Martin Retro Acoustic Guitar Strings - .010-.047 Extra Light

I'm not sure how these strings would sound on other guitars. But, my 2025 50s J45 Original. Sounds amazing. No fake overtones just the natural tone of the guitar. Stretched them once strung up. They break in quickly and stay in tune. This particular guitar will only wear these strings.

I like the bright sound of these strings, and they are easy to play. They are high quality and last a long time, making them a good value.

These simply do everything I want... I've been searching for these strings for years... or I should say, I've been searching for this sound. I didn't know these existed until a few months ago. These just sound "round" to put it simply. The sound is just straight up thicc... chompky... lorge... or whatever the internet has come up with to avoid the word "fat." They're all that and a bag of apples... Trying to explain tone through the internet is pointless... just buy some if you're looking for anything other than the clanky janky standard acoustic sound. Some people love that sound, but I hate nothing more than fresh phosphor-bronze or 80/20 strings and some of them take WEEKS to get decent... breaking strings was a terrible event because it meant breaking in new strings and I always dreaded breaking them. These just sound good out of the box and get better with time. The biggest thing I've found with these other than their unique depth of tone is that I can make them "growl" when stumming hard and sliding. It's like a very fast subtle growl that's almost like a dirty slide guitarish kind of thing. I play with a lot of string/finger lube and slide a TON, I don't lift my fingers much and these fit that style like a dream. This not that shrieking sound from dragging fingers... it's a very low growl that I haven't actually figured out how to reproduce consistently yet but it just happens when I'm feeling good. I've tried all sorts of picks (do this asap if you've never done it) and my "go to" is still tortex yellow standard picks. I also have several other styles of picks in yellow like the Jazz 3XLs (my very close 2nd fav). Seriously... spend $30 on every pick variety pack on Amazon... you don't realize how wild the difference is and your sound may just be hiding in your choice of pick. I'm rambling... but the picks are relevant here because with these strings NONE of the 30ish different picks sound bad. Not one... they might not be what I'm looking for, but all picks still sound good with these strings. More traditional acoustic strings tend to sound like absolute garbage if you don't have the right pick... so with all that said, I think it's safe to assume these strings just sound better overall than anything else I've tried over the last 15 years. This is the first time I'm buying more than 1 pack of the same strings in at least 5-6 years.

Love these strings. Warm but loud.

I've been playing for longer than I'd care to admit and these are hands down the best strings I've ever used. Where have you been all my life!

These are extremely bright, producing an almost “raspy” acoustic sound. I think that the price is reasonable, and even though I am not rough on strings, they passed my stretching stress test, so they must be durable. I am not sure how long they will last, but I am going to time them and will update this post. I’m not impressed with the sound, as they are not as punchy as the Martin 80/20 bronze strings, which last incredibly long. Check out the video to see for yourself.

I put these on an old acoustic Archtop I have. They sound nice and cut through a mix perfectly. I mostly use them for chopping chords, that's what Archtop acoustics are best at, but great for single note runs too.

I just found my new favorite resonator guitar string. Retro is right. These sound like someone showed up at the crossroads, retuned my guitar, sprinkled some sugar on it, handed it back to me, and served up some of the sweetest slide blues tones imaginable. Whoo! These are worth every penny and more. Not only do they sound like authentic old school blues, they also look and feel amazing!

...sie auf das richtige Instrument aufgezogen werden. Auf meiner Martin OM21 klingen sie furchtbar, sie "zerstören" den Klang des Instruments. Auf meiner Martin 015M klingen sie fantastisch, die besten Saiten die ich bisher auf der Gitarre hatte. Mein Fazit: Super Saiten für Mahagoni Gitarren, eine Katastrophe für Fichte/Palisander. 5 Sterne von mir, denn sie haben die richtige Anwendung gefunden!

2、4、5弦がミディアムより若干細ことが影響しているのかフラットピッキングがすごく弾きやすいです。

Le G aiguë (0.23) a pété malgré toute ma prudence et précaution. Le pire, c'est que j'ai remplacé cette corde par une d'un jeu Martin authentic tirant 10 (MA-500) Et malgré toute ma précaution redoublée, elle a aussi pété ! Finalement, j'ai remplacé la fameuse corde par une de tirant 12 et ça va. Bref, mauvaise expérience malgré le son magnifique des cordes !

New strings are tearing. 6.5 strings broke off at the bend in the peg((

Mooi warm geluid, uitstekende corrosie bestendigheid