which strings would work best on my epiphone jumbo acoustic guitar?
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do you mean brand/type of strings.  I would say Elixir Strings Acoustic Guitar Strings with POLYWEB Coating.  These retail around $12-28.\n\nYou could buy them online here - http://www.music123.com/Epiphone-EJ200CE-i27902.music
603519
its ok man-but you really ought to use a bit of self discipline and save another $100 and get yourself one of the fender squire series-this may not be what you want to hear but you WILL regret it if you buy a starcaster-fender do make fairly good guitars but dont be swayed by the name because you have to play waht you are comfortable with and not the name on the headstock-cheap acoustic guitars like that will do you a big dis-service cos they will hurt your hands and make some of the more difficult chords really difficult or impossible to grab-a good sign to look out for is the"action"-how close the strings lay to the fretboard-the closer they are,the easier you will find it to play-also-try for light gauge phosphur bronze strings as they sound a load sweeter and wont be too hard to play.i appreciate that you are on a budget,but when it comes to playing the guitar there really is no substitute for a quality piece of kit so good luck and keep rockin
251594
schecter makes a good 5 or 6 string, but if you are just starting out 4 string would be much more practical. In that instance, I recommend getting a Fender J bass.
1050838
Definitely stick with it.  Glad to hear you're starting with acoustic; alot of people start with electric and I think it robs them a little.  Acoustic takes a little more to play because the action of the fretboard is greater and bends and hammer-ons have to be done more crisply.  I learned with tabs you can find on any of hundreds of tabulature sites.  Once you get the timing down you'll pick it up.
1016784
I would say a Fender Stratocaster or a Gibson Les Paul. (I have a 1972 Fender Stratocaster.) However give the first answerer 10 points. The first sentence says it all. That is the perfect answer.
431356
Get a Taylor or a Martin, those are the best acoustic guitars, go to http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ and look for acoustic guitars, they have a ton.
347955
No - tried a friends acoustic with tape wound once and worked out it wasn't for me.  The sound was very flat and muffled - the opposite to the effect of fresh roundwound strings.  The only sensible use I could think of for them is jazz - like the 1950s cool jazz sound with that dead smooth sound with no top - Wes Montgomery or Barney Kessel styles?
15000
I always liked my strings as tight as possible but really it depends on how you play the game. Here's the general grid:\n\nStandard: 50-60\nMidsize: 55-65\nOversize: 60-70\nSuper Oversize: 60-70
215850
Get a acoustic guitar. If your just starting out.
992136
It depends on what kind of guitar it is. I suggest you take it to a music shop and have them do it for you. You don't want to screw up your guitar!
741876
If you go to the guitar store and ask them about a newer or larger model, that would be awesome. I use Ibanez myself. Or, you can check out musiciansfriend.com, look up amplifiers by brand, click on or type Crate, and you'll have a new selection open for your browsing pleasure.; Happy hunting and Merry Christmas!
948013
http://guitarelectronics.com/c=7str8zG8YHJsE3kdtDhdvT5II/category/wiringresources/\nthis site helps in pretty much every way possible. also you'll only need a 500k pot, the 250 is better for tone.
675460
You can't "repair" guitar strings.  Throw it out, run out to the nearest guitar center, and buy a pack (should cost around $5, my favorites are D'Addario EXL120s for electrics).  ultimate-guitar.com has articles on changing strings, just search for it.
438929
gibson, fender, but the best way to find out is to go to a guitar shop and hold it in your hands, try it... the one you feel as "yours" right away it will be yours forever, regardless of the brand...(like the vand of Henry Potter)
590004
A dynamic mic like a Shure SM57 or SM58 isn't the best sort of mic for recording acoustic guitar.  You would get better results with a condenser mic - there are some pretty good ones available in the £100-150 price range.  These mics are more sensitive than dynamic mics and are better suited to picking up the subtle nuances of an acoustic guitar.\n\nHowever, beware, some condensers need to have external "phantom" powering which your PC interface may not provide.  Some can be battery powered which would get around that problem.\n\nWhen miking a guitar don't point the mic at the soundhole - this will tend to be very boomy.  Either try pointing the mic at the point where the neck meets the body but angled a bit towards the bridge or try pointing it at the soundboard between the bridge and the end of the guitar rom between 6 and 18 inches away.  Both tend to give pretty good representations of the sound of an acoustic.\n\nYour might want to try out these miking positions with your Shure mike to see if they improve the sound before splashing out on a new mic.\n\nHere's a few articles on recording acoustic guitar.  A Google search should throw up a load more...\n\nhttp://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug01/articles/recacgtr0801.asp\nhttp://www.humbuckermusic.com/acguitrectec.html\nhttp://www.pcmus.com/RECacou.htm
730639
Choose your poison. Maple has a finish on it to prevent staining, but many peoplr like the "positive" feel when chording. Rosewood has no finish on it (unless you're looking at a Rickenbacker) and since it is naturally oily will, in my opinion, be a faster playing fingerboard.
260418
I too was a classical guitarist. If you gat a classical, it will not be as good for strumming with a pick, and the baby guitars don't have such a good acoustic sound, although they could sound good with good electronics if you plug into an amplifier. If your steel string guitar is a fairly good one, you might be able to keep it and still make it easier to play by switching to lighter gauge strings, and having it professionally set up by a luthier or instrument repair shop. If the action (distance between strings and fret-board) or the truss rod (iron rod inside the neck) are not properly adjusted, the instrument could be harder to play.