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DR Strings Rare - Phosphor Bronze AcousticHex Core 12-54

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  • WARM, BALANCED TONE - Rare phosphor-bronze guitar strings deliver the warm tonality and strong fundamentals that acoustic players look for in a low-tension string set
  • LOUDER, FATTER SOUND - Rare acoustic guitar strings are wound with a phosphor-bronze wrap wire over a hexagonal carbon-steel core, a recipe for enhanced volume and harmonic richness
  • SMOOTH FEEL WITH LESS FRET WEAR - compression-winding gives Rare strings a smooth feel under your fingers that also reduces wear on your frets
  • ENHANCED TONE AND SUSTAIN FOR ANY GUITAR - no matter what body style or tonewoods your acoustic guitar is built with, Rare strings reward you with improvements in tone, depth, and sustain
  • EXPERTLY MADE IN USA - Like all DR Strings, Rare phosphor-bronze strings are made using a painstaking compression-winding technique to bring you a superior sounding, longer lasting acoustic guitar string


Product Description

Female acoustic guitar player using premium guitar strings
Image of Michael Franti, the American singer and songwriter, and a quote by him.
Packaging images of DR Strings acoustic guitar strings
DR Strings handmade from New Jersey USA

Rüdiger Ehrlich
Reviewed in Germany on January 4, 2025
Guter Sound, sehr gut bespielbar.
Harry
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024
I stumbled upon these strings by accident. The sound is terrific. A total different sound. Much louder. Make sure you follow directions how to install or your strings will go dead.
Cherie B
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024
Put a new set of strings on my Seagull S6 and the guitar came to live! Warm, smooth sound. Don't know yet how the sound will last but hey...
Antonio
Reviewed in Italy on February 20, 2024
Tutto ok
Balthazar
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024
After sampling the usual suspects and these DR Rare strings, DR wins by 2 lengths. They have a fineness with a punch. It's almost a chorus effect when you strum cords and plucking these strings facilitates a fluid, melodic blend. Only Elixir polywebs compete, for my tastes anyway.
Tony
Reviewed in Australia on November 1, 2024
Great for my resonator and gentle for my fingers
Marcus S Greenlee
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
Great sound great feel
Matt
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
I've been stringing all my guitars with DR strings since I was a teenager. They're well made in the USA, they sound great, they're very affordable, have a very short settle-in time, and they last forever. I rarely ever break a DR string. They go dull well before a string breaks. These are very bright, boomy strings right out of the gate but after a day or two, they settle in and mellow out a bit, remaining bright but not too bright. The break-in time is also another notable thing with these. Once they're on and tuned to pitch, that's where they stay as long as you have good tuners. I remember tuning other strings and starting to play and having to stop a couple minutes in to re-tune a few times that day because they slipped out from stretching. Not these. These stay right where you set them the first time. I love DR strings. They're very underrated. Give them a try.
Nic
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023
I’m a long time DR string player but this was my first set of acoustic DRs. They feel fantastic and sound absolutely stunning. They might be the best uncoated acoustic string I’ve played. Been strung up for about a month and still sound great.
Gandolph
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
I’ve been using DR strings for a few years now, but I wanted to compare them to some other brands. I bought a 3 pack of D’Addario light 12-53 phosphor bronze and put them on my Taylor 410. I also put a new set of these DR Rare light 12-54 on my Taylor 110-GB. Both guitars sounded loud and bright, but the DRs had more mids & lows than the D’Addarios, despite being on the cheaper guitar. Guess I’ll stick with the DR Rare strings for now.
Kevin Ryan
Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2022
DR strings feel great. They are easy to play especially for finger picking and bending. They stay in tune and sound rich.
A Photographer
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2019
When they say there's more string, they mean it. Huge tension difference compared to, say, equivalent D'Addarios (which felt like butter when I put them back on). Except that didn't help my smaller guitar's soundboard, or my fingertips (20 years of callusing). Sometimes I felt like I had put on Mediums or bigger lol. Despite that, smooth easy bends as advertised, smooth sliding, and a nice sound, but the fatiguing in my fingertips equaled with a similar sound output to easier playing strings resulted in me taking these off. I'm thinking if you have a jumbo or dreadnought, these would be amazing. Glad I tried them, though. I wouldn't be adverse to trying another style string from this company. Probably 80/20s next time, as I seem to prefer that sound for my guitar. Try them if you like phosphors and the gauge!
ファミマ受け取りの注文者
Reviewed in Japan on March 3, 2018
012-.054 RPM-12をgibson L48に張りました。 以前はマーチンやアニーボール、ジョンピアーズ、ダダリオ、エリクサーのブロンズやフォスファ、ニッケル、シルク、コーティング弦など色々試しましたが、この弦にたどり着きました。RAREはテンション緩めで指弾き特にクラッシックギターの様に指弾きストロークが気持ちいいいですね、ただし甘い音色なので、指弾きでの曲によりますがタイトなレスポンスやアッタクが欲しい場合には不利。好みの問題ですけど。魅力的な特徴としてテンション緩めですがしっかり弦がギターブリッジ〜トップを押さえけている感じがあり、正しくフルアコの為の弦と言う感じです。音量は普通ですが上記の理由でしっかり弦が振動しその振動をボディに伝えてくれるので音に厚みと暖かさがあり音圧を感じます。好みによりますがフルアコでしたらこの弦が1番ですね。またニューヨーカーなど小ぶりのギターにも相性良さそうです。逆にこの弦の良さがでないギターのタイプをあえて言うと、トレッドノートのスプルーストップ、ローズウッドサイド等のギターでしょうね、つまり重量と強度があるギターでミディアムケージでガンガンストロークってギターにはこの弦は向きません。