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16.10.2019

Review précis: These strings are from one of the worlds best string manufacturer – stick them on and see what you think!The Full ReviewToday is the twelfth day that these stings have been on the guitar I restrung with them. They are on a solid spruce topped VGS Root 10 (from German manufacturer GEWA – a wonderful European built guitar).Kind of going off at a bit of a tangent here, but I thought I'd mention something I did differently this time. Usually I would apply a tiny amount of Lemon-oil onto a stringless fretboard and leave for a few hours before wiping off any excess that might still be there before re-stringing a guitar. This time though, a couple of days before I took the old strings off,I Lemon-oiled the fretboard with the old strings still in place – not with gallons of the stuff but with perhaps more than I would normally apply, but not worrying about it getting on the strings, since after all they were soon to be binned pretty soon in any case. The next day the excess was wiped off and even though the strings (and especially the wound strings) must have soaked up some of the oil, there seemed to be a discernable improvement in the sound from these much played strings and it wasn't as if the fretboard was in a bad condition to start with – far from it. The old strings and Lemon-oiled fretboard was left another day and then the strings were replaced with the fretboard wiped thoroughly again, a dry toothbrush over the frets and nut etc and then I put the new strings on. So (possibly) the extra Lemon-oil over a few days might be the way I'll go in future?First Week of the Strings:So – the Ernie Ball Phosphor Bronze strings. The set settled in very quickly. I pinch and pull each string at the twelfth fret a dozen or so times plus some firm strumming of the open-stringed unfreted guitar, and repeat as necessary until the strings are settled – and these settled in very quickly after a few minutes.I like the sound of bright sounding strings and this set of phosphor bronze sounded very bright indeed. The guitar they are on has plenty of sustain and the sound of the strings with that sustain is, for me, superb. They've mostly been picked rather than strummed, but they've only been on three days so far.End of the First Week they were still sounding very bright and without too much loss of quality.They've been played every day for at least an hour or two and now on the twelfth day, they are still bright buy they are starting to be less so – though not yet near being dull or dead.This is what they've been like for me. For someone else and for someone else's hands and playing style I'm sure they might sound different, but the bottom line is that these are still bright sounding strings nearly two weeks in.I don't exclusively only like bright sounding strings and I've missed some of the bassier sounds that I've had from other strings and it has been especially noticeable when playing some Robert Johnson style blues – the songs didn't sound wrong but definitely sounded different to what I normally hear myself playing.They do make every single note and sound clear and bright – and that included duff notes that I've played – but that is the only downside to them that I can think of and I will no doubt be buying them again at some stage.I've bought Ernie Ball strings many times over the last forty-odd years. I've bought sets of Phosphor Bronze before, but I haven't bought a set of these particular (Ernie Ball) Phosphor Bronze strings before, but I'd definitely buy these again.
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21.6.2018

Strung on my Brunswick BDS400.Having used the Earthwood series (80/20 Medium-Light) before I can say that this is comparable to other strings in that set in terms of quality and performance.String gauge (string thickness) on the Extra Light series is 10-50 and is more akin to what you would find on the average electric guitar (Ernie Ball regular slinky strings are 10-46) so if you are making a switch over from electric, or heading there in future, these aren’t a bad set to get, to get you used to that feel. Their 80/20 Medium-Light gauge (not this product) are thicker (12-54) and whilst still good, I wouldn’t say are as comparable to the average gauge on electric.If you are new to acoustic for any reason it may be more comfortable to start with these lighter options and work your way up.Tone wise, this is tricky to generalise for other buyers, because guitars will sound different with different strings: factors like sizes of the guitar and the woods that it is made from affect your tone, so my guitar with these may sound very different to your experience. My Brunswick is quite loud, and sits in the lower mid sort of area sonically (means it sounds a bit more bass-y/darker). I wanted these strings because the higher copper content and phosphor coating accentuates a sort of balanced midrange-y tone, that still retains brightness without being too bright. They are not as bright as the 80/20 sets are though, and generally speaking if you are looking for a brighter sound then I’d suggest perhaps getting them instead.Earthwood strings do last though. Vibrancy can also be another thing that’s hard to generalise as you might play more or less than me. I play that acoustic for about an hour a day most days, so for me, I find that the vibrancy of the sound noticeably drops away after about 3-4 weeks and I then want to change strings after about 6 weeks. HOWEVER that’s not the case for everyone, so if you just want to restring a guitar to play occasionally then these could last you a lot longer.Overall, for £7 or so, you should get a set at least once if you want a balanced midrangey tone.
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20.11.2019

