Wyres Strings

pdaigle

Has anybody tried these? I just ordered a set to try them out.

They have a set specifically made for Maccaferri guitars (called silk and steel, model TSL1146). They are handmade in Canada and they are available "coated" (like Elixir strings) so I expect they may last longer than Argentines.

http://www.wyresstrings.com/

http://www.wyresstrings.com/products/strings-style.asp?I=25

klaatu

Has anyone tried these out? They are described as silk and steel, with silvered bronze wrap and nylon core. I can't imagine that they would replicate the sound of Argies at all with that sort of composition.

dfellman

I tried the Wyres Maccaferian strings, and, to save fellow Djangophiles the trouble and expense, I have a few things to say about them...

- They took forever to arrive (like over a month).

- The loop ends of all 4 wrapped strings were too small to fit over the rivets on my tailpiece! How did I get them on? Have a look at the attached photo. It's not a pretty picture.

- How do they feel? To me, good feeling strings are more plyable, feel like lighter gauge, but still have a full sound. The Wyres website advertises this to be the case with their strings, but I disagree. Argentines feel better.

- How do they sound? Not very good at all. Putting on a new set of Argentines makes me fall in love with my guitar all over again, as it should be. Putting on this set of Wyres strings makes me think it's time to buy a different guitar.

I'm always looking for the next better thing, but Wyres strings ain't it. First thing I did after playing a gig with the Wyres strings is I went home and order 10 packs of Argentines!