La Bella Elite 820 Flamenco Red Nylon Medium Tension Classical Guitar Strings

La Bella is known for affordable quality strings that are made in the US. They manufacture strings for a wide variety of instruments, and have a long list of professional musician endorsers under their belt.

Their nylon string line up covers both classical and flamenco. The Elite 820 in particular is tuned to for Flamenco guitars, as such the focus is on emphasizing percussive attack. And that is exactly what you’ll get with the 820, it’s great at reproducing different levels of attack, which allows for dynamic playing.

For a medium tension set, the La Bella 820 Elite has a bright flavor that suits the Flamenco genre well. This set is really meant to be played near the bridge where it’s bright tonality shines better. What impresses me though is how it still has good mids and lows, and doesn’t sound thin at all. I noticed that sustain is a bit lacking, but can be extended by adjusting playing technique.

Aside from flamenco, this set is also useful for brightening up dark sounding guitars and provide additional attack. This results in better clarity, without exaggerating the treble frequencies too much. But note that this brightness gradually warms up as the strings age.

Speaking of age, being a non-coated set, this one lasts as much as the average set. And it takes quite a while for it to be properly acclimated after being installed.

If you’re looking for a good quality yet affordable set for flamenco, then this is for you. The La Bella Elite 820 Flamenco string set is also good at providing additional snap and attack to naturally warm sounding guitars.

Specifications

• Treble Core: Red Nylon
• Bass Core: Nylon
• Winding: Silver-Plated Copper
• Treble gauges: .029, .034, .041
• Bass gauges: .029, .034, .042

Gearank High Notes

• 2022.08: Highest Rated Medium / Normal Tension Classical Guitar Strings
• 2020.08: Highest Rated Medium / Normal Tension Classical Guitar Strings
• 2019.07: Equal Highest Rated Medium / Normal Tension Classical Guitar Strings
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