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John Pearse 600L Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings

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The thing with guitar strings is that it's a matter of taste - musical taste that is - and quality. In terms of quality, John Pearse strings are the best. I've put them on cheap guitars (Formica Martin's) and great guitars (Collings, McAlisters, McCollums) and banjos. No matter what guitar I put them on, they sound better. They last a reasonably long time - not as much as coated strings of course - and keep a good tone till they go dead.

Notice I'm talking about Pearse strings in general. Though I prefer the sound of the phospher bronze, some people prefer the 80/20s (only considering steel strings here). A lot depends on the kind of music you play, the woods of the guitar and what sound you are after.

There are so many variables in sound that the best thing you can do when you get a new guitar is to try different sets of different compositions from different makers. See what sounds best to *you* for the kind of music *you* play. Then determine which strings give you the best value for how you play. It's a $30ish investment that gives never ending returns.

Do not believe any review that categorically states these are the only strings you should buy. They may be the only strings the reviewer likes (and sometimes they have endorsements from the company and get the strings for free), but they may not be good for you.

These are great sounding strings for an unbelievable price. Less than half the cost of other phosphor bronze strings I've tried, they rank right at the top for sound quality. Granted, these aren't coated strings but frankly, Scarlett, ....I don't care! I've had a set on for 3 months and haven't noticed any loss of acoustic punch. I love 'em!! You should try 'em! Nice job, John Pearse.

I've had these strings on my guitar for a year and they haven't broken in spite of some heavy strumming. They give a rich, deep sound. Though take it with a grain of salt - my guitar body is mahogany and tends to give a heavy sonorous tone. The combo works for me well. Don't believe anyone that says their strings give a great sound - sound is combo of multiple factors (guitar wood, depth, tuning, amplifier, bridge type) and cannot be attributed to any set of strings alone. Having said that, these are good strings.

The strings gauges, since the product summary does not provide them, are:

E-6th = 0.053 W (thickest string)
A-5th = 0.042 W
D-4th = 0.032 W
G-3rd = 0.024 W
B-2nd = 0.016 P
E-1st = 0.012 P (thinnest string)

W = wound
P = plain

The downside (and some may not consider this a negative) is that these strings are not easy to bend. For consistent bends that take you two whole notes higher, you will have to go even lighter. I'm going to try a 0.010 gauge next.

I'm only a beginner/intermediate player. I've tried EJ16's, Elixirs, and Martin SP's on my Seagull S6. These strings make it sound like a whole new instrument. And, they are made in the USA. The best I've found so far!

John Pearse makes awesome strings. I was traveling and made a stop in an Idaho guitar shop to get some new strings for my guitar. At the time I was using other acoustic guitar strings made by a well known company. The guy in the guitar shop recommended John Pearse strings. Even though they were a bit more expensive than the other strings I was using, I bought them and I've been using them ever since. String type and string gauge is all a matter of personal opinion so I can't say what is best. I usually buy these because they're the cheapest and sound good to my ears. But with all the John Pearse strings I have tried, they all last a long time and sound better than any other strings made by some different company.

quite possibly the best string out there. i am constantly trying different strings, tried em all. by far these strings and ghs vintage bronze are the best. at least on my marting d18v, nothing makes my d18 sing like these strings