7 Packs of Strings, 1 Acoustic - Ernie Ball String Comparison

Ernie Ball sent us 7 different packs of their most recent range of acoustic guitar strings to test out, so we thought it would make an interesting video to try them all out on one acoustic!
We certainly noticed a significant difference between each pack, comment below your opinions we would love to hear what you all think!
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[@Beyond-Antares]

Timestamps Aluminium Bronze: Strum - 1:09 Pluck - 3:06 Harsh strum - 4:40 Earthwood 80/20: Strum - 1:25 Pluck - 3:20 Harsh strum - 5:09 Earthwood Phosphor Bronze: Strum - 1:42 Pluck - 3:32 Harsh strum - 5:39 Everlast 80/20: Strum - 1:58 Pluck - 3:46 Harsh strum - 6:09 Everlast Phosphor Bronze: Strum - 2:18 Pluck - 3:59 Harsh strum - 6:39 Paradigm 80/20 Bronze: Strum - 2:33 Pluck - 4:13 Harsh strum - 7:10 Paradigm phosphor Bronze: Strum - 2:50 Pluck - 4:25 Harsh strum - 7:45

[@Doowopsid]

Thank you

[@elsizzle2000]

Wow thanks bru

[@rolandofrancis5254]

Bro what's the difference between the earthwood 80/20 extra light and the phosphor bronze extra light? Is there any?

[@echocollectors]

Thank you!

[@Ryukin-lo7zn]

The Earthwood 80/20 sounds great ! It has got the best balance and projection. Thanks for sharing this comparison !

[@fugomaye396]

Completty agree....

[@fugomaye396]

Completely agree....

[@ceuceu177]

everlast better

[@raw_pc]

Aluminum Bronze sounded best in lows, mids and highs. Great clarity and smooth round bass. Mids were well balanced. Everlasts had the strangest mids to my ear. The rest was more or less even with Earthwoods most dark I think.

[@jeffacallaway]

Just found this video, to this trombone player's ears listening cranked through Klipsch KG4s and really letting the overtones ring, the 1st pair of Aluminum Bronze was the clear favorite. To me, they had the best fullness and clarity, especially with the mid sustain in ringing chords. Several of those other strings sounded strangely flat in the mid frequencies, and a few times I could hear really some weird upper overtones, you have to have really good speakers to hear it but I listened a few times to make sure. Thanks for helping trombone players string their guitars.

[@TheWiffleSniffle]

Best string comparison video! Please do more of these! Maybe Electric, D’darrio, nylon etc?

[@DavidS19551]

All sound great on a great guitar..probably aluminum bronze..I've played them but hard on my fingers...that being said..I am 65 and just got back to playing about a year and a half ago, after 35 years..good job and hard work 👏!!

[@knguyen6061]

I concur They all sound great. If you want brighter sound, pick the 80/20 bronze. Pick Phosphor Bronze if you want warmer, a bit mellower sound.The aluminum bronze has the brightest sound of them all

[@blake121666]

The Everlast brown package (phosphor bronze) or the Aluminum bronze were the ones I thought best in this video

[@angellaboy8336]

blake121666 Agreed on that.

[@theratedyesplayer1267]

CADS I’m really enjoying fingerpicking, but right now I have Ernie Ball medium calibre, do you recommend phosphore bronze extra-light?

[@guitarhiker4449]

Paradigm phophorus bronze sound nice. I kinda like the twang of the Aluminiums too!! One of the everlast coated even sounded good. Paradigm phophor bronze are the winner imo. But i personally like even lighter strings. The rock/blues earthwoods i like. Some elixirs are good too.

[@ramspencer5492]

The phosphor bronze aren't as friendly for recording, in a mix of I'm supporting a vocalist... Good solo guitar strings....

[@paramediccpo]

Earth wood medium light 💡 sounded best to me

[@theratedyesplayer1267]

CADS I’m really enjoying fingerpicking, but right now I have Ernie Ball medium calibre, do you recommend extra-light?

[@OceanSizeMusic]

Which Earthwoods? The 80/20s or phosphor?

[@alepwalling]

agreed

[@DiosDragon1111]

X2

[@randallbilly1122]

Pro trick : watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@RRW276]

Well done, great quality video! My favorite strings and the only ones I use for acoustics are Ernie Ball Earthwoods PB. I'm not as concerned about the life of the string as I am the tone, but the two seem to be really balanced. I changed from Elixirs.

