@@stevencampoli Hello. Yes, they are. This particular set has a bit harder basses though than the d'addario. If you want the basses also to be easier try the 200ADQ
@@stevencampoli OK. These 300ADQ are as easy as the ej45 BUT to my ears are a bit lower in volume than the ej45 trebles. Hope this helps and not complicate the things more.
@@refpo That's a classic set for decades. One of the best fluorocarbon trebles available on the market. With what basses do you pair the alliance with? Cantiga, Corum or something else?
Both sound good I like the luthier better they definitely have more attack as well, but I can see if someone is going for a certain sound to choose the Dadarrio, like idk maybe like a “slightly jazzy” influence with flamenco or something like that ?
@@andreaskikinas I poor the concert ones but I don't remember their tension. Poor soul and things were going well for me. the ej45 very hard and the corum perfect
From these two? EJ45 is faster to play. The New Cristal trebles are softer to the touch but not easy to play fast for some reason. The New Cristal sound fuller when played above the sound hole. The EJ45 sound more neutral. EJ45 intonate better and sound more in tune than the New Cristal. It is mainly a matter of taste. If you want softer feeling on the left hand, Savarez New Cristal trebles have that. If you like these kind of clear trebles as the New Cristal you can also try the La Bella 2001 classical set. The 2001 also has soft trebles but faster and easier if you get low tension. Savarez new cristal does not have low tension, only normal and high tension.
Hello, I am currently using Konobloch Active Medium Low, I feel that they are very rigid but the guitar sounds great, what do you think of the Eritakhus Medium Low? Will they be comfortable? sound? thank you
Thank you for the comments! Please give me some time so I can answer better a bit later. For now I can tell you that the basses of the same tension feel similar in Knobloch. I too feel them a bit rigid. The low tension Knobloch basses are much easier. Which trebles do you play with? The SN or the QZ? The QZ feel a bit softer. The most comfortable Knobloch I tried where the Luna flamenca low tension with the black AZ trebles. VERY comfortable but I did not like the trebles very much on my guitar.
@@andreaskikinas i play sn nylon. I know qz is more confortable than sn but sn sound more brights for me. Sorry for my english. I bought knobloch diego del morao bas luna flamenco and trebles qz . Very comfortable but low volume. Luthier 20 very good sounds but in my guitar very hard. I was not confortable. Vicente amigo solera is good but little life 😂 i wil try eritakhus medium low.
@@jonathansanchezmedina not so much. Erithacus is for the basses only. The trebles are the same. A little less rigid maybe, not much. Do you feel the basses rigid or the trebles? The easiest Knobloch basses are the low tension Luna flamenca
Thank you for the recommendation. I have to check if I have some common pieces between the two videos so I could combine them for this comparison you say. I will check after the weekend and let you know.
That's a million dollar question 🙂 There are so many things to consider and it also depends on the guitar, the mood, the player, the season, the purpose (concert or just study or recording) etc etc. There are many very good sets on the market. You don't have to marry one of them. I wish I had an easy answer. Does your guitar feel stiff, or lacks volume, or clarity, or bass? Or you want something more from it, as better articulation? What kind of music do you play with it?
Καλησπέρα Αντρέα! Κάνω την πρώτη μου έρευνα σε χορδές....κλασικά τόσα χρόνια είχα ΜΟΝΟ D'Addario στις κιθάρες (το EJ45 και το κλασικό κοκκινο πακετάκι)....η πρώτη μου έρευνα λοιπόν,έχει να κάνει με τις La Bella....εχω δοκιμάσει τα σετ criterion (c750 και c800) και τα δυο σχετικά καλά για τα χρήματά τους και τα gold sets 850 και 900 (gold basses & gold nylon) το δευτερο καλύτερο για εμενα....τωρα έχω βάλει το 820B και είναι καλυτερο απ'ότι πίστευα....εχω δρόμο ακόμα....ποιες οι εντυπώσεις σου για τις La Bella γενικά;
