Sean Watkins' Strings

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In an interview with Premier Guitar, Sean Watkins discusses his string preferences, mentioning that he typically uses Elixir 80/20 Bronze with NANOWEB Strings, Light .012-.053. He notes that he prefers strings that are broken in for recording sessions, changing them only when necessary.

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"I generally use Elixir Nanoweb .013s, but sometimes I like the regular orange pack of D’Addarios [EJ17 sets]. I don’t like strings that sound new. When I’m recording, I like to have them broken in, and when I change strings it’s just because I break one."

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