What guage and make of strings for my new Goldern Era

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From Ragtimejoe on 6/16/2013 3:26:05 PM

What make and guage of strings are you guys (and gals) using on your Golden Eras? It seems Deering is the only supplier of .21w strings.

Thanks

Joe

4 Comments
	Tatersoup says: 6/17/2013 4:03:03 PM I think they come with Deering light gauge strings. I prefer Martin Vega Lights on mine. YMMV
	roady24 says: 6/17/2013 5:49:37 PM I use Elixir Polyweb mediums on mine. Best strings I have found.
	Tatersoup says: 6/17/2013 6:24:26 PM I've used Elixirs on my acoustic guitar and they had a great, warm, mellow sound. I bet they are awesome on a banjo!
	RUSTYSTILL says: 6/17/2013 9:21:33 PM I used to use GHS PF 160s but for the last year have been using the Thomastik-Infeld bluegrass banjo set (.012,-013,.017,.040,.009) They sound great on my Calico, are easy to play and they last many many hours. Not cheap but I'd say definitely worth the price.
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