not even close to original strings on any of mine, even the fairly new ones but that's because I'm playing more this last year...putting in the hrs on these new Taylors with a hard driving rhythm style.....another reason is I've enjoyed trying different kinds of strings the last few months, so sometimes a couple of weeks and I'm ready to try the next set, mostly on my two dreads.....maybe I should donate those strings to someone, huh? another thing I do is take the 2-4 week old mediums I've tried on the dreads, clip the curly ends, and that makes for an easy re-string on my mini hog...might as well experiment twice with the same set of strings....it still amazes me how much a guitar's sound can change with different strings and a different pick.....my next string tryout is the Martin Tony Rice Monels...sounds like they work best bringing out the natural wood tones of "older" guitars like the vintage Martins, but I'll see what they do for my 520, and maybe try the lights on my 514 .....don't you love reading those threads once in a while (AGF) where they go on and on about what a "real" guitar is supposed to sound like?