Καλησπέρα Άγγελε! Το Criterion C750 είναι το μόνο που έχω δοκιμάσει από αυτή τη σειρά και το θυμάμαι σαν πολύ αξιοπρεπές σε αυτήν την τιμή/κατηγορία, που είναι ουσιαστικά το οικονομικά σετ της La Bella. Ήθελα να δοκιμάσω και τα gold καντίνια αλλά μου είχαν στείλει λάθος από το Stringsbymail και δεν τα έχω παίξει δυστυχώς. Η γνώμη μου για την La Bella είναι πάρα πολύ καλή. Την θεωρώ από τις καλύτερες και σταθερότερες σε ποιότητα και τιμή εταιρίες με πολύ καλό προφίλ και πολύ φιλική εξυπηρέτηση. Πριν μερικά χρόνια που έσπασε μέσα σε 2 μέρες ένα από τα μπάσα του criterion ενός μαθητή μου και τους ρώτησα αν είχαν στο παρελθόν τέτοιες αναφορές για σπασίματα, μου έστειλαν αμέσως αντικατάσταση για τη χορδή και ένα σετ ακόμα σαν αποζημίωση. Δεν τα κάνουν όλες οι εταιρίες αυτά. Κάποιες αρνούνται εξολοκλήρου οποιοδήποτε πρόβλημα. Μου αρέσουν πολύ τα εξής σετ επίσης: Το elite 427 , που μοιάζει λίγο με τις Augustine classic αλλά μου αρέσει περισσότερο, έχει το πιο "κλασικό" παλαιότερο νάιλον και είναι λίγο πιο εύκολο στο παίξιμο από το 820 και το 820b που τα θεωρώ και αυτά πάρα πολύ καλά αλλά για μερικές κιθάρες λίγο σκληρά στο αριστερό χέρι. Αν σου αρέσει το 820b μπορεί να σου αρέσει και το σκέτο 820 με τα ελαφρώς κόκκινα καντίνια (προς το ροζέ θα έλεγα). Επίσης το 2001 για κλασική με τα διάφανα καντίνια, υπάρχει και το 2001 flamenco με μαύρα καντίνια αλλά είναι λίγο διαφορετικό, μου αρέσει πολύ,. Είναι αυτό και στο εν λόγω βίντεο εδώ. Έχει πιο απαλή αίσθηση στο αριστερό χέρι από τα elite σετ της La Bella όπως το 427, 820 και 820b. Αυτό γιατί έχει το πιο μοντέρνο νάιλον που δίνει γενικά την αίσθηση του πιο μαλακού. Δεν αρέσει αυτό σε όλους βέβαια. Το 2001 κάνει τον ήχο της κιθάρας λίγο πιο γεμάτο και μαλακό, αν βγάζει νόημα αυτό που σου λέω. Οπότε αν ψάχνεις για κάτι τέτοιο αξίζει να το δοκιμάσεις. Επειδή το 2001 βγαίνει σε πολλά tensions οπότε διάλεξε κάτι που να σου κάνει. Γενικά το medium 2001 μου φαίνεται λίγο πιο εύκολο στο παίξιμο από το medium που λένε πως έχει το 820b. Αν σου αρέσει σε σκληρότητα το 820b μπορεί να πάρεις το 2001 medium-hard για να έχει παρόμοια αίσθηση. Ακόμα και το low tension 2001 μια χαρά ακούγεται, απλά με λιγότερη ένταση από τα πιο μεγάλα tension.
@@andreaskikinas Ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ....στο thomann έχει τις elite 900 αν θες να τις δοκιμάσεις,για εμένα είναι καλύτερες από το 850....έχω ήδη αγοράσει το 2001 flamenco medium,το 820, το 900B κ 850B επίσης καθώς και το 830 Folksinger ball end (black nylon-gold bass)...έχω δοκιμάσει και Augustine και είναι καλές,δυστυχώς δεν θυμάμαι ποια σετ....επίσης χθες αγόρασα από την RC strings το set Flamenco Black Hard tension και Pyramid Black Wires, το Flamenco Hard Tension και το Color Strings στα χρώματα της Γερμανικής σημαίας λόγω προέλευσης της εταιρείας,κάποια στιγμή θα τα δοκιμάσω όλα αυτά....απ'ότι διάβασα σε άλλο βίντεο σε σχόλιο δεν έχεις δοκιμάσει Pyramid...γενικά έχω καταλάβει ότι σε θέμα αντοχής η D'Addario είναι οι καλύτερες....δηλαδή και 6 μήνες να είναι πάνω στην κιθάρα οι χορδές δεν υπάρχει πρόβλημα αν και αυτό είναι πρόβλημα για την κιθάρα αλλά μακροπρόθεσμα...
I have tried several sets of Knobloch strings and I can't hear what everyone is raving about - I prefer the D'Addario. But great players like Barreuco, the Assad brothers and others are going with Knobloch.
Thank you for the comment friend. If you play it at slower speed on youtube you will see it is very simple, just 1-2-3-4 and going to the next fret, nothing complicated I hope.
Hello. Thank you for the comment. I searched again thanks to you and found it. It is here www.eliteguitaristflamenco.com/programs/antonio-reys-picado-routines-advanced-level it is the only free video. I noticed he uses an extra open e each time he descends. But it still works🙂 Cheers!
With the highest respect, this video offers ZERO. What is missing is the most important component of "speed development. And that is HOW to develop speed. This should include scheduled metronome marking increases in two, three and four day increments, as well as suggested "duration periods". Such as, 5 minutes....increase the tempos, then 10 minutes and increase the tempo, etc. etc. Trust us, a video showing someone playing fast is NOT a "tutorial" on HOW to develop speed. We hope this helps. :)
With all the respect, this is not a tutorial. And also this is not actually fast. It was meant to showcase Mr 's Rey's study. If you play for example Villa Lobos 1st etude in it's proper speed why on earth complain that the performer is not showing the development of the study? I am afraid you just misunderstood. Thank you for taking the time to write a comment anyway. Wish you all the best. Cheers!
