Nylon strings

[kris]

What nylon strings are the best for solid body classical guitar/Gibson Chet Atkns/?

[Vihar]

I would say whatever you prefer. But to make your decision a bit easier, let's check out what Chet himself used. According to Paul Yandell:

Originally Posted by Paul Yandell

http://www.misterguitar.us/cbimg/Pau...What%20Strings

“For nylon strings Chet and I both used D'Addario Pro-Art, although both of us at times have used LaBella 500p Professional concert & recording strings”

That's Pro-Arte, and he didn't mention what tension they used for D'Addario, but you can compare the above LaBella set to find similar ones in the D'Addario catalog.

Originally Posted by LaBella catalog

http://labella.com/catalog.pdf

500P Recording Concert
Item # Pitch Gauge Construction Tension
501P E .029“ clear nylon 7.60kg/16.72lb
502P B .0335“ clear nylon 6.00kg/13.20lb
503P G .041“ clear nylon 5.80kg/12.76lb
504P D .033“ polished wound stainless steel 7.40kg/16.28lb
505P A .0375“polished wound stainless steel 6.20kg/13.64lb
506P E .043“ polished wound stainless steel 5.40kg/11.88lb
TOTAL 38.40kg/84.48lb

I would say that's closest to the D'Addario EJ-45 Pro-Arte Normal Tension set: DAddarioFretted Strings » Classical Strings » Pro-Arte » EJ45 Pro-Arte Normal Tension

Hope it helps.