The Aquila 140C is the normal tension set in the Sugar line. Sugar trebles are made from a bioplastic derived from plant sugar, and they have a sound unlike nylon or Nylgut: bright and brilliant with a long, singing sustain and a very clear attack, closer in character to fluorocarbon but with a slightly warmer edge. They are paired here with silver-plated copper basses on a nylon core for a full, even set.
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. Sugar is Aquila's most brilliant treble material and suits players who want maximum clarity and sustain; the 146C is the high tension version.
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