D'Addario XS 80/20 Bronze Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings XSABR1253, 12-53

I've been buying guitar stings for over 50 years and I have to say these are the best I've ever bought. Clear, bright yet full of depth and basically just sound great. Put them on my Takamine just a couple of hours before a gig and they tuned up perfectly and kept there tuning all evening. Took the guitar out of its bag a couple of days later and still spot on tuning. Not the cheapest but the best I've come across. 👍👍

they are really good and maintain good tone for a long time

Great strings. Worth the extra.

I have been using Martin 80/20 custom lights for many years. They have a great sound initially but after a few weeks become dull. When I have played a gig in bright sunlight or a hot room they go dull overnight. It may be my sweat but it is a problem having to put on new strings frequently. I find the D'Addario XS 80/20 sound very similar to the Martin strings but they don't go dull. It has been very hot in the UK this year but my strings are sounding good after 6 weeks. They are more expensive (probably twice the price) but since they last so well I think they are value for money.

D'Addario strings have been around for ages. They know what they're doing. Buy with confidence.

Excellent

These are great guitar strings even made my acoustic sound better

I should have got a lighter gauge . But they are nice and sound great

Mi piacciono. Le pensavo piu' morbide

Great

Wundervollen Saiten, bin aber zu schlecht für Bluegrass

Daddario consistently delivers on strings which install , function, last, and sound great. Worth the price tag in my humble opinion.

I've been playing guitar for 30+ years and I've tried pretty much every brand of strings in that time. My default brand for most of that was Elixir Polyweb 80/20 Bronze and these strings are superior to those. Unlike the polywebs, which sound a little artificial at first until you break them in, these sound great on day one and really open up after about a week (10-20 hours of playing). And unlike the nanowebs, the coating on these seems to last much longer. While these strings are expensive, you'd have to buy 3 packs of non-coated strings to match their longevity. So they are actually cheaper than regular stings in the long run. Another benefit is the steel core in these strings makes them way stronger than other strings, which is important if you change tunings often as they are much less likely to break when tuning back up to standard. Also, these strings feel really good on the fingers and don't generate much fret noise at all. They are a joy to play on and are less likely to make your fingers sore after long sessions of playing. Lastly, the sound of these strings is really balanced. Some strings have way more high end or low end, but these are really even sounding with good, rich bass and clear highs that don't sound too harsh with treble. Note, I've only used the 80/20 bronze version of these. I prefer that sound to the phosphor bronze, but I assume those are equally good. Long story short, these D 'Addario XS strings are my new default and what I'll compare all other stings to from here on out.