Ernie BallEarthwood Rock & Blues 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, 10-52 Gauge (P02008)

Electric guitar players will find that these strings are a quick tune up that allows your old acoustic guitar to be played much much much more like an electric guitar. Transforms the stiff acoustic into a softer playing instrument much more compatible with electric playing style.Also the sound of these rock / blues strings is a little different. The phosphor ones might sound a little soft, but the 80/20 bronze are distinctly brighter sounding on my guitars.My Yamaha parlor’ish csf1m crimson red small form acoustic guitar sounds great with these strings: bright, loud, clear, very musical. The csf1 crimson red is a little known jewel in the distinguished Yamaha acoustic line up. It also comes with a very high class sturdy Yamaha gig bag. Awesome gig bag.My Yamaha Ac3r stage acoustic is much larger and this also sounds great, bright, clear, and resonant with these strings and it feels a lot more like an electric with the nice profile Yamaha neck. Nice slim neck. It is a rocking combination, especially when amplified.Amplified these strings actually come into their own best realm where their characteristic feel comes into play. The sound is awesome, enhanced by the easy bendability and sensitivity.Unamplified the bronze version sound great to me during leisurely playing. I am accustomed to the sound and feel of these strings.These strings are extremely resistant to breaking under very very energy intense playing. Ernie Ball is known for making nearly unbreakable guitar strings.

I've used Ernie Balls for years. Good price, good sound and they last.

Definitely the best acoustic guitar strings I ever bought. Sounds are superior with easy play

I like these strings on most of my acoustic guitars. They play well, and sound good. I took one star off because the G string in this particular set immediately broke at the ball winding while I was installing them. Just a defect which does happen with all strings, but this was inconvenient for me this time. Otherwise, good strings.

This review is for the EXTRA LIGHT strings pack!Playing a guitar with stock strings HURTS!I was watching an interview with one of the guys from ZZ Top and he said that some of the best advice he got was from another legendary blues artist who told him he was working too hard and to get lighter strings!This sounded like just what I needed for my acoustic, my electric is pleasant to play because those strings are forgiving but the strings on my acoustic are painful!The most anxiety producing scenarios in life have to be public speaking, waiting for medical test results and switching out guitar strings!I was sweating installing these but they are really easy to wind all the way to standard tuning AND they stay in tune!They sound great. For some reason, musical instrument/guitar guys and audiophile gatekeepers like to take all the fun out of everything and over examine everything to death, notice I didn’t call them musicians 😂. You might hear that lighter strings will make you lose tone *cringe using that word* and your sound will be less robust but that is NOT true. The extra light strings sing and sound GREAT!I’m only using these for the rest of my time on planet earth!Happy playing!

I put a set of these acoustic strings on my Luna guitar, and it sounds better than ever. These Earthwood strings are very playable, and will be my choice going forward on each of my acoustic guitars. They are also a great value for the reasonable price.

These are great acoustic strings. They're zingy and bright early on but not spikey, brittle or harsh. Right from the first tuning the low strings reveal nice round bass tones from thumb Travis-Picked lines. Strums are airy and open with drop D tuning sound especially deep and sonorous with these strings.The acoustic I put these on is an older Epiphone Masterbilt AJ-500. About 10 years old, the solid mahogany back & sides and solid spruce top have opened up and the whole guitar is resonant and full. I played a good 2 to 3 hours on these over 2 days and the break in so beautifully. The high end eases back, not so strident & metallic and takes on a cystal clarity with supporting mids and audible harmonics. You have to mute adjoining strings when tuning because any open strings will sympathetically ring out harmonics. They are that responsive. The Martin strings I changed to these were only 2 weeks old and frankly never, even first strum, sounded as good as these Ernie Balls.People debate how long you should go before changing acoustic (and electric for that matter) strings. I personally think changing strings every gig or every session is overkill. You'll hear from roadies of famous touring guitarists (McCartney's band, Chili Peppers, Clapton, Foo Fighters) that they change strings every gig. That may be easy to do when you're making $45,000 for a two hour show. Playing the blues club for beer & wings might be a tougher proposition to pull off.I feel unless you sweat very acidic sweat, which I've heard of, changing strings should only be done when you first notice they just dont feel, sound or tune right. The life of a string does alter the sound profile over time, but I like a set of worn in strings on rhythm guitar and straight strumming acoustics. If the wrapped strings get gunk in them or the unwrapped strings are turning black then change them. I use Finger Ease before I play which makes the back of the neck nice and fast and the strings get slick and fast without feeling coated or sounding muted. The spray helps prolong strings in my view and at under $5 here at Amazon I feel its like a mandatory guitar case item.Try these and many others and you'll find "your" strings. I've been playing for 20+ years so lots of trial and error has guided me to my preferences. The Martin strings on my acoustic before these were put on to try, I still like to check things out, but more than likely I go back to my favorites. These Earthwoods, especially the way the Ernie Ball acoustic .11's don't feel too slinky like some other brands "Extra Light" or .11 gauge packs can be. I love Fender 3550 Bullets .09's for my Strat & electrics but just got some Ernie Ball Cobalts to try...at $5 here on Amazon trying different brands occasionally to experiment won't break you. Just give them a good 2 to 3 weeks of solid playing before issuing your final verdict. All just my opinion of course, be cool...

Love the sound!