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- #14 in Classical Guitar Strings
Product Description
Augustine Classic Black - Low Tension
The Original Nylon String - Made in New York since 1947.
Augustine Strings produced the world's first nylon guitar string, shaping guitar history and becoming the string of choice for the world's greatest concert artists. Today, Augustine provides a range of string combinations that will help every guitarist find their voice.
The First Choice of Incredible Artists
Augustine Strings boasts the most diverse and talented roster of endorsing artists and luthiers. These are the players who define the art of the guitar.
Augustine's History is Guitar History
Augustine Strings' legacy of innovation began over 75 years ago when our founder, Albert Augustine, successfully created the first nylon guitar string at the request of legendary Spanish classical guitarist, Andrés Segovia.
As the inventor and producer of the gold standard of nylon guitar strings, Augustine continues to advance the sonic possibilities of our instrument today with the introduction of the crystal nylon Imperial and Regal lines and the fluorocarbon Paragon sets - all strings of the highest quality, made in the USA, and designed to offer guitarists a full range of options to bring out the best sound and playability from their instrument.
Classic Series
Imperial Series
Regal Series
Paragon Carbon Series
Kevin S.
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
They sound amazing and give you the confidence to play quick slow loud quiet, they are great I love em.
former customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
Great American product. Great tone and playability. My new standard string for classical guitar.
Drowning_im
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025
Cheap strings, they work ok, they are not black nylon like the name suggests kind of a let down but hey they were cheap.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2024
These used to be so expensive at the music stores.I replaced all my guitar strings and it sounds amazing!!
Luis Guerra
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2024
Best sounding strings IMHO
Chad Morris
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024
Pleasenote that every guitar handles string brands in different ways. My larger bodied Ortega flamenco acoustic did NOT like these strings. The tone production was of minimal quality, and this particular guitar needs more projection to drive the natural characteristics of the guitar. These strings didn’t provide that and I removed them within 2 days.
Crystal
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2024
As illustrated. Good quality guitar strings thanks
Simon Koh
Reviewed in Singapore on January 7, 2023
After changing to these strings, my A string started giving 2 tones from the 6th fret onwards..not usable 😔 Is the winding supposed to be so sparse all the way down the string? (see the 5th string)
N. Motahari
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2021
I have a traditional classical guitar and two different Godin Multiacs. I used to be a die hard D'Addario Pro-Arte Nylon Classical Guitar Strings, Light Tension (EJ43) fan. I had tried so many strings over the years and they had become my favorite until my bass player bought me a set of these. They are easier to play than the D'Addarios and sound far brighter and "seem" to last longer. They are a tad more money but for me well worth it. D'Addario EJ43s are good set of strings but these are definitely better. Hope this helps.
Alan R Davison
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2021
I use these strings on my 1977 Ramirez 1A and get a very sweet sound. I don't over-humidify my guitar, so my Ramirez already has a crisp sound. These strings give it a nice, easy-listenable tone. If you keep your Ramirez highly humidified, you might prefer the La Bella 2001 set, or the incredibly crisp Savarez Cantiga strings. It takes a lot of time to find the right strings for the right player and the right guitar. The basses do have a bit of string noise (depending on how precise you are) so probably not a first choice for recording.
mari
Reviewed in Italy on November 18, 2021
Preciso che ho una chitarra entry level, terribile (una Yamaha modello base). Quindi molto probabilmente queste corde su una chitarra "vera" avrebbero ben altra resa. Personalmente trovo bellissimo soprattutto il suono delle tre corde alte, dolce e "pieno" allo stesso tempo, gradevolissimo: un vero suono "da chitarra". Questo se la si suona come chitarra classica. Se si fanno accordi, il suono è veramente strano: all'inizio lo trovavo tremendo, ora mi sono abituata e non mi dispiace, ma è molto diverso dalle corde originali che montava la chitarra. Meno grintoso, per così dire, e con una certa prevalenza delle corde alte. Ma 1) magari erano le mie corde originali ad essere scadenti, e io mi ero abituata a quelle 2) la mia pseudo-chitarra ha una cassa armonica imbarazzante, quindi la colpa può benissimo essere della chitarra 3) so bene che queste sono corde da chitarra classica: per suonare ad accordi ci vorrebbe la chitarra acustica con corde di metallo. Ma ci ho povato anni fa e mi scorticavo le dita, quindi ben venga il nylon! :D A proposito, per me che ho la pelle delle mani delicatissima è ottinmo che siano a bassa tensione (già così mi distruggo i polpastrelli: non c'è verso di farmi venire i calli, solo di spellarmi, ma questo è un problema mio. E comunque rispetto ad una passata chitarra con corde dure, è queste sono una meraviglia!). In definitiva: per chi suona tipo chitarra acustica non le so valutare, dovrei provarle su una chitarra migliore. Se suonate chitarra classica, le consiglio decisamente. Oltre tutto, il prezzo è davvero contenuto rispetto ad altri modelli o marche. E Augustine è uno di quei marchi "storici" (usato addirittura da Segovia).
HelenXX
Reviewed in Germany on March 6, 2020
Ich habe damit meine Konzertgitarre bezogen: Toller, warmer Klang, problemloses aufziehen. Perfekte Länge. Angenehm zu spielen.Preis - Leistung bisher top.
e-shipshopster
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019
I wish they would attach tiny labels to each individual string, rather than place two strings in 3 paper envelopes. Easier, and less waste, but- not a deal breaker, since the strings themselves are my favorite. I'd been using D'Addario steel strings on steel stringed instruments (and continue to), so initially I used theirs for classical guitars as well. It's personal preference but these sound better to my ears. They make medium and high tension strings as well, and while using those might perk up the fidelity even more, I think that for myself and my approach, not having a bit of give via the tension would be be missed. The wound strings do seem to wear out just a bit faster than other makes, but most people change out strings more frequently than I do..I've always disliked the task! The only complaint I'd log is that these have taken a pretty steep price hike since my last purchase...which I hope is temporary.
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