GHS Strings PF160 5-String Banjo Strings, Phosphor Bronze, Medium (11-26)

Great sound, proper tension long lasting..

These were everything I hoped for. Will buy again

I really like the tone from this combination of gauges. I've always thought 9.5 sounded too tinny. I sometimes have trouble finding these so I usually buy multiple sets at a time.

Let me be clear: I purchased the PF 180's which are 011-013-016-024w-010 . The strings themselves are fine, nothing wrong with them. I purchased them to use on a Huber Maple Workhorse. I noticed a distinct downgrade in tone--again, don't get me wrong, they're great strings--and will probably be changing them out for the PF 135 or the J.D. Crowe stage set. What I DO like about these heavier strings is that they sound "true" when you're really digging in to a tune, no "strong presuure" off-tones or the like, but again, the crisp, sparkling sound of the Huber was noticeably diminished, to my ears. So I suppose I'll follow Jack Hatfield's advice and learn not to use more pressure than I actually need to make the chords, runs, etc. I'm going to be experimenting with mdium-lights. If this experiment fails, then I'll just buy my strings from Huber. At 30.00 for six sets for the Workhorse, they'll come close to GHS, cost-wise, anyway. UPDATE: I purchased the J.D. Crowe Stage set and they work great. Not too light, not too heavy. In fact they're really close in size to the HUber strings that came with the workhorse. As far as I'm concerned, I've found my strings (the J.D. Crowe Stage strings) and I'm going to stick with them. By the way, I had three stars for the original review, upped it a star for the Crowe's. No five star review because, hell, nothing's perfect.

Following reading the Scruggs book where, despite folks saying he used light strings, he asserts that mediums are better. I assume for Scruggs, mediums were more like these medium lights. I know he had his own signature strings, but those came out much later than his landmark recordings, so I tried these. They're great, not hard to bend / pull-off / hammer-on, and not floppy at all. If you dig in when you play, don't want spaghetti or lead pipes as strings, these are perfect.

I definitely like the feel of these strings. They inspire me to play a lot of bending-type licks. They are easy on the finger tips allowing me to play for hours on end at the festivals. I may not play like Earl, JD, or Russ, but I think these strings are wonderful and worth trying.

Good banjo strings, good price and fast shipping

These strings last a long time and have the best string gauges for clawhammer banjo. I like the lighter 5th string and the heavier 4th string. GHS has never let me down. It’s like getting a custom string set off the shelf. Get some

Very good product

Nice mellow sound, not twangy

Very easy on the fingers

All back in working order.👍👍😀😀🪕🪕

Sonido brillante y nítido, muy buen tono ideal para bluegrassMuy buena durabilidad