daddario xs strings review

Price: $19.99 - $14.99
(as of Dec 23, 2024 09:21:15 UTC - Details)

Born from our greatest breakthrough in string innovation, XS Phosphor Bronze strings have the longest life of any D’Addario acoustic guitar string. The XS coating gives our warm, balanced phosphor bronze strings maximum life, with an uncommonly smooth feel. Made with a NY Steel core, phosphor bronze wrap wire, and Fusion Twist technology, XS coated acoustic guitar strings have incomparable break strength and tuning stability, in addition to their dramatically increased lifespan. This 12-53 Light gauge set is our most popular acoustic gauge, providing a nice balance of playability and tone.
CORROSION-RESISTANT, EXTENDED LIFE - XS Phosphor Bronze strings have the longest life of any D’Addario acoustic string, with no fraying, peeling, or tonal dampening, thanks to the ultra-thin XS film coating.
WARM, BALANCED TONE - Phosphor Bronze wrap wire provides tried-and-true D’Addario acoustic tone, with beautiful balance and warmth suitable for all musical genres.
STAYS IN TUNE, STRONGER STRING - With a NY Steel core and Fusion Twist technology, XS Phosphor Bronze offers greater break strength and unmatched tuning stability—staying in tune 131% better than standard acoustic strings.
EARN REWARD POINTS - XS Phosphor Bronze sets come with a code on the recyclable, resealable VCI bag, which you can register to earn Players Circle points.
MADE IN THE USA – XS coated acoustic strings are made in the USA—drawn to our exacting specifications at our New York production facility.
Reviewer: Bigplansforsleepingin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good coated strings, decent price
Review: I've been playing on these for about 2 weeks now and have no complaints. They're smooth, hold tuning well, and the tone doesn't seem to lean too far in either the "dark" or "bright" directions on my concert sized acoustic. When compared to Elixer nanowebs of the same size I found them to be very comparable at a lower price.Time will tell on their longevity, but I'll likely give D'addario xs's a shot on my electric guitar as well, I've liked them so much so far.

Reviewer: John J
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Natural Sound/Feel and Long Lasting
Review: I have played guitar for 25 years. In that time, I never liked coated strings. Still, I burn through strings so frequently that I really needed to do something. I bought a new Taylor that had these XS strings already on it, though I didn't know that at the time. After really enjoying the feel and sound, I noticed these strings weren't wearing out as quickly. I contacted Taylor and found out they were D'Addario XS 12-53s. I couldn't believe it! These were coated strings?! So, I bought packs for all of my guitars. Electric and Acoustic. I've tried different gauges but every pack of XS strings has been wonderful. For me, they sound good, they feel good and THEY LAST! Playing several hours each day, I can now go months between string changing. As opposed to every week or so before. After much use, I can see little bits of the coating fray but oftentimes (especially early on) you can't even tell they're coated. Bottom line, if you're tired of changing strings all the time, and want to give coated strings a try, THESE ARE FOR YOU.

Reviewer: gary l de paris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome strings
Review: I’ve been using Martin strings for ever and after purchasing a Taylor guitar and finding out it came from the factory I decided to fry them on my Martin.OMG! Brightness, string quality make the guitars sound good and play nice.

Reviewer: PeeGee5344
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Strings!!
Review: Love these!! Nice slick feel to them, great sound!!

