Hey all,
I just broke a string and I'm trying to work my way back into guitar. I have an acoustic Seagull S6 http://www.guitarcenter.com/Seagull-The-Original-S6-Acoustic-Guitar-104069091-i1147556.gc (great guitar for the price) and I need to know what some good strings are for the style.
I do some finger picking and some pick work, so a nice medium style would probably be good for me, but I don't even know where to begin looking. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Also, it's been years since I've tried to restring a guitar, so if you have any helpful reminders, please let me know!
A guitar store would be a good place to start looking. Buy inexpensive strings.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/stringing-an-acoustic-guitar.html
Hi, subpar,
Lots of good strings, it really comes down to a matter of personal preference. I have the same guitar so I thought I'd offer my 2 cents. I've tried many others, but I always end up back with Ernie Ball Regular Slinkys. Not expensive, durable and a nice warm tone without being boomy.
Welcome!
Edit: Oops, meant Regular not Super...
Don
The Acoustic Regular Slinky strings that boxboy suggested are pretty good, I've used them before myself. D'Addario also makes excellent strings at decent prices. If you want a little more string life, the Elixir line offers polymer coated strings that last quite a bit longer that uncoated, but they lack the really bright tone that a good set of phosphor bronze strings gives. I personally use Elixir, only because I don't play my acoustic nearly as much as my electrics, and they still sound good enough to make me happy. I've had the same set on mine for a little over a year and I'm just now ready to change them. Your mileage may vary and all that. :)
Strings are a very personal choice, and you'd do well to try a few different brands to see what you like the most.
As far as help with restringing - plugging "restring guitar" into Youtube's search box will generate more results that you'll even know what to do with. :)
Great thanks for the help, I went with the D'Addario mediums, and it sounds great. Restringing has always been more of a mental battle for me, I got slapped in the face once when trying to restring when I was younger and have never been the same haha.
You could also consider the "Silk & Steel" strings. They are not last forever but while they are fresh they have a nice, mellow tone.
For changing strings, IMO Justin Sandercoe has the best video: http://youtu.be/bBEM6R4ITCA
If anybody lives local to Oceanside, I went to Dusty's Guitar Kingdom while I was down there, and he was one of the most helpful people I've ever been to.