@@JordanPaul.M Yes. :) Keep in mind that it is precisely because of pedagogy predicated upon such "math" that an global generation of guitarists, pianists, etc. HAVE become stellar technicians in so short a period of time. It is called "standardized learning". Because of such learning methodologies, we gratefully have a generation of guitarists who, at 14 to 23 years old....ARE far better skilled technicians than Segovia could have hoped to have been. And because of that, they can play anything they chose because they developed all technicals skills....first. :) Lastly, I have observed that you have called me "officious"....yet you never stated that I was "wrong". :) Just a thought. :)
@@globalonemusic2381 Interesting to see developments in so many areas of music, guitar certainly isn't an exception - I agree. I also never underestimate the drive and will of a passionate autodidact. I was only referring to the original post which was quite presumptuous of your video, and I thought it to be unwarranted; not your reply to it, which I agree with. I should have clarified. Cheers :)
@@JordanPaul.M I must clarify that I am not an autodidact. I was taught that the guitar is a "machine" and my responsibility was to be the best "mechanic" I could be. Only then would I be able to play anything I chose to play. A perfunctory example of this would be to have a student spend a month or so developing a 16th note tremolo to 160 B.P.M. as an abstract technical development exercise and then, learn Requerdos de la Alhambra in two weeks. Too many people "learn the tremolo" while they are learning the piece. This is never good because the tremolo....IS the piece. The "mechanics" should always exist before..."The Music". :) I hope this helps. :)
Thank you for the comment! Generally these kinds of exercises help as when playing scales. They are technical exercises to build speed and stamina in general. Picado is a name flamenco players are referring to apoyando kind of playing. So generally any song/piece that contains a scale passage can benefit from this kind of exercises. Of course apoyando is always accompanied by a well trained tirando which is what is mostly used in guitar playing. If I had to say just one piece that definitely needs better trained picado it would be Panaderos Flamencos, but it all depends on the level one is currently studying. This simple Antonio Rey's exercise can help any level guitarist and I show it to all my students.
@@andreaskikinas thank you, it’s very kind of you to give detailed advice like that. I’m trying to learn flamenco techniques on my own, and your video has certainly helped me.
Oh dear no 😂. The intention is to inspire studying even for a few minutes a day with these exercises and see yourself getting better. If played slowly everyday, gradually speeding up a few bpm every few days, keeping relaxed hands all the time, those simple exercises work wonders.
With low tension you tend to loose volume too, I know. La Bella 427 for me is a good, easy medium tension string that also sounds with proper volume and are a bit easier than the EJ45 but I thing maybe harder than the EJ43? Not sure. With the Ambra 2000 low tension trebles you get plenty of clarity and volume for the tension. The easiest to find is also the La Bella 427 compared to Ambra 2000 low tension trebles. Both of these sets are easy to play legato on. Do you also miss the bass with the EJ43?
I have a 655mm scale guitar which one would be easier to play on? I rlly like labella strings but its high tension. I have a daddario pro arte low tension right now but the trebles sound like plastic.
La Bella has this set in low tension too and I find it very easy, although the plastic sound of nylon might be there too. What tension of the La Bella 2001 did you try? Was it the transparent one or the flamenco 2001 with the black nylon? Do you need also brighter sound on your trebles than the D'Addario? If you want to be really not nylon sounding I would also suggest the Aquila Ambra 2000 low tension trebles only. What kind of music do you prefer to play?
I like the sound of the labella in your video i have not tried it yet. I am a beginner i usually play Bach and learn some Tárrega pieces. My guitar is spruce and i want to balance the bright tones with this labella. From what you hear is it darker?
Me too. They sound really flamenco but their limit is one week. You can also reverse them to get a few more days. Other basses that have that flamenco brightness are the la Bella, especially the basses from the 427 set. Also the dogal diamante. Also very nice are the Savarez cantiga basses. A bit less bright but last an eternity compared to the Alma, are the Knobloch basses, in their low tension to be more flexible.
Question out of the blue: I have a handmade flamenco in cypress that although great is kind of middle of the road in sound, it's kind of modern and smooth and doesn't do the textured old school growly thing much. To take it in a more 1920s Madrid direction, would you recommend the Knobloch Lunas in medium tension or the Solera Almas (Amigo)? --or something else entirely? Thanks for your videos, wow what a contribution!
Thank you for the support! From these two the solera strings fit better to your description. Another set I would recommend is the la Bella 427. The Knobloch Luna are ok too, not growly though, and avoid their black trebles as they are very dull in my opinion, and are good only if you want to tame a very trebly guitar. The Luna also come with the SN trebles which are a bit better. Knobloch also have their Morao set they had the QZ trebles and it is low tension, maybe worth a try.
Hello. No difference in volume as far as I remember. The D'Addaro basses have more punch, the Perla more fundamental. The Perlas were too round for me if it makes any sense. EJ45 are more versatile and I feel that have a wider palette of sounds than the Perla. Not that I play the EJ45 now. Please let me know if can be of any more help.
