[Father Fonz]

How do you personally like your guitar/ strings to sound?

Do you like a warming mellow sound or a brighter chirpier sound?

There is pobviously no right or wrong, so what do you prefer?

Id normally go for a rich mellower sound as it goes with the music I play.

[Graeme! Yes, Graeme!]

I prefer mellow. A touch more bass than treble. I find it to be a more inviting, friendly tone. It seems to suit my guitar more, and it's one of the reasons I like to use Elixir strings - the polyweb coating gives them a naturally more mellow tone than uncoated strings. The preamp on my gitar is pretty good too, so if I do want a brighter tone it's quite easy to achieve.

[laker0902]

Yep, I'm a mellow girl. It's better for the songs I write.

[improviduto]

Mellow. Bright/tinny sounds annoy me.

[guitarfan19]

i'm also a fan of mellow sounding acoustic guitars.

[oliv]

yeah mellow for me and i agree with the comment about elixir strings i didnt no y it makes it sound mellower (appartantly polyweb coating) gud to no thou thanx.

[iamaciderdrinker]

If you prefer a mellow sound, get a cedar-topped guitar rather than spruce. Spruce is a brighter sounding wood in general.

[guitarstrummin63]

i prefer a mellow tone for my acoustic because when i write my own music, i don't exactly write the type of songs played with a bright guitar part

acoustics should sound deep and mellow

[AndyFroe]

i dare to be diffent i like i relatively bright sound with a slight sparkle too mellow and it sounds like teh guitar is dead

[Will_Wood]

I love mellowness to my sound, too.

[InCubus GuiTarist421]

I prefer mellow and soft sounds from my guitar, as well. It suites me better.

[dadfad]

Generally mellow, but with a powerful bass-response. But I like bright too, like for fingerstyle rags and tunes with very dominant treble lines. There is no "best" really I guess. Just depends on the particular tune you're playing at the time. Another good reason to have multiple guitars.

[fatboy1]

mellow

[RICH.J]

Mellow. Deep bass, dopped D, beautiful.

[lyra14]

Bright and crisp. The sound of strings after only an hour or two of play.

[Beachgirl]

Dirty n Bassy. Think Beck guitar with a bit of high end brilliance for poignant melodies.

That's my ideal, I'm still messing around to achieve it.

[grzegorz_panek]

Bronze strings on a big deep dreadnought. That's got to be mellow. But bright has it's pros too. Maybe I'll put it this way:

electric - strat and tele brightness
acoustic - mellow drednought with bronze strings

[dadfad]

Dirty n Bassy. Think Beck guitar with a bit of high end brilliance for poignant melodies.

That's my ideal, I'm still messing around to achieve it.

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Vintage Gibson J-45 + D'Addario Bluegrass Guage = Dirty n Bassy with a bit of high end brilliance

[Will_Wood]

Dirty n Bassy. Think Beck guitar with a bit of high end brilliance for poignant melodies.

That's my ideal, I'm still messing around to achieve it.

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Vintage Gibson J-45 + D'Addario Bluegrass Guage = Dirty n Bassy with a bit of high end brilliance

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Pfft.

Dadfad, you take every chance you get to show off your guitars.

[dadfad]

Dirty n Bassy. Think Beck guitar with a bit of high end brilliance for poignant melodies.

That's my ideal, I'm still messing around to achieve it.

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Vintage Gibson J-45 + D'Addario Bluegrass Guage = Dirty n Bassy with a bit of high end brilliance

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Pfft.

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Just a statement of fact. It might not be everyone's choice for the sound they want, but for that sound it's probably the best around, which is why that guitar is so popular for guitarists who want that sound... powerful bass response with excellent treble separation. They are also readily available for a not-too-extreme price. And I didn't even mention I had one. (Although I do, but it is not my "main guitar.")


My main guitar is a vintage 1934 "The Jumbo" Gibson (with D'Addario Bluegrass Guage strings).