John Pearse Fingerpicking Folk Strings Review on my Taylor Academy 12e-N Nylon String Guitar
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The John Pearse Fingerpicking Folk Strings are made by Thomastik-Infeld in Vienna and are perfect for anyone looking for a more steel string sound and feel for their classical or nylon string guitar.
Fitted with a ball end on all strings they're easy to fit and with an overall set tension of only 84.90 lbs they're easy on the fingers and can be used on both classical, nylon string or acoustic steel string guitars.
The three bass strings are round wound silver plated copper on a nylon core giving a deep and warm sound and the three treble strings are flat wound nylon on a rope core which offers a much brighter sound than standard nylon strings.
Unlike the different individual tensions of most nylon or classical string sets, the John Pearse Folk Strings have an individual tension of approximately 14.00 lbs each, which gives them a very balanced feel and tone.
String sizes are also much more like a custom light set of acoustic steel strings running from 16 to 43 ( See chart below)
NOTE MATERIAL INS MM LBS KG
E nylon flat wound on steel core 0.016 0.40 14.00 6.40
B nylon flat wound on rope core 0.024 0.60 14.50 6.60
G nylon flat wound on rope core 0.025 0.62 14.00 6.40
D round wound on nylon core 0.030 0.75 14.70 6.70
A round wound on nylon core 0.035 0.90 14.20 6.50
E round wound on nylon core 0.043 1.10 13.50 6.10
If you're used to nylon strings, then the John Pearse Folk Strings do take a bit of getting used to at first. I found the flat wound nylon trebles a little strange when I first played them but I have to say they are growing on me each time I pick the guitar up and I actually like how they feel now.
They tune up and settle in quite quickly compared to nylon strings, especially the treble strings, although the basses took a little bit longer to settle down.
Pros:
1. Quick and easy to fit
2. Tune up and stabilize quicker than standard nylon strings
3. Sound like steel strings
4. More volume than standard nylon strings
5. Ends have a protective silk wrap
6. Brass ball ends on all 6 strings
Cons:
1. Flat wound trebles produce a bit of finger nose when sliding up the string
2. Quite expensive compared to standard nylon strings
In Conclusion:
I really like the fact that all six strings have a brass ball end, and I really like the silk wrapping on the ends of the strings, which protects the bridge.
They feel much more like steel strings and have given my Taylor Academy 12e-N more volume and a more acoustic like tone.
I'm probably going to be trying them on my little acoustic parlor guitar sometime in the future, so watch out for that review.
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