Daddario EJ15-3D

My Cort folk had heavier gauge strings for "punchier" tone but they were harder to play, making clean pull-offs and hammer-ons was difficult. Not so with the 10-47's. And the whole of the playing time is an easier time because less muscle is needed to just push the strings against the frets.

When I play fingerpicking I don't use the nails, only the flesh of the fingertips, so fewer highs are emitted. Combined with thicker strings that have less highs, some of the acoustic's nicety is lost. The 10's give out more highs, problem solved. Moreover I play the bass, so nails have to be super-short. Playing with a pick makes the change more apparent.

The tone is not less powerful because what is lost in "punchiness" is gained in harmonics, the energy struck into the string is the same, so the wood's vibration is just as strong. And it seems I felt the extra highs as much as they can be heard. I realize the 12's made the tone metallic, too.

So now it will be 10-47's only for me. The 12-53's were also D'Addario so only two strings needed a tiny filing of the saddle to adjust intonation.

I’ve tested all three sets through on my Taylor acoustic dreadnought, and I must admit that I don’t understand the high ratings at Thomann.

The low E-string of all three sets resonated very uneven. The A-string and the D-string sounded okay. But 1st, 2nd and 3rd string had a sound I can only describe as fizzling and somewhat unpleasant.

These strings are probably okay, if you use a pick for all your playing styles. I play acoustic in all sorts of ways: strumming, picking, hitting the strings with my flat hand – usually combining these techniques. So, perhaps, I just have to have a thicker set of strings for my style.

I bought these after a recommendation from a friend. I was extremly dissapointed. There is no life in these strings at all.

I put a fresh set on within an hour, they sounded and felt completely dead. I even heard a diminish in tone between first putting them on and after settling them in.

I've tried a lot of different strings on my acoustics, Martin, Ernie Ball, Fender...etc. but these are by far the worst I've ever tried. For me the reigning champion is still Elixir, I look no further for both acoustic and electric strings and I would suggest you do too if you're experimenting with new strings.