Mellow brilliance.

Gauges 11-14-23-28-38-47.

D'Addario EJ40 Silk & Steel nylon folk guitar strings produce a softer sound and feel. Durable and long-lasting, they retain their brilliance longer than other brass and bronze alloys.

D'Addario is the world's largest manufacturer of strings for musical instruments. Many top guitarists won't play any other brand. Regardless of your playing style, D'Addario has a set of strings that's right for your folk guitar.

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D'Addario EJ40 Nylon Silk and Steel Ball End Acoustic Folk Guitar Strings

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Excellent for Fingerstyle!!

Posted by steelepig from Rough & Ready, CA on Jul 1, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Music Student

Reviewer's Play Style: Nearly Everything

If you devote most or all of your playing to fingerstyle, I highly recommend these. They are easier on the fingesr, and the tone is quite mellow. Not everyone can stand the loud bright tones of 80/20 Bronze strings. I love Silk & Steel strings!!!!

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I love silk & steel strings!!

Posted by steelepig from Rough & Ready, CA on May 11, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Guitarist to be

Reviewer's Play Style: Nearly Anything

I am glad I tried these out!! They have a nice mellow tone and they definitely are easier on my fingers. And when I play fingerstyle songs, the tone comes out even prettier than ever before!! My fingers are already used to these guys, though of course they have always been used to the feel of the harder and more brittle metal strings from the beginning. Still, I like bronze strings just as much. So I may still think about sticking to bronze again, but Silk and Steel strings are some of the best strings I have ever experimented with!! Buy them!

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Especially great for fingerstyle players

Posted by steelepig from Rough & Ready, CA on Apr 18, 2009

Experience w/product: I have heard about it

Reviewer's Background: Music student

Reviewer's Play Style: Nearly Everything

If you experience sore fingers when using metal strings on your guitar, silk and steel strings may be a great substitute. They are easier on the fingers even though they are bright silver in color. My fingers are already used to the more brittle types of strings, but I might try these out anyway. And a word of advice; don't use them on your electric guitar.

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i'm pretty picky...

Posted by chelce from new york city, ny on Feb 28, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist, guitar teacher

Reviewer's Play Style: folk, alternative, blues

i'm a pretty picky musician, and these strings have quickly become my favorites. they are light enough gauge so that there isn't too much tension so on the fingerstyle slaps you get a nice snare sound, and they can retain a lower tuning with pretty minimal fret buzz (i've gone down to c# standard and had no problems). their tone is mellow, but not dead, and they don't break as easily as the martin folk strings. the bottom end is well supported and the treble is clear but not overpowering. they resonate well and really are just overall great strings.

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Very Smooth

Posted by Epi-Man from West Coast on Nov 23, 2006

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Country rock, Gospel, Blues

Tried these on my Epiphone DR100 as the stock strings were crap and a set of Bronze Lights was much better, but a little too bright for what I was looking for.

And what I found with these was indeed lower tension which makes it easier to play for newbies, and also a mellower tone as advertised. Very good strings, they perform as they say.

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D'Addario EJ40 Nylon Silk and Steel Ball End Acoustic Folk Guitar Strings

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