I have 3 acoustics all strung with these strings, ranging from high end to reasonably priced. All sound beautiful with these strings, fitted alongside bone nuts and bridges for which they compliment and enhance the sound. These strings would, I think, suit intermediate players as they produce both soft and bright tones equally well, and when pushed plenty of volume, without fuzz.Easy to play and easy on the fingers. My only reason for not giving full marks around, I had one new G string snap after just a couple of weeks, most unusual, and nothing to do with the tuner ( no sharp edges) so presumably a manufacturing fault. This meant unmatched strings and another set depleted. Point 2 value,I think I would buy more in bulk, as I love these strings, if they were reduced a little more for bulk buys. Great strings in my opinion.
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23.5.2020

ive used d'addario's for a while, they have great tone in 11s, projection and clarity and brightness. bad points are hard on the fingers and really tight. I'm definitely preferring these on my concert shape acoustic. i didnt want to go to 10s for the loss of sound quality but noticed these have a bit thinner b g d strings than d'addario 11s . staying in tune after 10 mins on, much easier to fret, seem less tight, more bendy and a good earthy bluesy folky sound. exactly what i was after. have made my guitar bassier-you might not want this with a dreadnought-and more fun to play. very minor sustain and clarity compromise. like 'em

26.10.2019

I bought these strings to replace the factory strings on the acoustic guitar I am learning on as I found they were difficult to use and I was on the verge of giving up as I couldn't seem to pull off barre chords. But after having the guitar re-strung with these strings I noticed a dramatic difference in the ease of fretting (especially with the dreaded F major barre chord). The strings also greatly improved the tone of my guitar and gave me a sound more suited to the rock style songs I was playing. Overall an excellent set of strings I would highly recommend to any guitar player from beginner up.

18.6.2020

Really nice strings with a good sound to them, and they held their tune well. I've been struggling to bend strings on my acoustic so I got the lightest gauge I could get, and bending in all strings has been very easy, almost like an electric guitar.However after just two weeks (about 15 hours of playing I think?) the core of the G string broke with the wound still in once piece, I'm guessing they can bend far but only for a short period; could be user error! Might be looking for the next gauge up next time, or perhaps some stronger more expensive strings.

5.12.2017

ErnieBall are reliable and sound great; they are definitely not as good as Elixir but last just as long where the tone is sound and the string tunes well. Have to say that the high G string snapped on tuning but this was not the Ernie's but an issue with the saddle. I have subsequently put the brand new guitar in for a professional set up. If strings snap it is usually a saddle/nut/bridge issue rather than a dodgy set of strings.

14.5.2014

Tried this set of light Ernie Ball strings as an experiment on my acoustic guitar. The G string (17 gauge) snapped when I tried to tune it - the brass stop on the end flew off into the guitar. Maybe I kinked it, I don't know. Will consider buying slightly heavier strings next time.Arrived promply and were a good price

22.12.2019

You get what you pay for in most circumstances, and you certainly know what you're getting with Ernie Ball. I've used these strings my entire playing life, and can't see me using another brand! Love these strings. They just work, all the time. Sound great, especially when worn in a little!

23.3.2020

My smallest string snapped when I was trying to fit it but despite that id recommends these they are really good, just sad about the smaller string but I am a beginner so it was probably my fault. These are great. :3

24.4.2019

The strings were perfect, and replaced most of my strings, except for the High E string which snapped after tuning the guitar once replacing the string - this may be user error however.

9.5.2020

Lovely strings. Easy to put on with the stops on the end so no fiddly twists. Lovely tone and not constantly going out of tune. Not used these before but I will get them again.

18.12.2014

Very high quality strings and good price. Didn't take long to settle after being strung and have a nice sound to them. I doubt I will use anything else from now on!

26.11.2019

The tone of this strings is second to none and the brass colour just looks so smart.Eanie ball have always been my 'go to' strings and have never let me down.

19.9.2019

Great guitar strings. Easy to install on the guitar make a nice crisp acoustic sound great for the style I play. Very impressed with the quality for the price

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