[@gregorykipp9308]

Thank you everyone who commented and stated which sounds the best. Sincerely, Novice.

[@DavidS19551]

Great job. It's so hard to tell..aluminum bronze have a bright sound ive used them on my Martin ooxe..I go through strings like crazy not from playing so much but always wanting something different.

[@stevec.1802]

Like you, I’ve tried most guitar strings and keep returning to PB. The Ernie Ball AB are also a contender as an alternate choice. Nice presentation. 🎧

[@clane4485]

Oh, those Paradigms. I love Earthwood P-B because of their warmth and lack of annoying "twang." But I may need to switch.

[@jackhargreaves1911]

For ‘paradigm’ read ‘quiet’. I liked all the rest, though they did differ more than I expected. The aluminium strings were a revelation for me. I didn’t think I would like them, but I did. I’m definitely going to try the Earthwoods and the Aluminium. Such a great video for us guitar nerds…! (my wife’s comment is: “What’s wrong with you all?”)

[@jdanthony77]

Excellent video, agree with the 80/20.

[@HenryPipes]

I prefer the aluminum bronze.

[@Mr_Doughkage]

I use those Earthwood medium light strings exclusively on my Epiphone. I may need to try some of those paradigms.

[@romysan1]

Rosewood back and sides versus Mahogany back and side is a good and worthwhile comparison.

[@fabrizionapoleoni]

Alluminium Bronze for me

[@hanoakihiro]

Earth wood 80/20 is my favorite too

[@TapeEater03]

For my personal use 3:06 3:32

[@nsc217]

Thanks. I like the Everlast 80/20 beat

[@ytmember4569]

Great comparison video ! First and second set of EB strings ( al. bronze and earthwood bronze ) sound the best to me....

[@isabelsalas3062]

Aluminum Bronze for me 🥰

[@tim73639]

Earthwood strings (both) sound great, I'm going to switch from elixir to the their PB

[@ramspencer5492]

Aluminum bronze sounds really good on that guitar.... They need a new coated formula... Those sound really muted...

[@tothzoltan559]

Aluminium Bronze and Everlast 80/20 are the best! :)

[@nickspitzley8539]

The 80 20s do something cool and the aluminum bronze are super crisp.

[@davidwright5657]

80/20 bronze hands down.

[@InvirisAmbient]

wow - one of the first comparison videos where I literally could hear zero difference in any of the strings on the strumming parts. I did hear differences in the fingerstyle parts though.

[@DamonMedekMusic]

I like the last set the best. Paradigm phosphor Bronze. I don't like the over brightness in some strings. In general though I believe the pardigms or the earthwood 80/20 were the most well balanced.

[@danceon6927]

Aluminium bronze strings were best

[@optimusprimer4392]

I love Ernie Ball strings

[@DH-jw1tu]

Present favorite strings are the Earthwood Phosphor Bronze..........

[@AndrewBontempi]

Yeah the 80/20s sound really good on that guitar.

[@OceanSizeMusic]

Nice video, and great to have strummed with plectrum and fingerpicking compared - as well as the string changing sustained chords. For me, I prefer in the video the Earthwood 80/20 bronze (non phosphor) . They have a full sound that projects well, and are very articulate when playing low notes without getting boomy, and they also have a very coolt tonaility with a 'piano' like timbre that reminds me of blues, bluegrass, folk for some reason.

[@MK-tj5bf]

Lots of work! Respect!

[@Bravo-Too-Much]

Phosphor bronze or bronze alloys always sound better to me than the aluminum alloys. I always bounce back and forth between the two because I’m so indecisive on what I like better. After I use say PB for a while and switch to 80/20, I think 80/20 sound amazing and better. But then vice versa, I will think PB sound better when I switch back. Usually I’m using medium light regardless. The earthwood varieties are my favorites among all acoustic string brands though. Elixirs are second for acoustic for me and feel nice too, better than D’addario acoustic strings which always feel more “violent” on my fingers. However, on electric guitar I typically prefer D’addario over EB. I’ll use a variety of gauges and they always feel consistently good while maintaining tune very well. I do like Elixirs too on electric, but usually only use them to switch things up. Sometimes I even just get tired of the same packaging and will rotate through some EB varieties for a change though.

