D'AddarioEJ46 Pro-Arte Nylon Classical Guitar Strings, Hard Tension

Guitar teacher recommend for changing 3/4 Yamaha guitar strings it has been a few months passed and no issues at all. Safely passed grade 5 exam recently with it.Same with all strings it takes about 2 weeks to settle and afterwards stable sound no need to tune so often.

Good item good sound

The initial experience with these D’Addarios was like cheap strings: the trebles sounded muddy and as soon as the top E was in tune, the G string was going out of it. For the first day I spent more time tuning the trebles than I did playing. During this process (the strings weren’t slipping) of seemingly laying ‘acres’ of nylon on to the rollers, the sound gained clarity.On day two there was more tuning, though the basses were better. Day 3 and the basses are pretty stable, the trebles still going flat after 5 -10 minutes or so of playing. Over the next 8 days the trebles stabilised. I was surprised this took so long.What you get is a nicely balanced classical sound – D’Addario’s claim of ‘Standard Classical Tone’ is warranted and accurate. Any critique becomes ear, style, and guitar based. I’d have liked a little more ‘beef’ on the bottom E. On a different guitar, possibly not; it’s nuanced, and D'Addario have doubtless taken a path that delivers an acceptable sound over a range of tonewoods and playing styles.These arrived on the 30th of January. I strung another guitar with a different ‘up and coming’ brand of strings (Sound like they might be from Wonderland, but come from China) on the same day, and have been playing both very regularly. It was never my intention to do a back to back test, but that’s what’s ensued. In ‘bedding in’, the Chinese strings gained overall stability before the D'Addarios: but neither set were ‘anything to write home about’.So what’s the USP of these strings? The manufacturer seems to think it’s ‘Made in the USA’. Why is that any sort of benefit compared to France? Or a Spanish / Portuguese heritage? The German tradition of engineering? Or British? A number of the ‘offers’ on the manufacturer’s web site are home market only: for example their recycling boast – is greenwashing for most of the world, and these strings, like the Chinese ones, are being shipped half way over it. I’d say the key USP was producing an acceptable, balanced, ‘benchmark’ sound over a wide range of instruments. One you can depend and rely on.How do they compare to the ‘other’ strings? There was little between the sound on the bass strings for quite some time. The D'Addarios squeaked less on slides. The Chinese strings seem equally as well balanced in tone and tension between strings over the set. The treble strings? To my ears, the D'Addarios have a little more clarity and brightness, the Chinese trebles are a slightly mellower tone. The difference is subtle, but I noticed it. Just over a month later, the Chinese bass strings have started to sound a little duller than they originally did, the D’Addarios are still sounding like new. The difference in the trebles remains, and on both sets, the treble strings are very playable.Which brings me to price. Discounted, the D'Addarios were well over twice the price of the Chinese strings. Have they ever sounded over two times better? No; and that would be an unreasonable expectation. Playability? The Chinese squeak, in my mind, gave the D'Addarios an immediate edge: the slightly more resonant response of D'Addario’s trebles is a personal preference. Longevity is going to be the key marker: D’Addario’s bass strings have, so far, shown none of the tonal degradation of the Chinese set. I’d be happy if the (subjective) playable life of the D'Addarios was twice that of the Chinese strings: because, at this point, they do sound better.

Nice set of strings. Would recommend.

Love these!

Value for money. I bought 5 sets. Stable for tuning. Easy to install. Warm tone. Perfect for me. I play cordoba c5

These strings are of good quality and last longer than any of the cheaper varieties maintaining their vibrant and sustained sound

I am a classical guitarist with about 15-20 years of playing experience. I have tried numerous different strings and makes, and I find these to be the best.What makes these the best?A number of reasons.Firstly they are incredibly reliable. I change my strings about once ever 6 weeks, and in about 10 years I have never had a dud or weak string from the pack.They last an extremely long time. In my student days, I would sometimes keep a set of these on my guitar for 3 - 4 months at a time and, even then, they still sounded reasonably decent.They are cheap. Currently they are about £5.50, which is by far one of the cheapest sets of strings to buy for the guitar.They have a beautiful well-balanced tone that is not overly bright or overly mellow. I find this very important. I play a Ramirez SP Spruce, which has quite a bright sound anyway, and I find these complement the guitar very well.They are easy to play. I use normal tension and I find that you don't have to press very hard to get a beautiful tone from them.They stay in tune reasonably well and settle in very quickly.