Description
Jim Dunlop’s AG-PHB set brings phosphor bronze windings to a high carbon steel hex core, pairing the alloy’s characteristic warmth with a core built for stability and clean intonation. The hex shape ensures a firm grip between core and wrap, giving each string consistent response across the fretboard.
- Gauges: .011, .015, .022, .032, .042, .052
- Medium-light tension, 6-string acoustic set
- Phosphor bronze wrap over high carbon steel hex core
Dunlop’s winding process is engineered for longevity as well as tone — these strings settle in quickly, hold their brightness well past the break-in period, and resist the dull, lifeless feel that cheaper strings develop over time. That means fewer restrings and more hours actually playing.
Tonally, the phosphor bronze formula favors low-end warmth and a rounded midrange, so fingerpicked passages stay articulate and strummed chords ring with body rather than harshness. Harmonics come through clearly, and the low string balance keeps bass notes from overpowering the mix.
Suited to steel-string acoustics across styles, from fingerstyle to flatpicking. Players who prefer a slightly brighter, more percussive attack may also want to try Dunlop’s 80/20 bronze version of this same gauge set.
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