Sound:
The sound of D'Addario Phospher Bronze strings are bright and consistent, but have a warmth where it's needed. They ring out with magesty, fire and make your guitar dreams come to live. How's that for hype? :) My style of playing could be described loosely as fingerstyle, but with great spirit (not New Age, folks..don't hurt my feelings. hehe.) Whether I'm playing soft arpeggiated runs or hard core strumming (I don't usually use picks), these strings hold up. I don't notice any great degradation in tone for nearly a week to a week 1/2, but keep in mind..I play for 3-4 hours a day if I can. I never hold back, and my neighbors downstairs probably know as well as I do, these strings rawk! hehe.. I have to change the strings by about a week and 1/2..the first string to "die" is usually the 6th..E string. I can immediately hear the deadened tone by that time.. Now, if you're a light strummer, I imagine the strings will last you longer than they last me and you might not notice the deadening sound or necessarily care til yer ears get trained. Wiping down the strings also helps. Don't be lazy! Strings ain't cheap (except on Zzounds!) I play Ovation and when I plug IN, the sound is equally sweet. But, bare in mind, your sound is only as good as the PA system, your pickup and/or the engineer...don't blame it on the string, people. It's not it's fault. IMHO. I recently recorded a five song demo of instrumental guitar music with my Ovation (shallowbody)and only miked the guitar. I did NOT plug in for this..and I gotta say, it's a nice recording. The string tone shone through right nicely, even on a "skinny" guitar. One thing, I rarely run effects through my Ovation, not even Chorus (God forbid!)...I play straight through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I do not believe in "acoustic amps". The warmth of that amplifier only contributes to the tone of the strings and makes it better, whereas I've found on acoustic amps, it tends to have a drier, thinner, "planky" sound. One of the most practical and sensible things D'addario did was put colored ball ends on them. Don't laugh. The company as a whole is enviromental consious and looks after the needs of the planet Earth, as well as their regular customers. Gotta love that. I support any major corporation that understands the importance of giving something *back* to it's customers or the community.. The Player's Points program. I think my wardrobe is officially sponsered by them, now. I have several T-shirts, denim long sleeve shirt, a nice wooden stole, glasses, mugs, hats and a new lawn (quad) chair...all kinds of swag. You can never have enough swag! haha! D'Addario also supports artists in general. Check 'em out. I can't think of how to make this strings any better, other than to simply lower it's cost. But, oh well...I guess they gotta pay the rent just like us. Go figure! Vikki Blankenship Writer of solo instrumental guitar music, instructor, performer and soon to be, recording artist.

Sound:
excellent sound, long lasting, 12 to 53 set perfect for me, i play an acoustic electric - half time plugged in performing and half time acoustic practicing, easy listening music style with medium strumming lots of finger picking and some flat picking. value in three pack can't be beat.

I use these strings on my handmade copy of a pre-war Martin with forward shifted bracing. I wanted a lighter string to reduce the overall tension on the top and I couldn't be happier with the quality of these strings. They give me a long lasting bright sound.