La Bella’s 427 Pacesetter Elite Classical and Flamenco Guitar Strings

I had put off trying a set of La Bella 427′s far too long, though I had known about them for some time.  Well, I just put a set on my guitar, and I must say “they blow my socks off”.  Man, I was really surprised and pleased at their creamy sound.  They are a well balanced set, that makes strong, full bodied chords and have excellent clarity for single notes.  They have ample volume and projection if you want to be heard, or can also sound sweet when played softly, with feeling.  My first impression of these strings is…they are great, and very versatile.  I could play just about anything with them.  Not expensive, either.  A lot more string than their price suggests.

One of the pleasant surprises with 427′s is how easy they are to install.  La Bella didn’t economize on string length, here.  You get plenty of string length for easy ties at each end of a standard 650 mm scale length guitar, with ample string to trim off at each end.  Some makers cut them a little short, making it a challenge to finally get a reasonable looking traditional tie done; but not La Bella.

More to follow, soon.  I like these strings, and I want to go play them some more.  I’ll be back with more impressions after a few days of purposeful playing and evaluation.  I wish I had tried them sooner.

Where I got them: Classical Guitar Strings at www.guitarstrngdepot.com

Link to these strings:  La Bella 427 Pacesetter Elite classical/flamenco guitar strings at www.guitarstringdepot.com

Catch you later,

Rancher 110

Second Installment on Savarez 520P1 Classical Guitar Strings

I put a set of Savarez 520P1′s on my Godin Multiac Duet three days ago, after figuring out how to do the “loop end” installation at the bridge.  I tuned them up and was favorably impressed with them.   I didn’t get to play them yesterday, because I spent the day on my tractor, working on a neighbor’s driveway.  It looked like rain and I wanted to fix their driveway before the rains came.  What we call a driveway here in Texas is what most other folks would call a road.  It’s actually a quarter mile dirt road, up hill all the way; and rain water rushes down it and washes across it, making it quite a treacherous drive.  Well, at least I got it done before the rain started early this morning.  I’ll take a look at it later today, to see if it needs any more tractor work.

This morning, I was surprised to see how little loss of string tension had occurred in the full day of not being played.   All six stings had lost a little tension; but it seems to have been an even loss, keeping them roughly in tune with each other, though below proper pitch.  I think it’s because all six strings have the same core construction.  The cores are all nylon multi-filament, which is stronger and doesn’t stretch as much as an equivalent amount of mono-filament nylon.

The plastic wound trebles tuned up with very little additional tension, and seemed to have a clearer and cleaner tone than when brand new.  The twelfth fret harmonics were much clearer and louder than they were when initially installed.  The set played nicely, with no apparent difference in voice or tone between the plastic wound and metal wound strings.  Everything sounded good, especially in the mid-neck area.  Their volume is quite loud, and I didn’t have to plug in to my amp to get a good volume.

That’s all for the moment.  I’ll post an update on these strings in a day or two.  Meanwhile, I’m going to take a second look at my neighbor’s driveway and make sure it’s holding up alright.

Click HERE to link to Savarez 520P1 Classical Guitar Strings.

Life is good.

Rancher110