Martin Authentic Acoustic Guitar Strings, Superior Performance Custom Light 11-52, 80/20 Bronze

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars | 12,643 ratings

Price: 7.49

Last update: 04-04-2025


About this item

PROFESSIONAL GUITAR STRINGS: Discover your guitar’s true voice. These strings are designed with higher tensile strength and tin-plated core wire to enable a full and balanced tone, a quicker response, and an increased tuning stability. They’re available in extra light, custom light, light, and medium gauges.
HIGH-QUALITY DESIGN: Made from 80/20 bronze, these acoustic strings feature top-quality bronzed-steel core wire and bronze wrap wire. At first, the sound is a bright, punchy attack. It quickly mellows out as you play, making this pack ideal for bluegrass players.
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE: Best for rigorous practice and performance, our acoustic guitar strings can be used for fingerpicking and flat-picking. If you have finger fatigue after playing or wish bending notes was easier, try a lighter string gauge.
VERSATILE STRINGS: String gauge is an important part of getting the best sound out of your guitar. We recommend using only our extra-light through medium-gauge strings on our guitars. Medium-gauge strings deliver more volume and are perfect for larger-bodied guitars.
THE TONE YOU DESERVE: For every handmade element we craft, we never forget why we do it: to help you set your creativity free. You’ll find a wide range of Martin strings that fit your instrument and playing style. Enjoy incredible tone, no matter what you play.

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Top reviews from the United States

Jt Shepherd
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful tone
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
Well it was kinda an emergency when I bought these, had a gig on Friday night, it was Wednesday night I was going through our song list and tuning up, then twang there went the g string. Order another set right away as I knew I wouldn't have time to swung by a local store. Anyways, different than I usually go with, a little brighter than I thought but hold a good sustain, and sound great when I'm playing. Good bang for your buck. Will buy again.
Gary A Grabowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Acoustic Guitar Strings!
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
I just started playing guitar again after 40+ years. I have an old acoustic guitar that is 50 years old and was tired. I gave it a refresh and used these Martin strings. They sound amazing and are easy to play. You can't go wrong with anything Martin!
Dylan
5.0 out of 5 stars Best guitar strings I have ever bought
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
a few months ago my guitar strings broke, and I have been looking for a new replacement ever since. I them stumbled upon these guitar strings which are different from my original guitar strings. They sound better, brighter, etc. But I do notice that if you get lighter strings they will probably break within a month or two of playing hard.
mike bastiat
4.0 out of 5 stars Very balanced, mellow strings, but not too dull.
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021
I bought the 12's, bluegrass series, looking for a set of strings to serve as bluegrass strings.

As far as what Martin claims, I think they're an honest pack of strings. One claim of theirs is staying in tune. Here I think they are superb. The strings seem to have an amazing relation to one another and they not only stay in tune, but they tune up very nicely. The octaves sound good together.

Initially, I thought they seemed dull compared to other strings, but then I kind of preferred that they werent too loud or piercing. Other strings sound too bright at first sometimes, such that you want to break them in or get them dirty, even. These actually sound very balanced out of the pack. One might wish for a tad bit more oomph to them, but at least it is not overdone. They ebb on the smooth side, which sounds good.

I think they would be very good as bluegrass rhythm strings, or even for the general strummer and songwriter.

Their mellow, even tone gives a sort of natural compression to the strings which makes each string very smooth when formed into a chord. Everything sounds very coherent and together. The high strings aren't too snappy or loud and this makes for very nice chord tone.

Since guitar is very much so a rhythm instrument in bluegrass, this would make them very appropriate strings for the style they claim to cater to.

I also think, as Martin claims on the pack, that the playability of the strings is great. They're very easy to depress on the fret. They feel nice. No weird coating or nothing.

The only negative I would give them is an unfair one, since these are intended as bluegrass strings: I dont think they're the best for single-note, blues style guitar. Here, the strings sound a little weak, and D'Addarios would probably serve the acoustic blues player better. They dont really have enough focus and volume as single strings and make them come up a little short if one will be playing single note styles outside of bluegrass flatpicking.

However, they do bend quite good. I just think the tone is a tad weak for single note blues. Again, they really shine when playing chords.

But not all is lost on single note stuff. Bluegrass guitar after all has incorporated lead breaks for over a half a century now, and the strings are well suited for flatpicking and bouncing around the fret board. They have a nice flexibility that allows them to be fretted quite easily. For the bluegrass style, the strings sound fine as single notes.

The tone for fingerstyle grew on me. At first I thought it seemed weak. I usually like a lot of bright volume for my finger picking chords. These were at least different in that regard. But then it seemed quite even once again. No higher strings popped too loud and the lows weren't out of place or separate from the rest of the strings.

We'll see how long they last. These are first impressions.
Charles J Rackley
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great product, for the money.
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
Great product
Daphne
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
These are great quality for the price. Easy to install and great sound!
Timothy Shore
5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Strings
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
These work pretty well but did not last as long as I had hoped . they are easier to play than the straight up light gage. but that comes with longevity issue . not disappointed but im not going to purchase them again
James.smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great.price
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
They.worked.just.fine

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