John Pearse 600L Phosphor Bronze Reviews

Metallic and hollow sounding, very stiff, short life expactancy.

When searching online acoustic guitar forums everyone seems to refer to these strings as warm sounding. They're not. Maybe if you're comparing them to D'Addarios or similarly bright/metallic sounding strings but in the larger perspective these are bright strings with a rather strident, brash tone. It feels like the guitar is shouting at me when using these strings. The highs are metallic and the lows are kinda hollow. If I dig in hard the lows collapse into a bloated, boomy mess.

This metallic, hollow tone actually reminds me of strings for autoharps and zithers. I guess you would say they have great clarity but on a guitar it gets rather sterile.

At first I actually found these strings interesting because they are slightly different to other strings and it's always exciting to try something new. But it soon got old and so did the strings. These strings have a very short life expectancy and go "dead" really fast.

I didn't like how they felt under the fingers either. They have a very stiff, uncomfortably feel, although the windings are reasonably smooth and the tension is no worse than other .012 sets. I suspect the stiffness is the reason why these strings fail to produce warm, full lows and instead end up with a hollow sounding, boomy mess.

Strings are very subjective so I'm sure a lot of people will like these strings but personally I think these strings are rather poor and will never buy them again.

Great string set

I had heard good things about these strings so I finally decided to buy a couple of sets replacing the Martins (MSP4100 phsphor bronze) I have always used on my Guild D-55. They are very balanced and warm sounding with good sustain. Exactly what I was looking for and definitely a perfect match for this particular guitar. Very happy with them!

I will be ordering a lot of these...:)

Perfectly balanced for my Martin D-41 and awesome playability. Great sounding strings.

highly recommended !

I love these strings. Perfect match for a Taylor 714.

Probably the best

Make sure you try these strings before you settle. These are well balanced strings either for pick or fingerstyle. First time I put them on my Taylor I was woaed.... The Richest sound and the right intonation. Very nice product

Great sound

One of the brightest sounds I think I've heard, really nice feel and sound, they feel good, worth the money and great to play. They seem to sound better the more you play them too! They don't lose their colour or tone when you play them regularly which is a huge plus! They are thicker than the average guitar string (or in my opinion they are, regardless of gauge) they hold tuning better too...... however... if you are not used to them be mindful of playing 3-4 gigs on the trot, they made my fingers really sore after the first 2 gigs, and I had to take them off my guitar on the 3rd day and add some really light gauge strings to get thorough my next two performances.

Don't get me wrong they are great strings, and great sound but ensure you get your fingers used to them first!

Best strings I know

These are by far the best strings for Acoustic Guitar that I have tried. Nothing else ever for me. Great tone, durability, and comfort. Nothing to complain about, just plain super. Try them ! You will not be disappointed.

Great strings for martin guitars

Put this on a martin om28, and it gives that great warm sound as expected.

(had tried one of my favorite acoustic strings before, the elixir 80/20, and on the Martin om28 was a huge disappointment!). The John Pearse made the tremendous and unique martin tone sparkle.

Great strings!

Had these for quite a few weeks on my Taylor and the sound is still great! Very full, but not muffled. My new go to acoustic guitar strings.

Great Strings!

Strings are durable, and sounds good!

Simply the best I've tried

Fantastic strings for a player in search of a full, ringing and crisp sound with plenty of bottom and resonance, too. Everything is just so different with Pearse strings it's hard to believe the strings are not expensive at all, nor are they that different in appearance either. I don't know how they do it, but I'm happy to enjoy the results of a fine design. The strings don't last in their prime as long as coated, Elixir-type strings, but with a sound like this, it's hard to go back to anything else. Coated strings also tend to suffer from extensive use of finger picks, which makes John Pearse the perfect alternative for me.

Highly recommended

I would recommend these strings to anyone. They are the choice of top luthier Jason Kostal on all his guitars. My Kostal came with them and now I won't use anything else on my steel strung guitars. They are vibrant and balanced, hold their tuning and work well with open tunings.

The best uncoated string. Note the adjective.

Bought a pack, and tried them out on my Collings OM2H. I usually use Elixirs and love their slippery feel. This is not the string for that. When new, they had the the best tone I could imagine from a string.Also I could get right hand dynamics out of this string (really dig into them) with an ease unlike whatever string I used prior to it. They remain uncoated though, so for me, the fun only lasts for a couple weeks, then they become grimey and sticky due to corrosion. While not the string I would use on a regular basis (more as a one-off for recordings), I very much recommend this product if you are a serious acoustic guitar player that relies mostly on their right hand dynamics: for anything except string life and left hand slipping, this string is - in my humble opinion - close to perfection.