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D'Addario's best selling 80/20 Bronze gauge, EJ11s offer the ideal balance of volume, projection and comfortable playability. 

  • D'Addario's most popular acoustic gauge, ideal balance of tone and playability
  • Extra-bright tone mixed with deep and projecting bottom end
  • 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 .012, .016, Bronze Wound .024, .032, .042, .053

80/20 Bronze, commonly referred to as brass, is the original acoustic string alloy selected by John D'Addario Sr. and John D'Angelico in the 1930s. 80/20 Bronze strings are popular for recording due to their crisp, deep and projecting tone and appeal to many traditionalists and vintage enthusiasts for their historical significance. All D'Addario acoustic strings are wound on a hexagonally shaped, high carbon steel core, resulting in long lasting, bright sounding tone with excellent intonation.

Tension Chart

        Diameter         Tension      
Item # Note Inches mm lbs kg
PL012 E 0.0120 0.3000 23.360 10.600
PL016 B 0.0160 0.4060 23.310 10.570
BW024 G 0.0240 0.6096 29.240 13.270
BW032 D 0.0320 0.8128 29.010 13.160
BW042 A 0.0420 1.0668 27.460 12.460
BW053 E 0.0530 1.3462 24.040 10.900