I am fortunate to be working with
Connolly Music, who provide me with all my favorite
Thomastik Infeld strings. Good tone is everything, and strings are the first stage in that signal chain. And because different strings are optimized for different uses and styles, it's necessary for me to periodically review all the different string options to make sure I'm getting the best possible tone out of my electric instruments. The demands of this new
Roberto Sierra concerto are quite different from other pieces such as the Dharma at Big Sur, so the last few weeks have seen a lot of string changes as I narrow it down to the best fit for this new piece I am about to perform and record.
