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EJ18s offer heavier tension resulting in a bolder, more resonant acoustic tone with higher resistance for heavy strumming and flat-picking or for down tuning.

  • D'Addario's most popular choice for heavy strumming, flat-picking and resonant, projecting tone
  • Preferred for its warm, bright, and well balanced acoustic tone
  • Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
  • Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
  • String Gauges: Plain Steel .014, .018, Phosphor Bronze Wound .027, .039, .049, .059

Phosphor Bronze was introduced to string making by D'Addario in 1974 and has become synonymous with warm, bright, and well balanced acoustic tone. D'Addario Phosphor Bronze strings are precision wound with corrosion resistant phosphor bronze onto a carefully drawn, hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core. The result is long lasting, bright sounding tone with excellent intonation.

Tension Chart

        Diameter         Tension      
Item # Note Inches mm lbs kg
PL014 E 0.0140 0.3600 31.800 14.420
PL018 B 0.0180 0.4600 29.500 13.380
PB027 G 0.0270 0.6858 38.060 17.260
PB039 D 0.0390 0.9906 43.940 38.500
PB049 A 0.0490 1.2446 38.500 17.460
PB059 E 0.0590 1.4986 31.020 14.070