Savarez Corum New Cristal 500CJ Classical Guitar Strings – High Tension

Gypsy Jazz legend Django Reinhart famously used Savarez strings on his Selmer guitar. Nearly a century later, Savarez is still making quality strings with new developments in technology.

The Savarez Corum New Cristal 500CJ strings are designed as a high tension set with proprietary materials and processes. This set features “Cristal” Nylon trebles and “Corum Polished” silver-wound bass strings.

This set has a rich sound with plenty of harmonic overtones that you normally don’t get from light tension nylon strings. Notes sound richer, with good low end depth, without compromising high-end clarity. It also reproduces attack nuances nicely.

Volume projection is good, and it’s not just good at being loud, it can produce quieter parts just as well, allowing for dynamic playing. While most high tension strings have some strings that sound louder than the others, the 500CJ has good string to string volume balance.

Despite being high tension, playability is still quite manageable. But the tension difference is more noticeable at the higher frets. One downside of high tension sets is being prone to string slippage due to improper tying of the strings. They also take a bit longer to break in.

This is a great set of strings for the guitarist that want full sounding tone and doesn’t mind the extra string resistance.

Specifications

• Treble Core: Cristal Nylon
• Bass Core: Nylon
• Winding: Corum Polished Silver Wound
• Treble gauges: .029, .033, .041
• Bass gauges: .030, .036, .043

Gearank High Notes

• 2022.08: Highest Rated Hard / High Tension Classical Guitar Strings
• 2021.07: Equal Highest Rated Hard / High Tension Classical Guitar Strings
  Tied With:Savarez Alliance Corum 500AJ

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