2146 Earthwood Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - .012-.054 Medium Light Review

Reliable acoustic guitar strings with great tone

The Ernie Ball phosphor bronze medium light strings perform well and sound great. I have tried countless strings on the market and always come back to these strings. I love that these strings feel smooth without being coated. The strings sound really balanced and have great bass response and moderate treble. They sound great when strummed or fingerpicked. These strings last quite… read more a long time and have never broken on me. I highly recommend giving them a try!

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They seem to have gotten weaker

I've been playing for years and playing live shows. I've never had any problems in the past, but this year, I've gone through six packs of these in one month. They weren't snapping but they were unraveling down by the bridge during my shows, still making them unplayable. I had to keep stopping to change them because I was running out of backup guitars. After I would change a string,… read more I'd be lucky to get through two songs before it would happen again, sometimes to the new string! I'm going to try out some other brands.

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Great quality and price

I use these on a Martin D-18. I find they sound great after they age a bit. They are too bright and sharp when I first restring, but after a couple of weeks they sound much more balanced and seem to intonate better. They last a while. I've never had a string break or rust or anything like that. I change them about every 6 months. I play every day.

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Great strings at a great price

These strings are warm, even, slinky, and sound great! I used to play coated Elixirs, but started to dislike the slimy feel and constant fraying. Moving to these classic phosphor bronze strings solved my problems! Compared them to a few other brands and watched a few reviews online, and these were consistently the best sound at this price point, in my opinion. Great strings!

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Neck swap shock

These are the only strings I've found that lessen the neck shock switching from the electric to acoustic guitar in the middle of a set. The unwound third is a large part of this. If your acoustic and electric guitars have similar necks these strings are a must have. If you're planning on switching to electric these strings should help make the transition easier.

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