@@PaulChaplo thank you for taking the time to comment and for your kind words. These older comparisons are a bit rough I must say, as my time was very limited for recording. The main purpose of all the comparisons on my channel is not to make me sound good but hear the raw sound of the strings. That is why I never use any reverb and have the microphone fairly close. I agree that savarez has very nice strings and the treble are brighter than the pro arte. But I have to mention that the basses, especially the 4th string, do not last as long as the D'Addario.

@@andreaskikinas Agreed that the Savarez bass strings especially the D 4th are not durable and vex me. Please let me clarify as I was commenting only on the strings (not the recording or playing) and how I perceive the music with your excellent performances in that sometimes, my ear often savors the music better with venerable EJ-45. Kindly know that i only speak about the strings and how some almost make the music more apprehend-able to the listener. PS: It is indeed interesting that some Savarez flamenco strings come with a carbon G! Have you ever tried those?

Thank you for the comment!

You are very kind. I enjoy your channel too! Thank you for the comment!

I agree on everything you say except the price, where D'Addario is in most cases pricer in my experience in my country.

Yes, why not? There is also an extra soft diamante, but I think soft will be fine.

@@andreaskikinas 170 / 5.000 I'm sorry bro for so many questions. My 74 Ramirez guitar is super comfortable... but if you put strings on it that aren't comfortable the guitar feels very hard. regular tension live and regular tension diamante Do you think they will be similar in tension?

@@jonathansanchezmedina No problem. I have not played the live set. But for example the normal tension of maestrale is very hard compared to the normal tension diamante. The diamante is very soft on the finger tips and very pleasant in my opinion. At some point they might feel a bit too soft and quiet compared to other strings. Adam del Monte said that the Diamante normal tension feel a bit harder than the EJ45. Even though I do not feel they are harder in general I understand what he was talking about. So to be sure try the soft first, not the extra soft, just the soft, and see from there. If the string is too soft you can still play it. If they are too hard there is no way to play them comfortably.

@@andreaskikinas ok my friend. I have 2 guitars, manuel caceres and ramirez 74. Sorry for my english. The ej45 in Ramirez 74 is very hard for me however manuel caceres is good. I need string similar savarez corum, cantiga etc. dogal live is not shoft but is comfortable. Thansk for all

@@jonathansanchezmedina No problem about the English my friend. I am Greek anyway so English is not my language either. I know that guitars react differently to different strings. Jose Maria Bandera said some years ago that used Knobloch with Q.Z nylon in normal tension for some of his guitars and low tension for some others. It really depends on the instrument how hard it feels as you said.

Yes, very comfortable.

@ i want to try it. Right now i am using dogal live medium. Is very confortable. High quality

@@T.J the truth is that many sets have more character than the ej45 who are considered mainly neutral .

@@BwanaTube it could be, even though I try to keep the same positions.

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It is an honour to have a comment from you sir. Thank you for your kind words.🙏

@@nguyendangthuan1760 thanks for the comment. Your are very kind.

Καλησπέρα Άγγελε. Ναι, Πατρινός και μένω Πάτρα. Εσύ; Το fluorocarbon που είναι ευρέως γνωστό ως απλά carbon αναφέρεται στα καντίνια. Τα fluorocarbon, όπως τα πολύ γνωστά και πριν από όλα τα άλλα Savarez alliance αλλά και από άλλες εταιρίες πια όπως, Knobloch CX, D'Addario ff, La Bella vivace κ.α. προέρχονται κατευθείαν από τις εταιρίες που φτιάχνουν πετονιές ψαρέματος. Προσωπικά δεν μου αρέσουν ιδιαίτερα αλλά αρκετοί μαθητές μου που αισθάνονται τις κιθάρες τους λίγο μουντές, τα χρησιμοποιούν. Είναι πιο λεπτά με πιο οξύ ήχο και γενικά καλύτερο projection από το κανονικό νάυλον. Το coated είναι πράγματι για τα μπάσα και έχουν ένα λεπτό ανεπαίσθητο περίβλημα που τα κάνει να διαρκούν περισσότερο.

@@andreaskikinas Από Ακράτα είμαι! Μάλλον δεν θα χρησιμοποιήσω fluocarbon χορδές,αλλά ρωτάω για να μαθαίνω!!

Επίσης γιατί χρησιμοποιείς ΜΟΝΟ τις ej45 από daddario; Για εμένα είναι μάλλον οι καλύτερες μαζί με τις ej27n το ''κόκκινο'' πακετάκι!!