[@spacekittymaya]

1:59 everlast 80/20 bronze 1:09 aluminum bronze

[@ricardoalves7785]

Thank vou very much for help us to choose

[@sugarlife485]

great stuff...but very subtle....even with great headphones...I find its more of a feel thing

[@StopFear]

I’ve never heard people refer to an acoustic guitar as just acoustic. Is this how some people in some state say this? When I heard guitars being referred to we refer to a wooden guitar as “an acoustic guitar”, and less often as a “wood guitar” or “wooden guitar”. If it’s an electric guitar people I know always said “an electric guitar”.

[@prod.winterxphool6227]

Earthwood 80/20 medium light or everlast medium light sound best to me

[@CrazedFandango]

All sound fine to me.

[@paramediccpo]

And the gauge size would make a huge difference in sound though

[@cookiebiscuit5124]

I'm using paradigm 80/20, 13s gauge. I like the sound, it's good but my fingers kinda hurt and I'm thinking of changing to another gauge. What do you think the best gauge size that can give the best tone and comfort to play?

[@mjrzonemanarmy7917]

CookieBiscuit try 9 gauge if you’re beginner

[@ClassicalPan]

I'm not aware of 9 gauge acoustic strings. I used to play 10's because they were super light. The lighter the gauge, the easier to play. The heavier the gauge, the fuller the tone. I play 12's. Never tried 13's.

[@matteodondi7554]

Bravissimo grazie! Ciao dall'Italia!

[@NaZi9a]

I really love phosphor bronze

[@kyleskidmore9381]

Just me but I'm not a big fan of crispy tight toned guitars. I prefer a more finger styled acoustic with very velvety notes but on the other hand this does not make well for a rhythm guitar in some cases. With this said I think the phosphor bronze did this guitar wonders bc to me it sounded so tight the pb helped open it up vocally. I personally use martin 80 20 lp and found them to work for me but I believe i will be trying out Ernie ball here soon. And to cap on why I use 80 20 is bc It doesn't give as much overtone which I did a scalloped brace job on my takamine at about a 20 to 25% brace reduction and talk about making a big difference. Love it but bc i did this it gives me great notation and volume that 80 20 strings work very well with. Enough rambling. Great video ready to try some Ernie Ball strings

[@jimmy5634]

Earthwood Medium Light

[@esinsonat675]

thanks.. expect new comparisons !.. :)

[@e01nerv]

the coated ones sound "mute" and does not ring like the others thanks for the vid but hope you can describe if there's any difference in playability too despite having the same gauges

[@MK-tj5bf]

Thanks

[@OscarBenben]

Seriously I will great your dedication with a thumbs up because you changed for us so many times the string set I would die my ass off if I had to... 😂😛👍🏼 thank you man 🇫🇷 French guitarist will appreciate

[@ROSER6410]

Perhaps I have old man ears, but could’t tell the difference. I am not sure the audio quality comes across with KZbin.

[@shanehansen7363]

Maybe I'm prejudice but I don't much like aluminum

[@alexj.7667]

They're quite nice for brightening up a darker sounding guitar. I've got a Mahogany top guitar that they sound absolutely fantastic on.

[@endoffate5475]

They are horible strings with no body to them, very thin sounding and they also stink very fast.

[@MrJimWilde]

I've been using phosphor bronze for 2 years already and I love it. Watched this video to compare to other options, but phosphor bronze sounded richest in my opinion. Paradigm gives somewhat 'stronger' feeling, but nothing more, so gonna buy new pack of phosphor bronzes tomorrow again ;)

[@TheTopGun920]

Phosphor bronze and 80/20 are different strings.

[@MrJimWilde]

@@TheTopGun920 oh yes my bad. I only meant phosphor bronze

[@alexjustmd]

3:06 and 3:19

[@alexjustmd]

1:09 and 1:25 for strumming part

[@Ilyas-wx5cd]

Guys give me you're opinion .who is the best .phosphore bronze or bronze???

[@guillermemo472]

Which earthwood strings are made of nylon?

[@andreyb7844]

Thank you! Very usefull video!

[@moirangthemsanahal6695]

Daddairo or ernie balls? Which ones better!!!!

[@literallynoone8223]

There is no better, depends on how you like the tone

[@MrCoffeekelly]

Ernie ball for the best sound by far.

[@rmg8697]

Which one is low tension and easy to bend?

