Ernie Ball Earthwood Light 80/20 Bronze Mandolin Strings, 9-34 Gauge (P02067)

Earthwoods are my go-to for all my acoustic instruments. Great feel and tone always. With a wide selection of gauges, there is no reason to not find you sound!

I have been purchasing these strings for years. They put out an incredible sound, and although of course you need to tune them a little bit often after initial installation, they definitely hold up to abuse.

I will use these again on my acoustic mandolin. If you are changing from another brand or another gauge you made need to adjust the position of the bridge of your mandolin to correct the intonation. If the string is in tune when open but high pitched on the twelfth fret loosing the string and slide the bridge down. This may take a few tries, but it is worth it. This is something that all mando players should learn.

I got these bc I generally like Ernie Ball strings. However, the E and another string snapped as I tried to tune them. Albeit, this was my first time restringing a mandolin and I would probably be a little more patient and stretch the strings as I'm going, but I don't think the strings should have just snapped as immediate. The others sound great and were easy to use, I'm just salty that I don't have all the strings now.

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Cant beat Ernie Ball Strings. Nuff said!

New these strings. Like them very much. Also you can sign up and earn points for free merchandise.

I recently bought a mandolin, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the old strings I put on it became discolored and tinny-sounding. So I put these strings on and could not believe how much better my mandolin sounded! I'm a novice at mandolin, but a friend of mine who's a seasoned player said he loved the sound. Highly recommended, and I will buy them again in the future. I didn't rate the longevity because I just put them on.