​@@Angelos_Sideris Δεν χρησιμοποιώ σχεδόν ποτέ το EJ45 πια. Απλά είναι το νούμερο 1 σε πωλήσεις και είναι διαθέσιμο στα περισσότερα μέρη στον κόσμο. Οπότε αφού οι περισσότεροι κιθαριστές έχουν δοκιμάσει ή μπορούν εύκολα να τις βρουν να τις δοκιμάσουν, έχω τις EJ45 σαν σημείο αναφοράς και σύγκρισης.

@@andreaskikinas Ποιες χρησιμοποιείς γενικά;

It seems like that in the numbers but I never really trust them completely as every company does the measures on a different scale length.

Hello. I am sorry I missed your comment. I would say La Bella 2001 for classical guitar or Knobloch (any set with the Q.Z. trebles). Knobloch has even better basses than the D'Addario standard sets.

@@Angelos_Sideris Το φλαμένκο σετ της d'addario δε λέει και πολύ δυστυχώς, είναι απλά νόρμαλ τένσιον μπάσα με high τένσιον καντίνια. Ίσως σε κάποιες κιθάρες που το χρειάζονται μεγαλύτερη τάση στα καντίνια να βοηθήσει στον ήχο. La bella ποιες δοκίμασες που ανέφερες στο άλλο σου σχόλιο;

@@andreaskikinas Τα έχω δοκιμάσει σχεδόν όλα της La Bella...τα εξής, 427, 900, 850, 820, 820 Β, Criterion 750, Criterion 800, Folksinger 835 (ball end)...Όλα εκτός από το τελευταίο πολύ καλά και όλα 8-11 ευρώ !!! Έχω κι άλλες να δοκιμάσω βέβαια και όταν τελειώσω με όλες θα ξαναπάω στις D'Addario για σύγκριση !!!

Επίσης Αντρέα....αν θες να δοκιμάσεις τις κλασικές της Pyramid (Γερμανική εταιρεία) ΜΑ-ΚΡΙ-Α !!!! Σαν ποιότητα ΔΕΝ είναι ΚΑΘΟΛΟΥ ΚΑΛΕΣ !!!!!!

@@Angelos_Sideris Καλησπέρα Άγγελε. Η d'addario είναι πράγματι πολύ αξιόπιστη εταιρεία. Έχει ακριβύνει αρκετά βέβαια και αυτή όπως οι περισσότερες. Για να κρατήσει πραγματικά περισσότερο το σετ, ειδικά τα μπάσα που χάνουν τον λαμπερό τους ήχο πολύ πιο γρήγορα από τα καντίνια, χρειάζεται κανείς να πάει στα σετ με composite μπάσα και για ακόμη μεγαλύτερη διάρκεια στα xt. Δυστυχώς εκεί φτάνει ακόμα πιο ψηλά σε τιμή και στα σε αυτά τα λεφτά μπορείς να πάρεις Knobloch που έχουν επίσης τεράστια διάρκεια και πολύ καλή ποιότητα.

Thank you for the positive comment!

@@PaulChaplo Thank you for the positive comment! The Ej45 is truly a great all around set with great intonation and balanced sound.

@@PaulChaplo Thanks again for your comment. You are very kind. The carbon g is good idea, because this 3rd string sounds dull on many guitars. Even D'Addario knows this that is why they a brown colored composite nylon 3rd on some of their sets, which I don’t really like to be honest.

@@andreaskikinas Thank you for your most welcomed reply! I am trying to be kind to my guitar in regards to tensions, and EJ45 has nice combination of quite low tensions and sweet sound. I will also try Savarez as they make a nylon set but with a carbon G 3rd string and it is an Alliance, which I know that I like. Coming from high-tension Savarez Alliance-Cantiga is an adjustment. Seems that playing harmonics on guitar (with admittedly old yet unworn set of EJ45; maybe fresh set will be better?) were better for me on the high-tension carbon set 510AJ, but I want to avoid such high tensions so my neck will be good for years (does it even matter?). For example, Savarez 510AJ high-E string has 18.5 lbs. of tension! What have you found in different strings and getting best natural and artificial harmonics?

@@PaulChaplo Well, I am not sure if the lower tension set guaranties the well being of the neck but certainly it helps. Lower tension is also better for the top and bridge too, and last but not least it is good for our hands. There are also mixed sets from Knobloch (with carbon g) that come in medium tension, and have easier harmonics than the EJ45. Now that I think of it, most sets on the market have easier and louder harmonics that the EJ45, but they are not as warm sounding.

@@andreaskikinas Yes, you are right to mention bridge and most of all our hands! Thanks for letting me know of EJ45 harmonics not being as easy as some other string sets. The EJ45 harmonics were haunting me :( I will look into Knobloch. Many thanks!

