The Aquila 134C pairs Rubino trebles with Alabastro silver-plated copper basses at high tension. Rubino is Aquila's denser treble material, developed for players who find Nylgut too mellow: it is thinner than Nylgut at the same pitch and produces a more brilliant, focused tone with stronger projection, while keeping the smooth feel and tuning stability of a synthetic. The Alabastro basses on a Nylgut core keep the low register warm and balanced against the brighter trebles.
Aquila is a family-run string maker in Vicenza, Italy, best known for inventing Nylgut, a synthetic material that reproduces the density, feel, and sound of real gut strings without gut's cost, fragility, or sensitivity to humidity. A good choice for cedar-topped guitars that benefit from extra clarity and for players who want a bright, modern voice with an Aquila feel.
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