GHS Strings A250 Phosphor Bronze Mandolin Strings, Loop End, Light (10-38)

I use these for a Banjlon that is very old and does not hold up to regular size. It is plenty loud and intense with these ultra light strings on it. These are the best strings I’ve ever bought for the purpose. And so comfortable to play.

GHS strings are always a safe bet for good sound, whichever instrument you play.

Well.... GHS actually has strings figured out; whoda thought 😹.Good quality.

Im sure these are nice strings but they belong on a mandolin lolSnap snap snap

I'd been practicing on/off for about a year on the strings that my mandolin came with and kept giving up on building calluses because of the pain and fingertip heat involved (I used to be a violist, so I'm not completely inexperienced with the callus-building process...but was still having a rough time.) These strings are soft enough that I can practice three-four times as long with no pain, which gives me way more incentive to keep going - and the calluses are gradually building up! I have no immediate plans to play the instrument publicly so the softer, more mellow tone is fantastic for my needs. It's actually a sweeter tone than the strings I had before, so while there may be something lost on volume, I prefer these all-around for my current use.

Good tone and they are long lasting. These are always my go-to strings when I need to re-order.

Strings vary and different instruments, but these are worth a try if you've never used them. I'm using them on a Collings and find that they pull out the sound of the wood more than the sound of the strings. A great value too, and they last about as long as everything else. Recommended.

Over the years I have noticed a decline in the quality of GHS. It seems these are no different. I bought these for a old Bacon Mandolin that needs the lightest strings possible. I have clean dry skin and stings last forever for me… but not these. Compared to some other light gauge strings these fell short on tone. Too bad I have two more sets.

Ho montato la cordiera su un mandolino bluegrass e la sonorità, il volume del suono e la morbidezza alle dita sono buone.

Exactly what I ordered. No problems at all.

These are excellent strings for mandolin, gives bright and clear sound.

I bought these for use on a Gold Tone mando/banjo. It’s an older one with the 8” head.The recommendation from the maker was to use extra light strings, but the lightest normally found in high street dealers were 10-34, which I normally use on regular wooden mandos, but is one gauge too heavy.After trawling Amazon’s UK and US sites I found these GHS strings, the ideal gauge set, not overly expensive and made in The USA. All boxes ticked, so I took a chance on six sets. After around six months playing them I am very pleased. These strings have a good life, they settle quite quickly from being fitted and have a good tone. The indications are that one may get two or three gigs use from a set, I got six months of home use from the initial set I fitted.I will definitely reorder and would suggest buying six or more sets to keep the shipping cost per set to a reasonable level.Also worth considering if you find even 10-34 strings a bit hard on the fingers, mando type notwithstanding.

I have been using the excellent D'Addario EXP74CM strings for the past few years on all my mandolins but recently I decided to try out the GHS strings on both of my Ellis mandolins (an A4 and an A5). These happen to be the strings that Tom Ellis prefers on his mandolins, so it seemed a good idea to try them out. I like the EXP74CM strings as they have a heavier A and E string. The GHS, however, have the heavier A but a regular E, but, despite this, I really like them, and I tend to agree with Tom Ellis that they really do suit his instruments.