Decent strings cheap !
 

I've used these strings many times ... hard to beat $3 (or less) per set.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/acce...20pack&index=3

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/acce...20pack&index=1

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/acce...20pack&index=2

Good deal.

I pay a bit less for a single Elixir Nanoweb set, but I'd go through 6 of these sets in the same time as a set of Elixirs lasts me.

Less time changing strings means more playing time for me! ;)

If coated strings are for you.... I hear ya...

I’m not sure why they don’t carry these in mediums I’d like to try them.

Medium gauge strings have become a minority choice and this is clearly targeted at high turnover, majority choice selection.

It seems strange to me, because when I started playing guitar mediums were the number one choice for most players. But that hasn’t been true for decades now.


Wade Hampton Miller

The Darco phos/bronze are a pretty bright set of strings. I got them a while ago when they were on sale and they turned out to be perfect for my mutenye back and sides Martin GPCRSG. They really brought out the best in it. I tried them on a mahogany backed guitar but they were too bright.

Been using Darco for a while. Essentially Martin strings, but 40% cheaper.

Agreed. In my case, I wonder if it may be because when I started playing (1970's) most acoustic guitars (that I was familiar with) were dreadnoughts.

I still use mediums (and sometimes Bluegrass .012 -.056) on my dreads.. as well as my Larrivee 000 12 fret.

Why are these essentially Martin strings? Are they a subsidiary? Just curious. They are described by others here as very bright, which - to me - is less true for Martins than, say, D'Addario's.

Too bad they don't come in 11's.

Strange MF doesn't seem to carry these in mediums.

They're around for about $5.00 per set.
Example: https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/dar...ium-13-56.html

thanks
 

Just ordered a 4+2 package. If nothing else, broken string insurance.

I use D'Addario phos/bronze on my other guitars. To my ears, Darco's a lot brighter, much more so than Martins.

Martin owns Darco. They don't seem the same at all.