Anyone tried these new Martin Titanium strings? Wow… $40.00 US. ??? Do they install themselves and clean themselves after playing? Are they that much better in sound? I’m having a hard time coming to grips with the cost. Has anyone tried these ?
uh oh for an acoustic right. they would have to last what 4x the length of time of a normal set?
Interesting. A brief lookup fonds a favorable thread on the Acoustic Guitar Forum.
Round core, low ish tension for gauge, very warm tone (so make sure that is what you want) and good longevity. Up to a year on guitars played far more hours than mine, most likely.
Not a bad deal really, unless you like trying different string frequently. I have Thomastik Plectrums (11s) on my steel string and Thomastik JP Folk on my Flamenco. Both run $25-$30 USD, but I love them and they are still going strong at 6 months.
The Martin titanium may be a good fit for my Steel String. I like warm round core Monels and these should be similar. I probably have another 6 months on the Plectrums and three sets of Curt Mangan Monels, to run through, so maybe Martin will have titanium’s back in stock when I want to try them in 2-3 years…
Maybe it’s just me but hard strings on soft frets seems like a fast way to an early refret.
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Mêh.
I’m happy with my D’addario’s on both electric and accoustics…
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