John Pearse 600L Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings

I've had these strings on my guitar for a year and they haven't broken in spite of some heavy strumming. They give a rich, deep sound. Though take it with a grain of salt - my guitar body is mahogany and tends to give a heavy sonorous tone. The combo works for me well. Don't believe anyone that says their strings give a great sound - sound is combo of multiple factors (guitar wood, depth, tuning, amplifier, bridge type) and cannot be attributed to any set of strings alone. Having said that, these are good strings.The strings gauges, since the product summary does not provide them, are:E-6th = 0.053 W (thickest string)A-5th = 0.042 WD-4th = 0.032 WG-3rd = 0.024 WB-2nd = 0.016 PE-1st = 0.012 P (thinnest string)W = woundP = plainThe downside (and some may not consider this a negative) is that these strings are not easy to bend. For consistent bends that take you two whole notes higher, you will have to go even lighter. I'm going to try a 0.010 gauge next.

John Pearse makes awesome strings. I was traveling and made a stop in an Idaho guitar shop to get some new strings for my guitar. At the time I was using other acoustic guitar strings made by a well known company. The guy in the guitar shop recommended John Pearse strings. Even though they were a bit more expensive than the other strings I was using, I bought them and I've been using them ever since. String type and string gauge is all a matter of personal opinion so I can't say what is best. I usually buy these because they're the cheapest and sound good to my ears. But with all the John Pearse strings I have tried, they all last a long time and sound better than any other strings made by some different company.

Buying strings and then trying to review them is sooo subjective. There so many different brands and types of strings, that it just comes down to trying different ones for yourself and seeing what you like. I found out about John Pearse strings from a Luthier named James Olson of Olson Guitars ([...]). Jim builds amazing, custom built guitars one at a time by himself for people such as James Taylor and Paul McCartney. Olson Guitars are the only guitars that James Taylors plays, and it has been like that for yrs now. His guitars can go up to about $25,000.00, and there has been a two yr waiting list off and on for yrs. John Pearse strings are the only stgrings that Jim puts on his new guitars. I thought i'd give them a shot and see how well they sound. And they do sound better to my ears, on both the Martin D41, and a Taylor Koa. Two very different sounding guitars because of the woods being used, and the strings seem to bring out a better flavor in the sound. I almost always used Martin strings before these, and sometimes still do, but more often than not, these go on the guitars. Highly recommended

These are the best Phosphor Bronze strings I've tried, but...Ever wonder why your guitar never has the sweet woody sounds like the old recordings of Simon and Garfunkel, Jim Croce, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, Arlo Guthrie, or the Grateful Dead? It's because NONE of those artists used phosphor bronze strings for their recordings (and definitely no coated strings either)!No, they used 80/20's to get their amazing sounds, and John Pearse makes the best 80/20 strings in the world!Bright and sparkling when first put on your guitar, and then within a week they mellow to warm and clear perfection. And then that sound lasts and last.Try the John Pearse 200L 80/20 strings. Give them 2 weeks and you'll be hooked on them for a lifetime!

The thing with guitar strings is that it's a matter of taste - musical taste that is - and quality. In terms of quality, John Pearse strings are the best. I've put them on cheap guitars (Formica Martin's) and great guitars (Collings, McAlisters, McCollums) and banjos. No matter what guitar I put them on, they sound better. They last a reasonably long time - not as much as coated strings of course - and keep a good tone till they go dead.Notice I'm talking about Pearse strings in general. Though I prefer the sound of the phospher bronze, some people prefer the 80/20s (only considering steel strings here). A lot depends on the kind of music you play, the woods of the guitar and what sound you are after.There are so many variables in sound that the best thing you can do when you get a new guitar is to try different sets of different compositions from different makers. See what sounds best to *you* for the kind of music *you* play. Then determine which strings give you the best value for how you play. It's a $30ish investment that gives never ending returns.Do not believe any review that categorically states these are the only strings you should buy. They may be the only strings the reviewer likes (and sometimes they have endorsements from the company and get the strings for free), but they may not be good for you.

Heard about theses from Dave on, the finger style five , fretboard confidential so I tried them, great strings made my Taylor 324 light up, the feel of them on my fingers is just right.

I was excited to try these but the set of 600L is missing the B string.

I was so excited for these strings, but am out of 15 bucks and a lower E. The other strings sound good but unfortunately can't have a mismatched set. I am not even sure if they can replace mine. Still, 3 stars because they do potentially sound great.