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Pros

Strings are top notch, high quality assets that every serious mandolin enthusiast needs in their arsenal. Makes the strings that come with the instrument sound like mechanics' wire. Yes, there is a'set in' period where you will have to tune up your ma...  Read More

No breakage when installing them. They seem to let my instruments sound their best. They probably just need more time to settle in and soften up when i play. For me these hold up a bit better than ghs.



Cons

Second order this week that came destroyed. These strings are not reliable and broke d strings after 4 times playing. Not durable. Will try a different brand.

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Quality


Thanks for restoring his gift from me with a fine product.


They keep up with the times, and are innovative with new products.


I started with elixers and changed to d'addario after experiencing poor quality, loops not being wound proper and breaking way too soon.


Maybe most strings are this good but i'm happy with the medium gauge strings i got.

Price


We looked up at listing after listing and this mandolin string showed up with an excellent price, packaging, and shipping.

Packaging/appearance


Great sound, consistent, excellent packaging and labeling.

Competitiveness


Answer 24 strings, for three restringing of an 8 string mandolin.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    good, great, set, better and last.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 3,611 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 6 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Be careful when selecting mandolin strings to get 34loop ends34 or 34barrel ends34 depending on your needs


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you are a pro you might want to pay more


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I bought my son a mandolin for christmas and he got over eager to try it out and ended up tightening his strings to hard and fast


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    All of a sudden the string snapped and i felt frustrated for him


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not a good enough player to say more


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Someone insisted i try mediumheavy assuring the volume and tone would improve


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    That turned out not to be the case


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Before installing i checked the data on the added pressure load from the heavier string weight and decided it would not make a major difference

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