John Pearse® Acoustic Guitar Pure Nickel Wound, .013 - .057, 980Mstar rating 5JamesJune 29, 2010Best Bluegrass strings on the planet. You hear the sound of the wood, not the strings. They are pretty close to the old Black Diamond strings.
John Pearse® Acoustic Guitar Pure Nickel Wound, .013 - .057, 980Mstar rating 5Ralph SiferdMarch 2, 2010Ok, I give up. I've tried a hell of a lot of strings on my Nationals: D'Addario, Martin, GHS, Newtone, National, Pyramid (acoustic and electric), Thomastic, Elixir ... The list goes on. They're all good, some better than others. But These are the best so far for my money. They were the first ones I tried and I keep coming back to them. Full rich sound. They fret well and are fabulous for slide. I'm sure I'll keep wandering, but I hope I keep coming back.
John Pearse® Acoustic Guitar Pure Nickel Wound, .013 - .057, 980Mstar rating 5Dennis McKeonAugust 31, 2009These are simply the best strings I've ever used on mahogany and/or maple bodied acoustics. Not only do they give the guitar an "instant vintage" tone, but they last about 3 times as long as 80/20s or phosphor bronze. They're very transparent and they allow you to hear the pure wood tones of the instrument, without the annoying metallic buzz of bronzed strings. As a bonus, they exert slightly less tension than 80/20s or PBs, and are much easier to play.