Pros & Cons
Pros
Good for parlour guitar and nice to play, good tuning. Only downside is that i have to be a bit careful when jumping to fret the sixth string on the upper frets. Excellent strings for those needing something softer.
The usual silk and steel are just a bit too mellow, whereas these have just the right amount of extra sparkle and projection. On my acoustic - a bog standard 'no name' - they sound great for finger picking and gentle stuff. They are also more hard-wea... Read More
Highlights
Quality
They are made by martin and company - a well known quality brand.
Competitiveness
They've got a lovely mellow tone but still have a bit of high-end sparkle.
They are also more hard-wearing than i had expected.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 170 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 4 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I found then very dull on my parlor guitar they are soft for the hands and feeling is fine for fingerpicking but in my opinion doesnt worth the lack of brightness
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Though these are great for home usethey are quiet sounding stringsso probably not ideal for anything other that playing at homecamping etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But for loud strumming these arent right
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Quite a disappointment on that score actually since i had a gig to play shortly after putting these strings on and they were too quiet and mild for that
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So make sure these fit your intended use of your guitar
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It sounded truly dreadful so i went the whole hog and tried again with these
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I experimented with these before settling on a slightly heavier gauge set of strings
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They are also more hardwearing than i had expected