Ernie Ball Folk Nylon Clear & Gold Ball-End 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, 28-42 Gauge (P02069)

Classic Enire Ball. Great acoustic strings. Rebuilding an antique Stella and fits perfect and sound great.

The strings that WERE on my guitar should don’t ring out like these. Usually new strings stretch and out of tune quite a bit but these are staying in tune after adjusting 3 times.

I feel these strings are best for acoustic beginners, as they're softer tension and we tend to press to hard & at first they go out of tune a lot, therefore giving the novice a bit of tuning practice as well.

I really like these so far. I put them on a 40+ year old 3/4 size Yamaha I haven't played in years. I agree the G string is a bit dull, hence the 4 vs 5 stars. They have been on for less than 24 hours, so I will post an update if it changes. For those going from a metal string acoustic and trying these for the first time, be advised they stretch........a lot. Classical guitar tuning pegs are a little thicker than steel string acoustic pegs and you will find yourself cranking a lot on the peg to get them to pitch. I stretched them a bit after first tune and repeated the tune, stretch a few times. I finally got it close then let it sit over night. They had pretty much lost two full steps when checked the next day, re-tuned, re-stretched, then tuned again. They finally seem close to holding pitch. Kind of a pain, but I LOVE the tone. It will be worth it in the long run. In 40 years of guitar playing, I have tried many, many different brands of strings. I always go back to Ernie Ball for 6 string acoustic and electric. These seem to carry on my faith in them.10/25/2014- I am adding an addendum to this after having them on my guitar a while. I still like them, the g string is still a little dull. There isn't a whole lot of volume on my guitar from these. However, the reason behind this is not the strings, and anyone putting these on a non-classical acoustic will more than likely have the same experience. Classical guitars, in general, are a lot lighter than steel string acoustics. Primarily because they don't have all of the x-bracing internally. The sound board (the top or face of the guitar) is also usually a little thinner and lighter. Consequently you will not get the brightness you may expect from a true classical.

The media could not be loaded. I bought these for my Caramel 6-string guitalele, and they're the perfect balance of tone, playability, and smoothness.This is one of those "Goldilocks stories" of going through many sets of nylgut, nylon, tied-end as well as ball-end classical strings of varying tensions.The Aquila strings that were 'intended' for use on the guitalele (and tuned a perfect 4th above standard guitar tuning) snapped on my during the first few hours of play.D'addario classical strings worked okay, but the standard tension was too loose and rubbery, and the hard tension set was brutal on the fingers at the higher pitch.These are perfect. I had them tuned to the '4th above rule' - ADGCEA, but the high A felt a bit too stiff.By lowering the pitch a half-step to G#C#...., I found the perfect balance.The ball ends on these worked out perfectly, and yes they took a few days to stretch out, but they stay very stable during play. They're also very reasonably priced.

Ball ends are so easy, no twist tying at the bridge

Good for the price. Husband keeps buying the same ones.

the earthtone line is my go-to choice for all acoustic guitars and basses.easy stretchout, i usually only have to re-tune 2-3 times to settle them right in.they last plenty long, sound great and dont go mushy or corrode if you keep the guitar in it's case.i have never had any string from this line break on me, EVER.i use earthtones on my folk acoustic, my parlour guitar, my classical guitar, and my acoustic bass.the low price doesnt mean they are cheap, they simply deliver what a good string should, quality sound, no hassles and a suitably long operating life.