String material for maximum volume?

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Amp it is then.
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[snakehips]

Hi there !

Do you play with finger&thumb picks ?

If not, you could seriously double your volume using them.

Plus, I used to play with metal fingerpicks but when I changed to Dunlop plastic fingerpicks, the increase in volume was immediately noticeable to my fellow acoustic jam session mates.

[washboardchris]

Try to stand (or sit )away from the loudest instruments.I once did a few gigs with a band who had a very loud trombone player & as I was the new soy I ended up playing next to him. even with an amplified guitar I couldn't hear me at all.It was fine from out front but as I finished each gig with a headache & very little hearing in my right ear I didn't play with them very long.one trick I have seen used for rhythm playing is a 6 string banjo strung with a high tuned e and a(so the 6th string was the same as a first and the 5th string was the same gauge as a 2nd but tuned to a tone above the 2nd string. gives you lot's of volume when hit with a plectrum & you wont get the muddy bottom end that you get with most 6 string banjo's. Hope this helps

[kristo]

I play with a plectrum so am maximising my attack that way.

Thanks for the tip regarding the high tuned E and A, but I need those strings for the blues trio and don't want to be constantly changing strings.