D'Addario XT strings vs XS strings | Acoustic Guitar Strings Soundcheck #6 

I agree

Thank you for your comments! Yeah I'm very curious how Nickel Bronze sounds. I will check it for future.

Same here, the best alternative for EXP16

I agree! XT is best alternative for exp16, thanks!

Appreciate the video, but with a different video/record setup for every string change, it’s really hard to get much out of the comparison. It would be good to hear your thoughts from listening ‘in the room’. Thanks

@@markoshun Thank you for your comments. I agree with you. Even I recorded on same day, it is not perfect since my playing would be not the perfectly same too. In this imperfect condition, I put the microphone and the chair at the same position, use the same pick every time when I do this soundcheck recording. Though I recognize it is not perfect recording, it is helpful for me to choose the string and remember the impression.(I wrote my impression on the description of this video.)

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Thanks for your question. IMO, if you want longer durability, Elixir is good choice. If better tone with shorter string life than Elixir, I recommend D'addario XS.

I like 11 or 12 XS's on my FGX5.

Thanks for your question. Here is my thought. XT strings - Touch feeling is close to non-coated strings than XS, but XS is smoother. XT seems to have wider frequency response than XS. The natural compression effect is add on a little bit because of coating. However XS has this effect more. XS has the longer string life.

XS is much longer than XT, thanks.

@@shinjiaco_fingerstyle3717 Do you think it’s better to buy uncoated d'addario and change them once a month or coated and change them approximately every 3 months?

​I prefer every 3 months@@oryzylapi7749

​@@oryzylapi7749I think buy uncoated more value than Buy some Coated strings

Thank you for voting😀

Both matters

LOL YEAH RIGHT

that's why I only use fraid shoestrings on my guitar

String metter bro 😂

Of course strings won't make you a better player BUT that's hardly the point is it? Every guitarist has gotta change strings and the more you play the quicker they wear out, so given you have to buy X amount of packets in your lifetime and theres a million to try, these videos help you save money and more chance of getting the string you want. There's nothing like the feeling of chords ringing out when the instrument and strings are in tune in terms of string choice, string gauge, obviously with intonation and setup are very important, but string choice makes a lot more difference on acoustic in terms of the affect that string tension plays on the top tension of the guitar and consequent sound - like tightening or loosening a drum. Which may be desirable or undesirable depending on the timber and bracing of the guitar or your preferences... There's actually a lot to it and it does make a difference including to feel and playability. For years I just put whatever strings on the guitar and worked my way through a fair amount just by trying different things every time the guitar needed restringing. Now I've got some favourites, considering durability, cost and availability and also know the properties and differences of the strings, its much easier to suit and rotate the strings with different guitars that have different tonal characters. Anyway. My 2 cents. Useful comparison video i reckon!