Reddit reviews D’Addario EXP16 Coated Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, Light, 12-53 – Offers a Warm, Bright and Well-Balanced Acoustic Tone and 4x Longer Life - With NY Steel for Strength and Pitch Stability
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MOST POPULAR – Pursue your passion with D’Addario’s most popular coated acoustic guitar string set. The EXP16 Coated Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings delivers the ideal balance of volume, projection and comfortable playability. With EXP coated phosphor bronze strings you get a warm, bright, well balanced acoustic tone and 4 times more life than uncoated strings.WITH EXCLUSIVE NY STEEL – These coated light acoustic guitar strings feature plain steel strings and hexagonal cores made of our revolutionary NY High Carbon Steel that delivers unprecedented strength and pitch stability.COATED THEN WOUND – Unlike other coated strings, D’Addario strings feature an ultra-fine layer of EXP coating that is bonded to the phosphor bronze wrap wire and then wound onto the hex-shaped core wire. The result is a barrier against corrosion and a consistent, long-lasting tone.STRING GAUGES – The string gauges in this acoustic string set include: Plain Steel .012, .016, Phosphor Bronze Wound .024, .032, .042, .053.MADE IN THE USA – D’Addario leverages centuries of string-making experience and advanced computer-controlled winding technology to bring you the most durable, consistent and long-lasting guitar strings. Made in the USA for the highest quality and performance, only D’Addario strings are sealed inside and out.
These are the exact strings he uses.
One string set you might want to consider is the EXP Coated Phosphor Bronze. Here are links to the 11's, 12's, and 13's on Amazon. The coating helps with string life, and it also helps the strings not go through that overly bright period when you first put them on. The EXP's are more expensive, but the lifetime really makes it worth it, so if you tend to not change your strings every month, these are great.
Note that the 11's are called "custom light" by D'Addario, the 12's are "light", and the 13's are "medium". The 11's and 12's would be more for fingerstyle (though there are some fingerstyle players who go really heavy) and the 12's and 13's would be more for flatpicking (again, there are exceptions). The 11's and 12's should sound great on your Yamaha for a variety of styles. Good luck!
Phosphor bronze strings are pretty much the standard acoustic sound. Make sure you buy the same gauge of string that your guitar is set up for (probably light gauge). I use D'Addario EXP Lights.
Yeah, I'm using D'Addario EXP16 Strings. Some of those whole step bends in the opening solo are pretty tough!
http://www.amazon.com/DAddario-EXP16-Phosphor-Acoustic-Strings/dp/B0002E3CJ0