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使用报告只代表作者个人看法, 不过作者对DD和Savarez的评价和我的感觉差不多.
谁有空给翻译一下就好了, 如果没有翻译, 就当在了解吉他琴弦的知识的同时练习英文吧.
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Choosing an appropriate set of strings for your guitar can improve the sound noticeably. Don't hesistate to mix and match basses and trebles (even different makes and tensions) to get the sound you want. Here's a review of the strings I've tried, not in any order of preference :
Augustine Regal Trebles
The Regal trebles have a bright tone with good volume, easy to play, but the sound can be rather "plastic".
Augustine Red Trebles
The Red trebles are not as loud and bright as the Regal trebles, and have less tension. Rather dull sounding, especially the tubby-sounding G string.
Augustine Red Basses
The Red basses have a good, warm, traditional sound, are easy to play, but unfortunately they seem to wear out very fast - they get nicked at the frets easily. These don't come in a airtight package, which could be a problem if you're getting them from a source which had them stored in the open for a long time.
D'Addario Pro Arte (Med-tension) Set
The basses here have more of a warm, traditional sound compared to their D'Addario composite cousins, and have excellent definition, but unfortunately not a very long playing life.
The trebles do not sound bright, and have a "neutral" tone. They give a strong fundamental note, and generate little overtones compared to carbon treble strings. These trebles might sound dull on a "spanish-sounding" guitar, and will suit a guitar with a more "neutral" tone better.
D'Addario Pro Arte (Hi-tension) Set
Colder-sounding compared to the D'Addario Pro Arte med-tension set , but with more volume and attack. Also, the basses do not have a very long playing life.
D'Addario Pro Arte Composite (Med-tension and Hi-tension) Basses
These basses have very good definition and a long playing life, but are not as loud as the basses in the regular D'Addario sets, and the tone is not as round. They also have a slighter higher tension "feel" compared to the regular D'Addario basses.
D'Addario Pro Arte Lightly Polished Composite (Med-tension) Basses
The basses on this set can help to reduce string squeak considerably! But the tone on these basses is in my opinion not as good compared to the other D'Addario bass sets, but better than the tone of basses from the D'Addario Lightly Polished Composites (Hi-tension) set.
D'Addario Pro Arte Lightly Polished Composite (Hi-tension) Basses
The basses on this set can help to reduce string squeak considerably, although I think the basses from the respective med-tension set does a better job in this aspect. But the basses on this set are loud. The tonal characteristics change noticeably after some playing, losing their initial brightness quite quickly.
D'Addario Pro Arte EXP Composites (Med-tension) Set
Rather "brassy" sounding strings. I found the tone quality on the basses inferior compared to all the other D'Addario sets.
GSP (Hi-tension) strings
Pretty good set, but not as loud as most of the other strings mentioned here.
Hannabach Carbon Trebles
Very loud and very bright with good sustain, but diameter is thinner than most nylon strings, which makes them harder to play. They have more of a "cold" sound and can generate quite alot of overtones.
Hannabach 728 (Hi-tension) Basses
Good warm sound with good definition. These go very well with the Hannabach Carbon Trebles.
Hannabach 815 (Hi-tension) Basses
Good definition, but sound is rather "dry".
Hense Carbon Trebles
These remind me much of the Hannabach Carbon Trebles, but are not as loud.
LaBella 2001 (Med-Hard tension) Set
Despite being labelled as Med-Hard Tension these actually feel like hi-tension strings. Very good volume on the basses, and the trebles have a good fundamental tone. But both the basses and the trebles have a sort of hollow, "tubey" sound that I don't really like.
Luthier Trebles
I believe these same trebles are used on all the Luthier string sets. Very bright-sounding (much too bright for my taste), with a med-hi-tension feel, and sound is rather "plastic".
Luthier Popular Supreme 20 Basses
These are meant for flamenco guitars, but if your guitar has a high action and you don't wish to lower it you might want to try these. They are very easy to play because of the low tension, but possess good volume and brightness.
