Acoustic Strings

Acoustic 80/20 Bronze and Phosphor Bronze guitar strings offer players different tone options. Both string types are popular and therefore selecting the right strings is a matter of personal preference. Here's what we can tell you: 

80/20 Bronze acoustic guitar strings offer a bright and focused tone. The 80/20 bronze name is a misnomer in the music industry as the metal wrap wire composition is 80% copper and 20% zinc, which is brass. Bronze is technically an alloy of copper and tin. 

Phosphor Bronze acoustic guitar strings offer a rich and full tone. The strings are named after the wrap wire material, which is a copper alloy wrap wire with roughly 8% tin and a small amount of Phosphorous. 

Regardless of your string preference, Elixir Strings coats all of our wound strings, keeping tone-killing gunk out of the gaps between the windings. Our innovative Anti-Rust Plated Plain Steel Strings also resist tone-deadening corrosion, ensuring longer life for the entire set. 

As you know, sets are made up of wound and plain steel strings. In addition to featherweight proprietary coatings that protect all wound strings, Elixir Plain Steel Strings feature an innovative Anti-Rust Plating that prevents rust and corrosion and extends the life of plain steel strings. With both the wound strings and the plain steels protected, the entire set can be played for longer.