GHS Mandolin - Phosphor Bronze, .011 - .040, A270star rating 5Dave WareOctober 14, 2009Excellent string set for bluegrass. the .016 diameter A string gives a richer A tone than the more common .015 size.
GHS Mandolin - Phosphor Bronze, .011 - .040, A270star rating 4WanderingMinstrelAugust 17, 2009I am a tone fanatic - as a bassist (primary instrument) I put new strings on for every recording - because it is impossible to EQ the clarity and tone otherwise. With Mandolin - the BRAND NEW sound can be too brittle, with many wolf tones. I find the "just broken in but not dead" the most versatile - from melody to strumming - Klezmer to Bluegrass. Why the big lead up? To put it this way - these strings spend THE LONGEST amount of time in that "usable" range of all the bands I've tried. Once broken in - they remain warm and clear and most importantly - they hold pitch. I've spent 3x the amount to be disappointed - so give these a try!