Addario Acoustic
What strings should I use on a $100 Epiphone guitar?
Well, my friend has recently ordered a $100 Epiphone Jumbo acoustic guitar. He hasn't received it yet, but we still haven't decided what strings to replace as soon as he received it. I've been thinking of Martin extra light, D'addario extra light or Slinky earthwood light - what do you think would be the best strings that last the longest and help produce beautiful chord music.
The price of the guitar is irrelevant. Use Martin extra light or SLinky as long as the neck has been adjusted to these strings. Otherwise, the guitar may start buzzing if you put a lighter gauge string without compensating with a truss rod adjustment.
The best sound is with the Phosphor Bronze strings. martin and D'addario make them. They are the best sounding and not that much more expensive than regular bronze.