from the instrument. Then I check the paper string label which I mark with date strung and put in case pocket. My impression is that 80/20's do last a bit longer before I get the sense of trouble tuning or dullness. But at their peak they don't perform quite as well as pb's imo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 +1 I find that my rosewood OM is too dark with PBs, so it gets 80/20s. The others do fine with PBs Exactly ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperland Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I really like the tone of JP/PB but they go away in a hurry. I get about half the "peak time" with them and then when they get dull, they get really dull. Funny you should mention this because I have the same problem with J.P. PB. Give D'Addario EJ16's a try. I use them on all of my guitars, once in a while when I'm feeling adventurous, I throw on the J.P's. The D'Addario's last longer for me. YMMV of course. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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