D'AddarioGuitar Strings - Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - EJ38H - Rich, Full Tonal Spectrum - For 6 String Guitars - 10-27 High Strung/Nashville Tuning

Sound amazing. Great strings. Makes your 6 string sound like a 12 string/ play with a bright light sound. Love the Nashville tuning.

Whilst looking for a regular set of acoustic strings, I came across these “D’Addario High Strung/Nashville Tuning” strings, and having wondered in the past about trying Nashville Tuning, I thought I would give these a try.I usually put on 12’s and tend to go for a set with a 54 for the sixth string, so the first thing I noticed (even before I had heard them) was how light they felt.The gauge of the strings from 1st to 6th string are as follows with a standard set of 12’s in brackets to show the difference:10 (12)14 (16)09 (25)12 (34)18 (44)27 (54)The 1st and 2nd strings are tuned to normal pitch but as they are 10 and 14 gauge respectively, they are already lighter than I would normally use. The remaining strings are tuned an octave higher than in standard tuning.I expected the new tuning to sound and feel very different, but just how much different felt almost like playing a different instrument. They have a very bright sound, but seem fairly quiet – given their lighter gauge.I soon realised that not everything that I would normally play on an acoustic with standard tuning would work as well with the same guitar but with Nashville Tuning. Blues a la Robert Johnson just didn’t seem to work but straight away, three George Harrison songs seemed to work brilliantly: “Piggies”, “Isn’t it a Pity?” and “My Sweet Lord”, and certain chords for example diminished chords seem to sound especially nice.To be fair this is the first day these strings have been played and I will try and give a progress report later on.I may not put this tuning on a guitar ever again possibly, but even if this ends up being the only time it has been a very rewarding experience so far, and would recommend anyone thinking of trying Nasville Tuning to give these strings a try.

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I've always liked D'Addario strings and these are as good as all the other sets I've used. Phospher Bronze is not quite as bright sounding which works well with Nashville stringing, stopping the sound being too trebly. Lower cost D'Addarios don't stay bright as long as their premium range strings, but they are cheap enough to replace often.My first go at trying Nashville stringing, although I'd known about it for years. Works pretty well for recording. You get a nice clear rhythm sound with none of the 'boom' you get when strung conventionally. Doubling with a regular strung acoustic does give a 12 string sound with the benefit that you can balance the two better. One thing to note. If you're planning on trying it, you will have to either replace the top nut or use the old baking powder and superglue trick to narrow (and possibly raise) the low E to G nut slots. It's also likely that the intonation will be slightly out higher up the neck unless you fiddle with the bridge saddle. For 'cowboy chord' positions, it's close enough.

These strings are always a go-to for me. Sound super nice and bright and hold their sound for a long time. Highly recommend!

Great product good sound. Would recommend.

Worst product ever.. don't buy this product.. bought it yesterday.. and the sound is way worse. Had to cut it and put it in the bin