![]() My favorite one was Hanabach Blue in the beginning, but it gave me a huge disappointment with the next guitar. Yes, it will change the stress on hands, but I found more on tonal color. So I would say try to find the right match between the guitar, strings and you.Ĭhanging the tension usually result changing in the timber of the sound in classical guitar. You will find these characteristics becoming more visible on better guitars. Every guitar has different characteristics and so does string, not to mention the player also. In my experience, the finding the right match is more important. I also have had a few other decent practice grade ones. I have had three concert level guitars Ignacio Rosas, Sanzano, and Ruck. I forgot to mention that in my original answer!Ĭongrats on your new classical guitar !!! So to answer your question - yes, having lower-tension strings will probably have a positive effect on your sustain, assuming you are doing everything else correctly.Īlso, obviously string quality has an effect on sustain. The strings are easier to fret and due to the strings being lighter they vibrate more widely when I pick/strum them - so they seem to ring out for longer (even without an amplifier adding compression and other electric guitar magicky stuff). 9 strings in order to make the note ring out for a long time than if I were to play with. ![]() ![]() High action: With a higher action, you might be struggling more to fret the higher notes so they may be decaying faster due to that (same result as point 2).Īs a primarily-electric player, I have noticed over the years that I need to put much less force into playing a higher note with.This is due to the combination of plucking the string with the same velocity and the looser tension of the string allowing it to vibrate more widely and decay slower, and having lower-tension strings will have the same effect. If you tune down your high E string by a tone or two, you might notice that it will ring out for longer than if you tuned up. Tighter strings: Tighter strings decay more quickly than looser strings.Gunk and dust: Gunk and dust on unclean fretboard/frets/strings/nut/bridge/whatever.Fretting hand: The finger on your fretting hand might not be strong enough to hold the fret down for the desired time with a consistent force, causing the note to either decay quickly or accidentally choke.Picking hand: If you are playing with your fingers, the finger plucking the fast-decaying note might not have as much strength as your other fingers.First, let's establish some causes of premature string decay:
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