D’Addario EJ42 Resophonic Guitar Strings, 16-56
D’Addario Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings
Your strings matter. D’Addario’s Phosphor Bronze acoustic guitar strings are engineered to serve as the critical link between you and your guitar. Our most popular acoustic guitar strings, EJ’s are precision wound with corrosion resistant Phosphor Bronze onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. The result is long lasting, bright sounding tone with excellent intonation.
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View larger Anatomy of a D’Addario Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar String
Three components of a D’Addario guitar string work together to create your desired tone: Hex-core, outer wrap wire, and ball-end. It all starts with the core. D’Addario pioneered the use of the Hex Core, and as the name suggests, it is a six-sided high carbon steel core-wire. Each side “bites” into the wire used for the outer winding, creating a tight and consistent bond that keeps the string in tune from end to end. The final component is a D’Addario exclusive: color-coded ball-ends that secure the string in place at the guitar’s bridge, allowing for easy string identification and a major reduction in wasteful packaging.
Phosphor Bronze
92% copper and 8% tin with phosphorous, introduced to string making by D’Addario in 1974 as the first “extended life” strings. Phosphor Bronze is synonymous with warm, bright, and well balanced acoustic tone.
Round Wound
The most popular and universal construction, Round Wound strings deliver the traditional textured feel most players are familiar and comfortable with.
The Player’s Choice
Ideal for the widest variety of guitars and musical styles, D’Addario acoustic strings are the choice of countless professionals around the world including Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Ryan Adams, and many more!
View larger The D’Addario Difference
It all starts with our exclusively engineered and built string winding machines. There is literally nothing like a D’Addario string machine. The combination of the most advanced computer-controlled winding technology and stringent incoming wire inspection delivers unmatched consistency, string after string, set after set. Our passion for and commitment to environmentally responsible packaging and raw materials fuels our continued innovation. Last but not least, every D’Addario string is made in the USA, ensuring the highest quality and performance.
Product Features
- Phosphor Bronze, 6-string Resophonic Guitar Strings
- Preferred for its warm, bright, and well balanced acoustic tone
- Corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
- Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
- String Gauges: Plain Steel .016, .018, Phosphor Bronze Wound .028, .035, .045, .056
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Great Strings Hands Down Great strings.Really, I think these are pretty good “go to” strings for just about anybody of any caliber on virtually any acoustic guitar.They strung nicely, broke in quickly (about a day), and feel really nice.The sound of these strings is phenomenal. Bright and clear. Good resonance.If you are looking for light strings, these are them.The only other things I would suggest to consider, which would be merely preference are:Do you…
Really like these strings. I think these are a 5 star string. They compare nicely to Martin Acoustic SP but have a little bit more mids and a tiny bit less bass. Very organic, not overly compressed like Elixirs (which is what I mainly have used the last 10 years!) They sound balanced strummed or plucked on my 000-15m, not too twangy and right in the sweet spot for brilliance. They also seem to carry a note / sustain better than other strings I’ve used in a very good way, unless my mind is playing tricks on me. I like and…