[@toraow]

The aluminum bronze

[@johnstark5404]

I use Martin 80/20 bronze in 11 gauge to brighten up the cedar top of my guitar and they play nice and easy without being too "sloppy"

[@gl0b_golob]

Silk and steel is for easy to bend, but I'm not sure about the tension

[@akshitasrivastava2408]

So helpful, thankyou!

[@ninold80]

thanks for your effort

[@aaronshortmusic]

Does anyone else hear the whistling frequency on the D chord? I’m dealing with this on my guitar at the moment and trying to figure out what it is.

[@alanlescorbeau9224]

80/20 sounds the best to me with out a doubt

[@michaelkoller633]

2:15 2:48 everlast paradigm pb

[@artcomlotus3091]

Wanna buy unwound 3rd string (G) for acoustic guitar, which brand should I buy - advise me please, Thank you. If only Earthwood, please tell the SKU number.

[@jaylee9547]

Medium light earth wood

[@russeljames6317]

Are those strings good for gs mini's?

[@sayo_chan_maji_rapper]

Danke!!!

[@jalurfuntoride]

how much you have spend your money to them?

[@peko5652]

Read description tolol

[@neilmartin99]

Phosphor bronze just brings out that low end so much better than the rest.

[@neilmartin99]

@yumpladukfoo true but sometimes I just prefer that muddy sound. Depends on what I'm playing.

[@TonyB71]

Great video!

[@ardaagn7044]

How long can i use earthwood medium light sir?

[@jeff811]

depends bro on how much u play

[@RezzhaF]

well i think earthwood and aluminium is the best tone, but for price is earthwood

[@Texicus_Reddicus]

I recommend using a wider aperture. currently the whole shot is in focus and it's a bit disorienting. By using a lower dof It will draw the focus onto the guitar and not the background

[@davidpetersen8909]

Erine Ball everlast is not worth the money if your hands eat trough string like mine do. Washed hands before playing, wiped the strings down gently, and they straight up died, 3 days, after restringing

[@oracleboix]

PB Earthwood and PB Paradigm

[@fajarramadhan3620]

Great man!

[@halewcin8346]

Paradigm phosphor bronze is too nice

[@turboguy99]

Talking to the songbird yesterday

[@ScareDe2]

1. Earthwood medium light 80/20 easily

[@jerrylee087]

Everlast👌

[@andrewhaddon5510]

This may sound like a dumb question,but when re-stringing guitars do you have to do them in a specific order?

[@toraow]

Nope!

[@PAul.paUL.PaUL.]

You don't have to but I always start with the low E.

[@MrCoffeekelly]

The best sounding strings I've ever tried are the earthwood phosphor bronze, but they're hard on the fingers!

[@andyhernandez6349]

80/20 is for me

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Time stamps needed.

[@macosvjetlannaostren]

almost without difference on this guitar

[@GabrielLago1]

I agree

[@amb158]

I agree as well. I definitely noticed a difference when it comes to his string articulation in the fingerpicking, I thought the Phosphor Bronze earth woods and the Paradigm phosphor bronze sounded best, but that’s the only difference I could really notice in any of them. But in the next shot, the earth wood phosphor bronze sounded kind of dead. Overall I think the phosphor bronze paradigm sounded the best

[@itsallaroundyou7085]

I always wondered what foreman would sound like with a British accent

[@user-sj9eu9dq7u]

1:37

[@user-sj9eu9dq7u]

1:46

[@Jorinio_98]

Rich video!! :)

[@AnthonyHeadway]

Jack js very lovely 🌹 so cute 😍

[@pucegoblin7961]

I love the other ernie ball that they didn't use. It's called "Acoustic blues".

[@235buz]

Elixir nano web for my B&G Caletta.

[@marekhh146]

Best Brand Strings Gibson Phosphor Bronze D'Addario EJ 16 D'Addario EJ 16 3D Martin Eric Clapton Martin SP Phosphor Bronze Brand Strings Are The Worst Ernie Ball Evarthwood Aleminium Bronze Everleast Para Digm D'Addario XT Martin Marquis Martin lifespan Martin Flexbile Core Martin Retro

[@RefRMart10]

Phosphorus paradigm

[@Dutcharmytent]

Earthwood rock and blues strings are the best oddly and not featured. They out perform John Pearce strings by miles. They are James Taylor’s choice.

[@ARTUROSIERRALOPEZ]

First one