I've seen a lot of old acoustics strung with light gauge strings, and then when you put on a set of medium gauge, the guitar just comes to life. Always go by the manufacturer's recommendation for string gauge on the guitar, to get the best sound. For instance, if you put light gauge strings on an old Guild that calls for medium gauge strings the guitar will sound like shit, because you don't have enough tension on the soundboard, and conversely if you put medium gauge strings on a Taylor that calls for light gauge it will sound like shit, because you have too much tension on the soundboard making it freeze up. It's especially important on an acoustic to have the correct gauge strings so that they exert the correct amount of downbearing on the bridge, to generate the sound the guitar was meant to make by the manufacturer. Like the instruments themselves, strings for classical, acoustic and electric guitars provide a wide variety of features that accomodate and enhance each instrument. Strings are definitely NOT strings, as in equal. If you want electric feel then sell the Talman and buy a Parker Fly, Fender Nashville Tele Deluxe or some other electric with a piezo p'up built in. I wouldn't be caught dead using electric strings on any decent acoustic. For that guitar I continue to use electric strings, but I don't expect anything more than sound from it. It sounded lousy with classical strings and was difficult to play, so I gave the electric guitar strings a try. My parents bought it for $15 in trade with my first guitar teacher. I've done this as far back as 1984 or 85 on a POS Epiphone EC-20 classical guitar that was my travel/backup guitar. The bass response will be nil and the treble will be tinny as can be. Second, they'll sound like a** because the acoustic requires more massive strings to properly excite the top. Absolutely not! (Unless you want to attempt a complete setup based on these strings.)įirst, they won't have enough mass (read tension) to hold your neck at the appropriate position.
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