Andreas, I’m having trouble finding the mixed sets from Knobloch (with carbon g) that come in medium tension in the US.

Cual es mas suave?

@@jonathansanchezmedina the EJ45

Thank you for the comment! I thought that it is easy to understand if you play the video a bit slower in youtube settings. It basically is a 1-2-3-4 exercise up to the 12th fret, going back 4-3-2-1 to the 1st fret. Try with the slow motion and if it is too difficult please tell me again.

Hello. I have never played the sweetone. My guess would be that they have different basses given the difference in price. The basses cost more depending on the silver contained in the winding etc.

@@andreaskikinas Thank you for your answer. Yes, I've just seen the Strings by Mail site... The question is: do they really sound better? And I see the 850 & 950 in the Elite series. It would be interesting to make a comparison!

@@luc5798 Good to know. I wanted to try the yellow "golden" nylon at some point but I got a wrong order from SBM and then I just skipped it. I am not planning to try those sets (850 and 900) because I do not like the golden or bronze alloy on the basses, it sounds too soft to my ears.

Hello. If you do not like exercises why bother watching and commenting a video saying "exercise" in the title?😆 May I suggest you have a look on my performances section for musical pieces instead of exercises so maybe you can enjoy more musical things.

@@andreaskikinas you want to know why dumbleass? because i LOVE music i have played instrument for 50 years with tons of practice and in my opinion these exercises are not only barely useful they drive people away from practicing enjoying REAL musical passages of equal or harder that will help your physical skills not just mindless exercises oh but maybe thats why are you mindless? ! so f off iiidiot

@@andreaskikinas HOLY CRAP EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN! !! i have at least comparable skills as you and i play way more melodic off the cuff improve' not boring exercises! i mastered shred on the electric and have studied flamenco for approx 10 years now also i play my golpe tremolo piccatto rasciatto without incorporating exercises I HATE EXERCISES!

@@frauditorcentral-pw5pv ok. We get it. Thanks for sharing your feelings and experience. There are musicians that like better playing music to improve their skills and not "exercises". That is why there are so many studies especially in classical music. With studies you can improve your skill without the boring repetition of just exercises. Nevertheless, for some people, sometimes, warmup daily exercises keep them away from injuries.

Thank you for your kind words!

@@ashtweth Thank you for the positive feedback! Greetings from Greece!

@@andreaskikinasαξίζεις όλα τα ρέστα, φίλε

@@petrichor1956 Ευχαριστώ για τα καλά σου λόγια! Να'σαι καλά!

Thank you! You are very kind!

the soleras concierto are a bit harder than the 820. The vicenta amigo alma set is easier from these two. The La Bella 427 is also easier.

Thank you for your very kind words! Be well!

Thank you for the positive comment! Be well friend!

Thank you for the positive comment! You are very kind!

That is a very nice way of putting it, very poetic too. They are both very good sets. The Diamante take a little longer to settle. Some years ago the Diamante basses where a bit problematic but now they fixed that thankfully.

Ok. I hope they work well for you. When you try them share your experience if possible.

@@andreaskikinas Sir, what is better EJ45, EJ45C composite or EXP45 DAddario (normal tension are all)?

If I understand correctly you want to go to EJ43. Expect a little less volume but easier playing and clearer sound in a way, as they have less bass than the EJ45.

@@andreaskikinas I would like to keep the E-6 string EJ45, but my hands are too weak to successfully do barre grips at higher frets, so I would like to hear your comparison with the EJ43?

​@@mehoollulic I do not have a comparison video with the EJ43, sorry. They are very nice strings though. Try them and see. If you feel the EJ45 hard on your guitar you can also try the La Bella 427 or the Augustine classic black that are both easier sets like the EJ43. One more thing, if the guitar gets very hard on higher frets it might mean that the neck is warped. A guitar technician or a luthier can check it for you. You can also make the guitar easier by sanding down the saddle of the bridge, making the string action lower.

​@@andreaskikinasThe guitar is not hard at 7.8..threshold, but I'm at the age when arthritis starts to take away the strength of my fingers, so I'm looking for the best set of low tension strings. EJ43 is the easiest for me to get because I have no doubts about Daddario

I had ej43 once. Nice strings. My experience was that it has a larger volume compare to ej45, possibly because under the same force they deflect more hence larger vibration amplitudes. When I first put them on, some strings feel louder than others and it felt not as balanced as ej45, but I later adjusted by right hand to balance the output. Nice timber. Only minor issue is that because the strings are softer, they tend to be slightly out of tune when pressed hard.

Just to add that some players substitute Savarez Alliance carbon G string in place of the EJ45 G.