D'AddarioGuitar Strings - Acoustic Guitar Strings - Nickel Bronze - For 6 String Guitar - Natural, Clear, & Focused Tone - NB1253 - Light, 12-53

I was looking for a different sound from my Taylor 322ce grand concert 12 fret (mahogany t/b/s). I had been using daddario phosphor bronze strings for the past year. On the first strum, my guitar really sang! The sound is balanced, and clear, with great projection,and brings out the tonal qualities of the wood. My go to strings for this guitar from now on.

Strings sound great! Better than the other brands I have used so far!

I JUST LOVE D’ADDARIO PERIOD! You really can’t go wrong with D’Addario products all-around, BUT as far a strings go, they’re unbeatable! Even their low-level strings are better than any other riff-raff out there in the world. I’ve used many brands throughout my musical career, I was a huge Ernie Ball fan (Hybrid Slinky) for a very long time until I saw the light and tried out D’Addario XS guitar and acoustic strings. Ever since then, I refuse to play anything else. So now I am trying their other variations of strings to find that perfect set for me, the hard part is they’re all so amazing in their own way! I even switched my bass over to D’Addario’s! As mentioned, I’ve tried out the XS 80/20s on my acoustic before so I decided to give these a shot! Super smooth playability and such nice warm tone! These strings are tremendously well designed to ensure long playing sessions before they start to sound dull and I NEVER have tuning issues with these as far as string slippage. I don’t even remember the last time I’ve broken a D’Addario string……I tend to just have to change them out due to normal use. Super easy to install and change out, especially if you have the lovely D’Addario string winder/cutter/bridge pin puller tool (seriously, it’s that awesome GET ONE!) ooooooh they also have a collapsible neck rest too that makes it so much more easier for guitar maintenance. Don’t get me started on the string changing mats too…..I…..I need to stop, I know, I’m sorry. No, they don’t sponsor me, I just really appreciate their products lol. These strings are decently priced considering how long they last! You can also get their 3 pack base-level nickle wound strings for an excellent price just to have backups. Once you use D’Addario, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about, you’ll understand why they have the following they do.

So far, these are my favorite strings for my mahogany guitar. I find that they provide a great deal more articulation of the tone than the your standard strings. The nickel gives the mids and highs a bit more pop and the bass is still very strong. For some reason though, the highs are not too high. I prefer the custom strings with Light Highs and Medium lows.

These strings sound harsh after installation, but they even out and sound quite even and clear after some playing--and hold up a good long time. I wouldn't recommend them for immediate use in stage or studio as they don't sound good at first, but if you want one good set of strings that will last for a while with good tone and even intonation, I think they're a good buy. I don't put them on all my guitars, and don't put them on if there's a gig or recording session coming up immediately--but they're great on my main J-45 when I know I'm going to be playing it a lot. I've had my last set for 8 months and am only changing them now. I'm using the light set, but I'm going to try a custom light set on another guitar just to see how they feel.

These sound great on mahogany top guitars and are my favorite strings for them, and mahogany guitars are my jam.The martin retro monel strings are very similar, but maybe have a bit more depth of sound in the low end, however, the Martins seem to die after a month or 6 weeks. I mean the 5th and 6th strings start to sound muddy and muted and lose their resonance. These are very close to that sound, but last a long time. They don't sound worse, they're almost identical to the martin monel but seemingly keep their sound/tone/everything for a long time. They also don't corrode even though they're uncoated, and are somewhere between coated and uncoated phosphor bronze strings in terms of stickiness/smoothness.I also really like them on some spruce top guitars, in particular a taylor 314ce. but one of my very old spruce dreadnoughts sounds wrong with them, an old yamaha. I also have them on a cedar top seagull and I disliked them at first, buy I think are sounding better after a week or so. Not sure about that one.I say they're made for and really enhance mahogany guitars. They sound so great on both of my mahogany guitars, a taylor gs mini and an all solid alvarez, and I will buy them for as long as daddario makes them for those guitars.People will ask you why you have electric strings on an acoustic guitar, because they're silver (nickel) in color instead of bronze.

Great strings. Have a nice sound! I think these have become my " go to" strings.