Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings 

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

Lot of string for the money. This is my first set of Martin. I've been usings strings 4 times the price. If these work out, I've got 7 guitars to re-string ---- Thanks

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

I RECOMMEND THESE FOR ALL TYPES OF MUSIC.GREAT TONES

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

I like the 80/20 blend for brightness. It's these or D'Addarios, and these are cheaper. They perform well. I play fingerstyle daily and change strings every three weeks.

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

I like these strings because of their unique sound from all the different types out there I've tried so far. Yeah, these are the sort of strings most people look at and say, "Ah, that's for rednecks" or, "I don't know if I should try it because it limits my style," but with these strings, don't judge a pack of strings by their cover!

These are really just what I call "balanced set" of 12 gauge strings, to be perfectly honest, but keep following me... that's what I prefer, since I like thicker strings give that bigger sound, balancing the strong chords as well as being able to bend and "proclaim" those lead notes. It also sounds great in other acoustic styles if you want every string you play to have it's own quote-on-quote "say" in the song and not just either get too small in the background or overpoweringly high. That's what I liked personally about these.

The only issue I found is that these don't last any longer than normal, maybe a little less really. But this recent pack I got really kept its sound for a while. Depends on how much you play, too.

It comes down to each one's own preference. Try them out! Think about it, you can't beat the price for what you're getting. Know you're going to get a pretty unique sound that once you hear, you may not want to let go of.

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

Love the sound of fresh strings on the ole Martin!! Enjoy using the Martin Bluegrass Strings.Great Quality and a Great Price From Musician's Friend!
Thanks!!

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

Overall, these strings have a great tone, easy on the fingers and have a terrific price that goes along with them. Too bad Martin guitars are not as reasonable on price! Only bad thing I can say about these strings is that the ad claims the strings have a better bass response which I did not get most likely because I put the strings on a cheap Epiphone. They do sound good.
The playability on these strings are awesome and easy on the fingers! Great tone!
Superb quality! After stretching the strings several times after putting them on, the strings stayed in tune through a 2 hour jam.
You will not get any better strings for this price!

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

I've used these babies on my 1987 D35 for years now. They have never let me down. My style of play can best be described as "heavy", and using these strings, my guitar booms!

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

I love my Gibsons (my Martins too), but I prefer Martin strings. I have a 1994 J100 extra and a 2004 J160E and I was having problems with the low "A" and sometimes the "D" strings buzzing when I strummed or picked at them hard...I took it to a repair guy who took one look at the two guitars and said "Bluegrass." I said "No, I play acoustic rock like CSN and Cat Stevens." He said, "No, Bluegrass strings." I was a little skeptical but gave them a try and they worked and sound great! I use the lighter of the two "Bluegrass" sets that Martin makes. They them, I bet your Gibson acsoutic will absolutly love them!
I play too heavy for light gauge strings so I use the Martin "Bluegrass" strings
They feature medium gauge lower strings (low "E", "A", and "D", and light gauge tops "G", "B" and high "E".
Hey, strings by Martin, need I say more?
It sure is cheaper than buying a set of lights and a set of mediums and then only using half of each!

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

I bought these on a whim, I'm not going to lie, just didn't want to spend double-digits on "popular" strings (Elixirs, D'Addario Bronze, ect.) These things are definitely loud, have a nice hearty tone in the low end, somewhat percussive with a fast right hand. The low (top 4) strings have distinct clarity than I've heard in other strings, as in each actual note is distinguishable. The higher (bottom) 2 strings are slightly bright but cutting and somewhat crunchy sounding in a way (reminds me of a violin).In bluegrass, traditionally the guitar is for accompaniment, not necessarily melodic passages, and these strings will do the job for sure.If you're using your acoustic guitar for rhythmic reasons or as accompaniment, I'd STRONGLY suggest these. So like Country, Bluegrass, even Worship settings and some Rock settings, GREAT. Folk... maybe not as much. Classical-esque music... not a chance.Oh and they handle alternative tunings great, I currently have mine in Db-Ab-Db-Eb-Bb-C (Db9 tuning), still holds up great! Just a little lacking in volume.

Comments about Martin M240 80/20 Bronze Round Wound Bluegrass Medium Light Acoustic Guitar Strings:

There are so many reviews out proclaiming a certain set of strings to be amazing or terrible. With so much subjectivity of what's good or bad, I decided to buy a bunch of different kinds of strings (all roughly the same gauge for comparison's sake), try them, and objectively describe the sound as best I can. These went first.First off, these were the least expensive of my trial group, so if you go through strings a lot that might factor in to your decision.As far as tone was concerned, these started extremely bright, and after a couple of days settled in to just bright. Pounding away at open chords is where these strings shined. Big, booming sounds that were very harmonically rich jumped out with every strum. The lower three strings have a lot of presence, so ornamentations and bass lines sound loud and clear.For how bright the tones are, the higher strings fade a bit into the background of full chords. Single note lines and arpeggios across the higher strings had a tendency to sound brittle and thin Overall, these are great for bluegrass as the name implies, they project well, and the extra bass is wonderful for driving a beat. Open tunings to belt out your delta blues licks sound incredible. Country tunes and classic rock work wonderfully on these as well. The lack of clarity on the high strings, brightness almost to excess, and less than stellar string to string balance are the reasons I wouldn't recommend these if you're looking to play American fingerstyle, jazz, or anything else that's more melodic than rhythmic.