Martin Acoustic HT Bronze
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've had these on my Breedlove Stage Concert acoustic for several days now. I have used Elixir and D'Addarrio mostly, but those were 13's and 12's and just tough to play on. I use 9.5's on my electrics, so I thought hey I wonder if there's an 11.5 gauge for acoustic... These were the only ones I've found so far.\n\nI couldn't find an answer before they arrived but wanted to share they are indeed steel strings (I mostly had concerns about the makeup of the B and high E), so the silk part is either at the ball end and/or part of an inner wrap on the wound strings. Also, I believe the gentleman that posted a video here saying these are horrible don't buy them possibly had his high E and G tuned an octave too low or something - it didn't sound quite right in the clip nor anything like mine did when I got it tuned up proper.\n\nNice warm tone in my opinion. Quite a looser feel compared to the other brands/gauges I've tried so far. I can definitely do a full step bend on acoustic now when tuned to standard pitch. But I also sanded about 1/16th of an inch off my saddle when I changed to these so I'm not entirely sure how much of the change was doing that versus the strings themselves. 1/16th is not that much though.\n\nFirst impression, these strings may be my new personal choice for my acoustic. I'll update the review if something goes haywire later."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I like dreadnought guitars, generally speaking, because of the rich bottom end. But, I still want bright and ringing upper scale. It can be difficult to balance that out. Years ago, I would buy 2 sets of strings (light and extra light) to string the big boys. Enter Martin extra light gauge, and custom light gauge strings.\nI have several guitars, and have experimented with different strings. For my dreadnoughts (depending on which one)\nI use either the extra light or the custom light.\nKeep them clean (I use fast fret daily) and they're a very long lasting string."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought these silk and steel strings to take some stress off of the neck and top of my aging Martin guitar. They are a bit lighter gauge than regular bronze light gauge steel strings and work perfectly on the old Martin. Great for fingerstyling or strumming with a warm tone after the strings settle in. I had to loosen the truss rod a very little to compensate for the lighter strings which was no problem. Highly recommend for new or vintage instruments.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Been messing around with the acoustic guitar for 10 years. Have tried half a dozen different sizes and weight and manufacturers. I can't believe the difference these strings have made for my playing and for my fingers. So easy to play that I ordered 5 more sets and will probably never change to anything else. 70 years old and glad I found these. Amen"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Much easier on my arthritic fingers, esp on days I don't think my fingers really want to play, but I want to anyway. Have gotten back to playing almost daily, after having thought I was finished. The strings don't feel like they require nearly the force to fret as phosphor bronze which are what I previously played nearly exclusively. As a finger picker, I should have tried these years ago, but was happy with the sound I knew. To compare, I think these sound slightly warmer, but not even half way to sounding like nylon on the warmth vs bright scale. The top two strings, B and e, are identical to phosphor bronze but the wraps in silk begin on the G string and feel less hard under my finger tips, which is I'm sure a big part of why they feel easier to fret. Whatever the real reason for the feel, I'm sold, and highly recommend trying a set even if you use a flat pick or finger picks, esp if you're old and arthritic, or a regular finger picker."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "For Dreadnoughts and other large body guitars, I agree with other reviewers, these strings are easy on the fingers but overly bright and lack body and volume of heavier strings. Now, put them on a small body guitar and it's completely different kettle of fish, as they say. I have a couple of small body guitars and I've always been frustrated with the boominess of the low E, A and D strings. As you know, if you have one, the short scale means you need thicker strings to maintain tension. The problem with this is that the lower wound strings can sound boomy as they overdrive the small spruce or mahogany top. To solve this, I went to StingJoy and bought a $20 set of custom 12-47s. It worked! To my ears, my Dreadnaught Junior and McPherson Touring guitars sounded so much more balanced while maintaining tension top to bottom. Now, to save money, I have turned to Martin MA130 Silk and Steel strings. I am willing to give up a bit of tone to save $13 per set. If you have a small body guitar, you should test these affordable strings and see if you agree with me."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Okay maybe this is litter early for a review since I only put them on last night but first impression not too bright, not dull, balanced tone, soft on the fingertips, perfect for finger style and what an incredible deal.\nMaybe I found my new favorite strings I will give it a few more weeks and see how they hold up.\nI could see why some people might not preferred it because it’s different and everybody has their own style of playing and taste of tone.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Martin strings are great. Took off one star because once you open the package and use one set, the other two sets are exposed to air because this is not 3 individually wrapped sets in one package. It would be nice to know that before purchasing.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These strings sound great on my Alvarez, vintage Yamaha, and Takamine acoustic guitars. I use these and phosphor bronze strings. They last long and the best value, these are 3 sets of strings per pack.\nHighly recommend these and seller!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Probably the most comfortable strings I've ever played. The compromise is a slight loss in volume, and dynamics. These strings are perfect for anyone who suffers from wrist or hand injuries, or anyone who practices for hours at a time. If you are looking for less compromising strings, I would recommend John Pearse Phopher and silk strings. They offer more volume and clarity, howeve they don't feel quite as luxurious."}]