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Vibrant Sound

Customers are thrilled with the vibrant and lovely sound produced by these Martin guitar strings. They note that it takes a few days for the strings to fully settle in, but once they do, the sound is fantastic and keeps the instrument in tune.

Strong Basses

Customers have a strong preference for Martin acoustic guitar strings due to their clear and strong basses, volume, and overall sound quality. Some customers mentioned that these strings are more flexible than standard Martins but still retain some fight and bite. However, a small group of customers had issues with the strings snapping during tuning or found them too tight and difficult to play.

Warm Tone

Customers generally have positive feedback about the warm tone of Martin 928 Acoustic Guitar Strings, describing them as having a lovely bright tone that is not too brittle, easy to play, and producing rich and warm sounds. Some customers also mentioned that these strings make their guitar sound much better and help recreate the sound of Tommy Emmanuel's playing style. However, a few customers noted that these strings have a slightly brighter tone compared to others they have tried but still find them comfortable and easy to play.

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Quality


These strings are a wonderful quality and sound amazing fitted to my gs mini koa plus the sustain is fantastic


I really like martin strings, they have really good volume and clarity with strong basses and trebles - harmonics really sing out.


These strings, 12–54, are light gauge, not custom light, which are 11–52.


As soon as i put these strings on they felt like they were the strings i'd been after for a long time.

Price


I will definitely be buying them again especially at this price highly recommended.


These are good value strings, even though you can find them at a great price - i would recommend them

Shipping


Strings supplied were as expected with delivery earlier than expected.


I was expecting my strings to arrive a week from now (due to the current crisis), so was very surprised to receive them now.

Competitiveness


They do sound a little bright in comparison to others i've tried, but they're really comfortable and easy to play and make fing...  Read More


Similar to other reviewers, i have found a brand that work for me therefore i am happy to stick with them.


I’ve tried a few other brands but always come back to these

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    good, great, acoustic, quality and bright.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 137.
  • Previous analysis of this listing was an F grade.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 5,525 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 30 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    According to martin the point of these strings is that they have a flexible core so i was expecting less string tension but for me they dont feel any different to conventional strings but they are


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They have very slightly more clarity than standard martin lifespan 2


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Cant recommend these highly enough


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I tried other major brands but never was quite happy with the tone


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Won’t buy anything else for that guitar now


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I dont fancy paying postage for just 1 string


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    In my opinion these are the only strings i would put near my ibanez acoustic


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I would like to make a quick positive mention to this supplier

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