Silk and Steel Strings ‘Shootout’

Ever play silk and steel strings? No? Wonder what they’re all about? Here’s a comparison between three different brands.
I’m going to give away a few sets. If you want to put in your name for the random drawing, send your name and mailing address to [e-mail].

[@AhtoNajeebRashied]

Gonna look into that and buy a set. Thank you Greg

[@drewheyman7173]

I hav Ernie balls coming for my 12 string. Looking forward to them even more now

[@GWGuitarStudio]

They sound really smooth on a 12-string.

[@joelfildes5544]

Crow River Waltz at 7.00…is that not normally in E flat tuning ?

[@GWGuitarStudio]

Kottke does it in open G tuned down two whole steps (which makes it in E-flat) when he does it on 12-string. When he does it on 6-string, he is tuned one step down. I’m tuned to G with no down-tuning for this demo. You have an attentive ear. I wondered if anyone would catch that!

[@joelfildes5544]

@@GWGuitarStudio It was how far you went up the neck for the very high bits,think I normally only get to the 12th…aye,not my first rodeo,like you I learned by ear (pre computers) Interestingly enough,my son of 16 has just started playing,and I’ve given him a nice playing steel strung acoustic (with 10’s on it !)..But he’s has stolen my ‘Jerry Reed’ style Spanish…as he finds it easier to play !…lower string tension,we had to just MAN UP in my day.Cheers from Manchester,England.

[@GWGuitarStudio]

@@joelfildes5544I went up to about the 14th fret on that one.That’s about as far as I can get without a cutaway. One of them did go up to the 17th fret, but that was just on the bottom string.

[@joelfildes5544]

@@GWGuitarStudio you made me re-learn this yesterday,E flat tuning,I remembered most…not played it for years…but it’s amazing how it all came back,so cheers !