C.F Martin M175 Guitar Original Acoustic M175 80/20 Bronze, Custom Light-Gauge Guitar Strings (11-52 )

Great strings at a great price will buy again

Martin strings for a Martin guitar. Great combination with a fantastic sound.

I bought these instead of the Earthwood 12s I usually buy because they were at a great price on the day... I found them pretty similar. They sounded good. They lasted OK. I might buy them again if the price is right.

3 sets of superb Martin strings for under £17? Absolutely bargainous!. The 3 sets are not individually wrapped in the package but are correctly ordered and the envelope for each string makes it impossible to go wrong. These strings are made in Mexico, but are excellent quality. Bright, vibrant, responsive, easy to use - I've only had to retune a guitar once since re-stringing - and will last if cared for. Can't recommend enough!

Good strings in my opinion, they keep in tune longer than others I have bought.

True to size value for money.

Works perfect for my zoom 16 recorder

They are strings that fit an acoustic guitar, they tune up and are relatively stable. They’re fine for the beat up old camp fire guitar I put them on but the tension feels high and the noise they make when changing chords especially going up or down the neck is noticeably more than that made by other more expensive strings. Not sure how long they will last either. I wouldn’t recommend these for an expensive instrument or gigging with but for a practice instrument that is left lying around the house and garden they do a job especially at this price. Strings can get expensive when you have lots of guitars. 🥴

Por el precio que pagas son mis favoritas. He probado otras más baratas, pero les faltan los graves y la durabilidad de éstas. A mí me resultan la mejor elección, ya que por el precio no duele cambiar todos los meses de cuerdas y así poder tocar siempre con cuerdas frescas. Aunque como digo tienen buenos graves, también tienen buen brillo y están compensadas en frecuencias medias. Si tuviera que ponerles alguna pega sería que quizás sean algo más duras que otras 012, pero no es para nada algo dramático o que impida tocar rápido y cómodo. El empaqueta es bastante bueno, una bolsa plástica al vacío y dentro las cuerdas en sus sobres.

Montate su Seagull S6 (top abete). Molto simili alle D’Addario EJ16, ma leggermente più calde e meno metalliche, specialmente sui cantini. Ottimo feeling e resa soprattutto in fingerstyle su arpeggi e soli, tanti armonici goduriosi che sembra quasi un organo, mentre sullo strumming perdono un po’ di volume e ritmica rispetto alle EJ. Tenuta accordatura ottima, rodaggio breve (24/48 ore), nessun aggiustamento di setup necessario. È sempre soggettivo con le corde, fra preferenze personali e diverse chitarre, comunque sulla mia S6 e per come mi piace suonare mi sto trovando molto bene. Restano molto simili alle EJ16, ma con qualche gradevole differenza. Penso le alternerò e le riacquisterò. Consiglio di provarle almeno una volta!

Great strings!

Excelente relacion calidad precio. Los llevo usando 3 decadas y no fallan. Altamente recomendables para acusticas y electro-acusticas.

Just as a background, I'm an amateur guitarist, I've only played for about a year, but before that I played piano for a few years when I was 8 or so, and played violin for 6 years, up through 7th grade. (I'm 18 and a graduate now). So while I may not be the go-to guy, for guitar, I have a fairly musical background. I originally bought these strings, just because they were one of the cheapest set I could find on Amazon that were made by a reputable company. I've mainly only used D'addario strings up to this point, but decided to try a different brand on a whim. My main concern with these was the string composition. I had only used Phosphor-bronze strings because I really enjoy a mellow tone. What I had heard of string composition was basically there are: 1) silk-wound strings: which play like classical and are really soft but wear out very fast 2) phosphor bronze: generally heralded as the go-to string for guitarists. Nice mellow sound 3) 80/20 mix (these): with a "brighter" sound Because I have always enjoyed a sweet sounding, mellow tone (like piano) vs a brighter tone, think more like harpsichord, or violin, I was steered away from these strings. But what I found was that these strings teased some of the most beautiful sounds from my cheap, starter guitar. The "bright" element isn't really so much the sharp unpleasant sound I had assumed, but more like a chime on top of the normal range of sounds. After 3 days or so, the sound mellowed out even more, and I think the end result is even smoother than D'addario Phosphor-Bronze. If you play any music with artificial harmonics (think Tommy Emmanuel), my God, these strings sing. The harmonics come out bell-like and have incredible sustain. Also, these strings produce a lot of volume. I switched from D'addario mediums, to Martin lights, and I didn't notice a volume drop. Granted those strings were old, but I think I had only put about a month on them, which is probably the shortest I've gone between string changes. I'm pretty sure these beat out the more expensive D'addario EJ-16 (phosphor bronze, lights) in the volume and clarity category. It might not be fair to compare different string compositions, apples to oranges, but out of the strings I've tried , I like the sound of these best. Finally, perhaps most importantly: playability. These strings are the "softest" metal strings I've played. They're gentle on the finger, and I feel like there is less tension than D'addario. These take a pretty minimal amount of pressure to fret without buzzing. I play mostly fingerstyle, so this is extremely important. So bottom line, these strings have fantastic tone and clarity. If you're a fingerstyle guitarist, then I would definitely get these. I'm still trying out new strings for my guitar, but up to this point, these are my favorites. If you don't want to switch from phosphor bronze to 80/20s in fear of losing that mellow sound, don't be! These strings sound just as mellow after a few days of breaking in. Love these strings! Will buy again.