Reviewer: Rich Johnson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GREAT STRINGS! Not worth the price though
Review: Feeling wise, pretty much the same as the other "nano" string out there. Sound wise, hated them for 3 days because they were super bright (even after stretching). After breaking in they sound fine, maybe not as loud as a nano but sound good. String bending is quite nice I will say. Longevity, I'm actually surprised. The have surpassed their EXP line & definitely their XT line of strings. Like that nano stuff they do not tarnish quick which I like. The only down fall to me for these strings, the price. They aren't worth it at all. I get that nano stuff regularly in the $12 range and they will last for 2 to 3 months. EJ16's you can get 3 sets dirt cheap and those 3 sets will last longer than these by at least a month to 2. This is for me, I play anywhere from 1 to 2 hours daily, 7 days a week. If these hold up to longer than 2 months and they drop their price to something appropriate ($12), these would be my everyday strings for sure.EDIT: One thing I would like to add, bar none the greatest tuning stability I have seen in any string yet. It's probably been 3 or 4 hours of playing since the last tweak in tuning. Granted my guitar room/bedroom I keep right around 50% humidity so the guitars don't change much. When I say any string yet, think this brand, that other famous coated brand, and the sesame street ball brand, are what I have used :)Update 10/10/2021: They are still going pretty strong at almost 3 months in with 1+ hours a day average use time. Durability seems to be on point with the other major coated brand, and I just noticed that other brand jacked their price up to match these. I am going with a set of EXP16's after these are dead to see how much of a difference there is. Seems the EXP brand is a bigger favorite over the years.

Reviewer: Michael
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Smooth playing
Review: These sounds great, they feel great, and they play great! Will absolutely keep these on my Taylor!

Reviewer: Jason Cross
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellence
Review: Great tone, durability and strength! Fantastic product!

Reviewer: Charles Jones
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good strings
Review: Sound great, look great. I think I found me a new brand of strings!!

Reviewer: Produto bom, cumpre função térmica.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excelente! Estou usando a longos messes, ainda mantém afinação e não tem marcas de oxidação. Recomendo.

Reviewer: Percy Caramellum
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I love these strings! They sound so beautiful to me, the crisp sound just doesn't seem to fade and I play hours daily. They're strong and I've only broken two strings in years, but that was my fault messing around with too many different tuning in such a short period of time, I also don't have the highest quality acoustic guitar with top of the line tuning pegs.Another nice bonus is the Player's Circle Points. They have a code on the packaging you enter into D'Addario's website and after a redeeming the codes on a few sets, you can can get free products. You still have to buy a bit before but I'm not going to turn down a free set of strings or a capo or whatever anytime soon.People complain about the price a lot but in my opinion they're worth it. A 3 pack lasted me over 6 months of daily use. Take from that what you will lolShipped basically in record time as well.

Reviewer: Jonathon L.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Does the job delivered quickly, great strings and definite improvement in sound for the guitar I fitted them to.

Reviewer: Danilo Bergo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: queste corde sono indubbiamente tra le mie preferite per la chitarra acustica, infatti entrambe le mie chitarre montano queste.dopo anni di ricerca e di prove continue, e dopo aver ristretto il campo a poche marche, scambiato pareri e confrontato scalature e tensioni, posso dire di essere giunto alla scelta definitiva.Queste corde infatti garantiscono un suono brillante ma corposo, ben bilanciato e con la giusta tensione, che non stanca la mano sinistra e risponde bene alla destra.vanno ottimamente sia su arpeggio che sullo strumming, e non ultimo, forniscono una risposta in volume davvero molto buona e presente. forse migliorerei il packaging, ma in fondo, perchè sprecare carta o plastica per confezionare le corde singolarmente?forse per curiosità e per abitudine, ogni tanto proverò qualcosa d'altro, ma per ora mi fermo qui.

Reviewer: Amazon Kunde
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Top-Saiten. Habe mir eine Martin-Gitarre gekauft und der Händler hat extra diese D'Addario-Gitarrensaiten aufgezogen (normal wäre die Gitarre mit Original-Martin-Saiten geliefert worden). Er meinte, diese klingen super und halten einfach länger. Ja, und genau so wars dann auch. Die Saiten sind zwar beschichtet (für längere Haltbarkeit!), aber das merkt man (im Gegensatz z. B. zu Elexir-Saiten) kaum bis gar nicht – was mich wirklich überzeugt hat, da ich eigentlich mit beschichteten Saiten überhaupt gar nichts anfangen kann.Die Saiten brauchen eine ganze Weile, bis sie ihr volles Klangspektrum entfalten, halten es dann aber sehr lange (3 Monate kein Problem). Preislich leider etwas teuer, aber insgesamt sehr gute und empfehlenswerte Saiten.Hab sie mitllerweile auf mehrer meiener Gitarren aufgezogen.