Martin M140 Acoustic Bronze Guitar Strings, Light

Great strings!

Not that great. D'addario is better.

Si adattano bene alla mia chitarra acustica,danno un buon suono, proprio quelle che cercavo

Excellent. Great Sound. Purchased 4 sets. Great value for money.

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.

J'ai choisi ce jeu de cordes de guitare économique ( 3,98€ ) et passe partout pour ma belle Takamine folk Jumbo Maple Flame que je vais donner à un neveu débutant ( elle ne me convenait plus en raison de son manche trop étroit, je l'ai remplacée par Une Harley-Benton dreadnought quatre fois moins chère qui va très bien après réglage du manche et limage du sillet de tête et ponçage de celui du cordier ).Je voudrais à cette occasion, m'insurger contre les fabricants de guitares acoustiques qui proposent très peu voire pas du tout de manche larges ( 48 mm au sillet ) pour ceux qui comme moi ont des mains d'étrangleurs ( ou alors il faut mettre plus de 2000€ chez Taylor ou Ovation ).Pour en revenir aux avis sur les cordes de guitare en général,on trouve de tout et son contraire. Tout cela dépend énormément de la qualité et du style de la gratte, si vous transpirez ou pas, la façon de les installer, etc... Personnellement , je ne suis pratiquement jamais tombé sur un mauvais jeu de cordes, quelles que soient les marques et je trouve que dans le cas des cordes très chères, le jeu n'en vaut souvent pas la chandelle.

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 fast2) phosphor bronze: generally heralded as the go-to string for guitarists. Nice mellow sound3) 80/20 mix (these): with a "brighter" soundBecause 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.