Martin Retro Acoustic MM12 Light-Gauge Guitar Strings, Monel Nickel

Love these strings. Warm but loud.

I like the bright sound of these strings, and they are easy to play. They are high quality and last a long time, making them a good value.

These simply do everything I want... I've been searching for these strings for years... or I should say, I've been searching for this sound. I didn't know these existed until a few months ago. These just sound "round" to put it simply. The sound is just straight up thicc... chompky... lorge... or whatever the internet has come up with to avoid the word "fat." They're all that and a bag of apples... Trying to explain tone through the internet is pointless... just buy some if you're looking for anything other than the clanky janky standard acoustic sound. Some people love that sound, but I hate nothing more than fresh phosphor-bronze or 80/20 strings and some of them take WEEKS to get decent... breaking strings was a terrible event because it meant breaking in new strings and I always dreaded breaking them. These just sound good out of the box and get better with time. The biggest thing I've found with these other than their unique depth of tone is that I can make them "growl" when stumming hard and sliding. It's like a very fast subtle growl that's almost like a dirty slide guitarish kind of thing. I play with a lot of string/finger lube and slide a TON, I don't lift my fingers much and these fit that style like a dream. This not that shrieking sound from dragging fingers... it's a very low growl that I haven't actually figured out how to reproduce consistently yet but it just happens when I'm feeling good. I've tried all sorts of picks (do this asap if you've never done it) and my "go to" is still tortex yellow standard picks. I also have several other styles of picks in yellow like the Jazz 3XLs (my very close 2nd fav). Seriously... spend $30 on every pick variety pack on Amazon... you don't realize how wild the difference is and your sound may just be hiding in your choice of pick. I'm rambling... but the picks are relevant here because with these strings NONE of the 30ish different picks sound bad. Not one... they might not be what I'm looking for, but all picks still sound good with these strings. More traditional acoustic strings tend to sound like absolute garbage if you don't have the right pick... so with all that said, I think it's safe to assume these strings just sound better overall than anything else I've tried over the last 15 years. This is the first time I'm buying more than 1 pack of the same strings in at least 5-6 years.

Be advised that these strings have less tension, and thus less output than bronze type strings of the same qauge. I think the overall tonal quality is a bit brighter, but they still sound good...just not as loud.

These are extremely bright, producing an almost “raspy” acoustic sound. I think that the price is reasonable, and even though I am not rough on strings, they passed my stretching stress test, so they must be durable. I am not sure how long they will last, but I am going to time them and will update this post. I’m not impressed with the sound, as they are not as punchy as the Martin 80/20 bronze strings, which last incredibly long. Check out the video to see for yourself.

Great strings! If you're looking for bright, probably not for you. I like the way these strings sound after a little break in time. If you're playing grass, you're more apt to like them (in my opinion). Obviously, it's gonna be a personal preference. The price is right if you change your strings a lot.

Sounds amazing! The quality of the strings match the guitar and make it sound even more authentic. Very easy to install and the timing was super quick. Honestly great buy

I just found my new favorite resonator guitar string. Retro is right. These sound like someone showed up at the crossroads, retuned my guitar, sprinkled some sugar on it, handed it back to me, and served up some of the sweetest slide blues tones imaginable. Whoo! These are worth every penny and more. Not only do they sound like authentic old school blues, they also look and feel amazing!

...sie auf das richtige Instrument aufgezogen werden. Auf meiner Martin OM21 klingen sie furchtbar, sie "zerstören" den Klang des Instruments. Auf meiner Martin 015M klingen sie fantastisch, die besten Saiten die ich bisher auf der Gitarre hatte. Mein Fazit: Super Saiten für Mahagoni Gitarren, eine Katastrophe für Fichte/Palisander. 5 Sterne von mir, denn sie haben die richtige Anwendung gefunden!

2、4、5弦がミディアムより若干細ことが影響しているのかフラットピッキングがすごく弾きやすいです。

Le G aiguë (0.23) a pété malgré toute ma prudence et précaution. Le pire, c'est que j'ai remplacé cette corde par une d'un jeu Martin authentic tirant 10 (MA-500) Et malgré toute ma précaution redoublée, elle a aussi pété ! Finalement, j'ai remplacé la fameuse corde par une de tirant 12 et ça va. Bref, mauvaise expérience malgré le son magnifique des cordes !

New strings are tearing. 6.5 strings broke off at the bend in the peg((

I've bought Elixir strings for as long as I can remember and can't fault them...so why did I buy Martin strings? Well, I'd bought a Martin guitar and so thought I'd match it up with these strings as they were highly recommended. I'm not a big fan of new strings...much prefer them when they've been on a few weeks and lost that bright zingy sound. These didn't really suffer too much from that and whilst they sounded new and bright they had a rich depth from the off. I've had them on now for around 3 months and they still sound excellent and stay in tune despite some bending and changing tunings several times. They are certainly as good as Elixr strings whether they ;last as long remains to be seen but so far so good...I should add, I keep strings on for a long time as I like the dull sound as they age! I would recommend trying them as theya re a good price and I'm sure you don't need a MArtin to appreciate their sound.