Mark, I liked the sound and tone from the XL set of strings better than the Gibson, the other set is just too bright to me.
I was given a trial set of Curt Mangan strings last week and I figured that I would give them a try although I really really really love my Gibson Vintage Reissue strings. They were pretty good strings but felt completely different from what I was used to...since I was taking them off anyway I thought I would try a little shootout of the Mangans, D'Addario and finally the Gibson Vintage reissue....
Curt Mangan sound clip:
http://markweinguitarlessons.com/sou...s/ssmangan.mp3
D'Addario Soundclip:
http://markweinguitarlessons.com/sou...ssdaddario.mp3
Gibson Vintage Reissue soundclip:
http://markweinguitarlessons.com/soundfiles/ssgvr.mp3
I used my Suhr Classic, 1971 Deluxe Reverb with a Shure Beta 57 mic into ProTools, with no processing at all. The first bit I go through each pickup combination playing some open chords and an AC/DC lick, progress in "Lenny" by SRV, "Le Freak" by Chic and finally some "Wind Cries Mary" by Jimi Hendrix....the amp needs a retubing but at least you can hear each set of strings on the same rig, same music and with no other stuff going on....
So what do you think?
Mark, I liked the sound and tone from the XL set of strings better than the Gibson, the other set is just too bright to me.
At least thru my computer w/ logitech speakers I don't hear a huge difference. Maybe in person the tonal variety would be greater. But, I thought the D'adds and the Mangan's had a bit more punch, low end presence. I agree w/ street, the Gibson's seemed brighter, but also sounded a bit thin and trebly.
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