No, on his current guitar he has steel strings, I am not sure of the brand, in the old days of Donovan, or the good old days shall I say, he did use La Bella silk and steel on his Gibson J 45 that combined with his low D tuning gave his that soft and "bass-ie" tone that so matched his voice
Most classical guitar strings are made from a sort of nylon material. Some expensive types of 6 or 12 string guitars used for Mexican music use steel strings.
Nylon Or steel are best for acoustic but i would recommend having nylon strings on classical guitar rather than acoustic.
Nylon strings are lower tension in comparison to steel strings and have a warmer tone than steel string, thus making steel strings higher tension than nylon with a brighter tone than nylon strings.
Nylon - it is a classical guitar.
Nylon strings give a brighter, crisper sound than steel strings, and they don't tear one's fingernails up as bad as steel strings.
An acoustic guitar with steel strings (as opposed to a classical guitar which has nylon or gut strings).
Most classical guitar strings are made from a sort of nylon material. Some expensive types of 6 or 12 string guitars used for Mexican music use steel strings.
steel and nylon
Nylon Or steel are best for acoustic but i would recommend having nylon strings on classical guitar rather than acoustic.
Nylon strings are lower tension in comparison to steel strings and have a warmer tone than steel string, thus making steel strings higher tension than nylon with a brighter tone than nylon strings.
Nylon - it is a classical guitar.
it has 6 or 12
Nylon strings.
Nylon strings give a brighter, crisper sound than steel strings, and they don't tear one's fingernails up as bad as steel strings.
The term acoustic, albeit not neccessarily accurate, usually implies a guitar with steel strings, whereas classical implies the use of nylon strings. For playing almost all types of modern music, a guitar with steel strings is preferred.
Classical guitar strings are mainly made out of nylon. Different thickness of the strings allows for differences in tension. Today, string makers are also experimenting with a mixture of carbon and nylon which allows for thinner strings and adds more clarity to the tone. Carbon strings tend to be brighter in tone than the pure nylon strings. Bass strings (lower three strings in a set) have the same nylon core, but they are additionally wrapped with a silver-plated coper wire. Electric guitar strings use the similar process, but with steel instead of nylon. There is a great video on Discovery/Science channel website ("How it's made") that shows the entire process of making steel strings for guitar.
Yes. The steel bass strings will have a braided nylon core. If in doubt buy a new set of classical guitar strings.