spantini
COO of me, inc.
I decided it was time to replace the strings on my Taylor Big Baby. These are the originals from 10-27-2017. They don't have a lot of play time on them, maybe somewhere around 20 hrs or so, but they are quite dirty and not as playable.
I wanted a deeper sound but strings can't help too much there, a larger body would. I went for a heavier gauge anyway just to maybe cut some brightness from the guitar's built-in character.
[EDIT: 12-15-23 The new strings applied more tension to the neck, so I tweaked the truss rod about 1/8 turn to bring the strings back down]
I recorded the old strings just before the changeover, then the new. My ears are telling me they sound almost alike. The lighter gauge strings dulled by dirt and age sound almost exactly like the newer medium gauge. Interesting . . .
Well, here's some chords I cobbled together for this demo. Not a song. . . yet, anyway. Maybe never, but who knows.
AT2020 XLR [ 6 inches from and parallel to the neck at the body joint ]
MOTU M2
Taylor Big Baby Acoustic
Reaper
Here's the raw tracks :
First take : MONO : Old, original, Light Gauge dirty strings : Elixir Light .012 - .053
Second Take : MONO : New Medium Gauge strings : D'Addario 80/20 Bronze EJ12 Medium Gauge .013 - .056
Third Take : STEREO : The two together - Panned Old L / New R @ 35%
I wanted a deeper sound but strings can't help too much there, a larger body would. I went for a heavier gauge anyway just to maybe cut some brightness from the guitar's built-in character.
[EDIT: 12-15-23 The new strings applied more tension to the neck, so I tweaked the truss rod about 1/8 turn to bring the strings back down]
I recorded the old strings just before the changeover, then the new. My ears are telling me they sound almost alike. The lighter gauge strings dulled by dirt and age sound almost exactly like the newer medium gauge. Interesting . . .
Well, here's some chords I cobbled together for this demo. Not a song. . . yet, anyway. Maybe never, but who knows.
AT2020 XLR [ 6 inches from and parallel to the neck at the body joint ]
MOTU M2
Taylor Big Baby Acoustic
Reaper
Here's the raw tracks :
First take : MONO : Old, original, Light Gauge dirty strings : Elixir Light .012 - .053
Second Take : MONO : New Medium Gauge strings : D'Addario 80/20 Bronze EJ12 Medium Gauge .013 - .056
Third Take : STEREO : The two together - Panned Old L / New R @ 35%
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