I USED to play martins on my guitar, but I needed strings so I went down to my local guitar shop and decided to try these, best decision ive made so far for my guitar; they are WAY better that Martin strings, Martins sound muddy and dull compared to these, so get these strings. they are worth it!

Man...I bought a high end used acoustic guitar and whoever strung it before I bought it put horrible strings on it. Made the guitar sound awful. I was hesistant in buying the guitar even though my heart was set on it because of how bad the strings made the guitar sound. I was given these D'Addario EJ16 strings by the salesman at Guitar Center, along with that same guitar and was told to restring it and I wouldn't be disappointed. Oh man, did it make it sound beautiful. I love these strings. Yeah, they don't last long if you've playing gigs constantly. But hey, an active musician is supposed to change their strings often anyway. You won't be disappointed with the sound you get from these. Bright and warm. Everyone loves the sound of my guitar...it'll be hard for me to find something better.

I tried out these strings because a lot of people told me, that phosphor bronce strings were the best, and D'Addario are the most used. I'm used to play with elevens, so this was quite the challenge for me, cause I need to be able to play leadguitar on my acoustic. The sound and quality of the strings was very good, but they are (after my oppinion) NO good for bending. for slide guitar they might be pretty nice.

The D'Addario Ej16 strings were a terrible purchase. They sounded dull out of the package, and after a single service they were dead. The tone is terrible, and they corrode very quickly. I know the 10-Pack is cheap, but you will end up losing money because of how often you will need to replace the strings. This is the first set I've ever put on my Taylor that makes it sound like a $30 yard-sale special.

I've been playing professionally for 32 years. D'Addario EJ16's are the "only" strings I use. Why? Because they have a great feel and tone and last for weeks without breaking. My style of playing is solo acoustic hard rock, country, jazz and R&B. If you are looking for strings that don't cost an arm and a leg, stay in tune and don't break after 4 or five songs then this is choice number one. On the other hand if you like paying for expensive coated strings that break often then chose another brand. Again this is a professional choice based on years of trying every string under the sun. D'Addario EJ16's rule!