Luthier Concert Silver 30 Basses
These powerful sounding basses have a med-tension feel but the volume of hi-tension strings. Easy to play, have a long life, and come vacuum packed. Highly recommended.
Luthier Concert Dark Silver 35 Basses
These basses have a hi-tension feel with good volume. In addition to having a gun metal grey colour, they also have a darker tonal colour compared to the brighter-sounding Silver 30 basses.
Luthier Concert Gold 40 Basses
Hard to play, and they actually smell bad after a while! They leave a residue on the fingers too. I had them on a cheaper guitar for about 2-3 weeks, and the D-string broke while the guitar was in its case (must be the first time this has happened to me). I"ll never get these again.
Savarez Alliance (Med-tension) Set
The med-tension Alliance trebles sound very bright and thin, produces alot of overtones, and their thin diameters make them hard to play. The G string in this set is very tubby-sounding.
The basses sound and play alright except for the low E string, which seems to have a noticeably darker tone colour compared to the A and D string. Not a very well-balanced set in my opinion.
Savarez Alliance (Hi-tension) Set
The basses on this set are loud and powerful, although in terms of definition they lose out to the Savarez Corum basses. In my opinion these basses go better with the Alliance (hi-tension) trebles compared to the the Savarez Corum basses.
The Alliance trebles have a sweet warm sound and are very loud (louder than all nylon trebles I've tried), although they feel like extra-hi tension strings when compared to other hi-tension nylon trebles. They have a thicker diameter compared to Hannabach Carbon Trebles, which makes them easier to play than the latter. They generate quite a lot of overtones as well, but not as much as the Hannabach Carbon Trebles.
Savarez Corum (Med-tension) Basses
Shares the traits of the hi-tension Corum basses but with less volume and tension.
Savarez Corum (Hi-tension) Basses
Excellent definition, good sustain and volume, but not as powerful as the basses in the Savarez Alliance (Hi-tension) set. You can get these Corum basses together with the Alliance trebles in the "Savarez Corum Alliance" set.
Savarez Cristal (Med-tension and Hi-tension) Trebles
Quite bright-sounding and easy to play. In terms of tonal characteristics they remind me of the Augustine Regal trebles, though not quite as bright and not quite as "plastic"-sounding.
Savarez Red Card (Hi-tension) Set
The trebles feel very rough and seem to amplify nail clicks. The basses are quite dull sounding and soft in terms of volume.
String Reviews Website
Click on the link above to read even more string reviews! This site includes reviews for steel strings, electric guitar strings and bass guitar strings too.
Many experienced players, upon acquiring a new guitar, will typically try out many different strings (of various makes and tensions) to find out what works best for their instruments, and I would suggest that you do the same. The initial costs for such an endeavour isn't really much if your guitar is a good concert instrument and you are serious about getting the best sound from it.
Do bear in mind that what works well for one guitar might not work well for another guitar. The above reviews just serve to give my personal impressions of the respective strings and hopefully offer some guidance on what to try out first and what to avoid.
My personal pick of the lot, if you and your guitar can handle high tension strings, would be the Luthier Concert 30 basses with the Savarez Alliance (Hi-tension) trebles. This combination offers what I think is a powerful sounding set with good balance, definition and playing life, with the med-tension Luthier Concert 30 basses making the combination easier to play compared to using the hi-tension basses from the Savarez Alliance (Hi-tension) Set. However if your guitar is already a very bright-sounding instrument then this combination might make it too bright to sound good, in which case you might want to consider some of the comparatively duller-sounding sets to round out the brightness. I have found the regular D'Addario Pro Arte (Med-tension) Set (EJ45) to give a good balanced sound on bright-sounding instruments that have more of a "neutral" voice.
www.stringsbymail.com offers good prices on a wide selection of premium strings, and the option to purchase bass and treble sets of different makes and tensions; www.guitarsalon.com offers a String Sampler package that bundles some of the more popular string sets at a discounted price. Happy shopping!
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