Re: guitar strings, was Re: What are good years for old Gibson j-50 guitars?

>"Emily Fine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> so, to start a new thread, what are the best strings for old gibson
>guitars?
>
>Hey, Emily--
>
>I'm real happy with Elixir light gauge strings on smaller bodied old
>Gibsons (L-00, L-1, LG-2 or LG-3). Medium gauge Elixirs on larger body
>old Gibsons. But I just had some work done on an L-00, and it came
>back with John Pearse light gauge strings, and it sounds great.
>
>--John
>
>

I've got Elixir lights on my '18 Gibson L-1.  It's the only guitar I have that
I like Elixirs on it.  For some reason, these strings really bring out the
character of this old birch bodied arch-top oval-hole guitar.

Tom from Texas