Ernie Ball Earthwood 5-String Frailing 80/20 Bronze Banjo Strings, 10-24 Gauge (P02061)

After trying as countless varieties as the next guy, these have become my default go to strings -- decent price, sound solid, not too heavy/not too flimsy, and they're especially resistant to breaking in my experience. Amazon reports I've ordered them 18 times from them alone.

These are my favorite banjo strings. The warm sound that these produce is second to none. Keep in mind, I primarily play old timey music on an open back banjo - not blue grass. These give me that perfect mellow sound. When tuned down, they give that distinct dissonant sound that can really turn heads. Few strings that I have used even come close to comparing to these. These are my go to for sure and I always have at least one spare set on hand.

I’m just starting to learn clawhammer so this isn’t a “pro” opinion, but these seem like fine strings and you can’t beat the price. I’ve been practicing and I can’t find any fault with the strings, just my fingers. They give the tone I would expect from clawhammer strings. The first and 5th strings are very fine and I accidentally snapped the 1st string while tuning up, but that’s my mistake. Fortunately the 5th string is the same gauge and is the same length so I just swapped them and everything turned out okay.

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These strings do not hurt my fingers like other guitar strings and the sound is wonderful. They hold tune well and tune true once stretched..

I’ve often used Ernie ball strings for my guitars, but never tried one for my banjo. This is a light set so they’re very easy on the fingers and the action can be set relatively low anyway because the banjo is a very bright sounding instrument. Very pleased with the strings!

I have been playing clawhammer for 15 years and these are my favorite. I like the sound and the playability. Everyone always says I play fast for clawhammer (frailing)failing. Maybe it's the strings !?

Good light gauge strings. They seem to hold their tuning will and have taken a beating from my terrible playing and asked for more. The bronze 4th string also stands out against my banjo head making it easy to locate.

Sin ser de las mejores o de las más costosas, son de muy buena calidad

Super Klang!

Very happy lovely strings play and sound great

Les cordes de banjo m'ont servi à jouer du banjo...

Para el estilo Frailing/Clawhammer son las mejores cuerdas que he probado. Y he probado muchas. Las recomiendo sin reserva.