--- product_id: 122860957 title: "Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 13-56 Gauge" brand: "ernie ball" price: "VT5658" currency: VUV in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 category: "Ernie Ball" url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/122860957-ernie-ball-earthwood-medium-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-13 store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Medium 13-56 gauge for balanced tension Element Shield packaging for freshness Crafted in the USA with premium materials Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 13-56 Gauge **Brand:** ernie ball **Price:** VT5658 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🎢 Elevate your acoustic vibe with strings that never quit! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 13-56 Gauge by ernie ball - **How much does it cost?** VT5658 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/122860957-ernie-ball-earthwood-medium-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-13) ## Best For - ernie ball enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ernie ball brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Rich, Warm Tone with Clarity:** Experience a full-bodied sound that projects beautifully in any setting. - β€’ **Medium Gauge for Bigger Sound:** Feel the perfect balance of tension and playability for dynamic strumming and fingerpicking. - β€’ **Trusted American Craftsmanship:** Join thousands of pros who rely on Ernie Ball’s premium quality and consistency. - β€’ **Phosphor Bronze on Hex Steel Core:** Durable construction ensures long-lasting brightness and stable tuning. - β€’ **Freshness Guaranteed with Element Shield:** Keep your strings sounding brand new, straight out of the package every time. ## Overview Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings (13-56 gauge) deliver a warm, rich tone with excellent projection and clarity. Featuring phosphor bronze winding on a hex-shaped high-carbon steel core, these uncoated strings offer balanced tension ideal for both strumming and fingerpicking. Packaged with Element Shield technology to maintain freshness, they are crafted in the USA using premium materials, making them a top choice for serious acoustic players seeking durability and vibrant sound. ## Description Buy Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 13-56 Gauge. Free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Review: Love these - I love these strings.. I’ve never been a fan of the coated strings like elixirs so these have been my go to for many years now.. I currently use them on a lava me 2 electro acoustic and the sound is nicely balanced for both strumming and finger picked playing.. They have so far lasted a respectable length of time for home use and have worked well in a gig situation with stable tuning. They are definitely my favourite acoustic strings Review: Bright Bright Bright - Review prΓ©cis: These strings are from one of the worlds best string manufacturer – stick them on and see what you think! The Full Review Today is the twelfth day that these stings have been on the guitar I restrung with them. They are on a solid spruce topped VGS Root 10 (from German manufacturer GEWA – a wonderful European built guitar). Kind of going off at a bit of a tangent here, but I thought I'd mention something I did differently this time. Usually I would apply a tiny amount of Lemon-oil onto a stringless fretboard and leave for a few hours before wiping off any excess that might still be there before re-stringing a guitar. This time though, a couple of days before I took the old strings off, I Lemon-oiled the fretboard with the old strings still in place – not with gallons of the stuff but with perhaps more than I would normally apply, but not worrying about it getting on the strings, since after all they were soon to be binned pretty soon in any case. The next day the excess was wiped off and even though the strings (and especially the wound strings) must have soaked up some of the oil, there seemed to be a discernable improvement in the sound from these much played strings and it wasn't as if the fretboard was in a bad condition to start with – far from it. The old strings and Lemon-oiled fretboard was left another day and then the strings were replaced with the fretboard wiped thoroughly again, a dry toothbrush over the frets and nut etc and then I put the new strings on. So (possibly) the extra Lemon-oil over a few days might be the way I'll go in future? First Week of the Strings: So – the Ernie Ball Phosphor Bronze strings. The set settled in very quickly. I pinch and pull each string at the twelfth fret a dozen or so times plus some firm strumming of the open-stringed unfreted guitar, and repeat as necessary until the strings are settled – and these settled in very quickly after a few minutes. I like the sound of bright sounding strings and this set of phosphor bronze sounded very bright indeed. The guitar they are on has plenty of sustain and the sound of the strings with that sustain is, for me, superb. They've mostly been picked rather than strummed, but they've only been on three days so far. End of the First Week they were still sounding very bright and without too much loss of quality. They've been played every day for at least an hour or two and now on the twelfth day, they are still bright buy they are starting to be less so – though not yet near being dull or dead. This is what they've been like for me. For someone else and for someone else's hands and playing style I'm sure they might sound different, but the bottom line is that these are still bright sounding strings nearly two weeks in. I don't exclusively only like bright sounding strings and I've missed some of the bassier sounds that I've had from other strings and it has been especially noticeable when playing some Robert Johnson style blues – the songs didn't sound wrong but definitely sounded different to what I normally hear myself playing. They do make every single note and sound clear and bright – and that included duff notes that I've played – but that is the only downside to them that I can think of and I will no doubt be buying them again at some stage. I've bought Ernie Ball strings many times over the last forty-odd years. I've bought sets of Phosphor Bronze before, but I haven't bought a set of these particular (Ernie Ball) Phosphor Bronze strings before, but I'd definitely buy these again. ## Features - Warm, rich tone with excellent projection and clarity. - Medium gauge offers players a bigger sound and a bit more string tension. - Phosphor bronze wound on a hex-shaped, high-carbon steel core wire. - Crafted in the USA with the freshest and finest materials. - Element Shield packaging ensures your strings stay as fresh as they were the day they were made. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0002DUQ0O | | Best Sellers Rank | 54 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 13 in Guitar Strings | | Body Material Type | Steel | | Brand Name | Ernie Ball | | Coating Description | uncoated | | Colour | Medium | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (33,611) | | Finish Type | Uncoated | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00749699121442 | | Included Components | 1 set of Ernie Ball 2144 Power Slinky Acoustic Phosphor Bronze Strings | | Instrument | Acoustic Guitar | | Item Type Name | Acoustic Strings | | Item Weight | 0.04 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | Ernie Ball | | Manufacturer Part Number | P02144 | | Material Type | Bronze | | Model Name | Medium (13-56) | | Model Number | P02144 | | Product Warranty | None. | | Recommended Uses For Product | Acoustic Guitar | | Set Name | Pack | | String Gauge | Medium | | String Material Type | Phosphor Bronze | | UPC | 749699121442 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Ernie Ball - **Colour:** Medium - **Instrument:** Acoustic Guitar - **String gauge:** Medium - **String material type:** Phosphor Bronze ## Images ![Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 13-56 Gauge - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81YSTeTW60L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: What strings would I buy for a beginner starting to learn the guitar?** A: Hi Leona If you are looking at playing a metal-strung acoustic guitar (which your Ernie Ball Earthwood's would suggest) then a lighter guage (thinner strings) would be easier to play – but also easier to break if played too hard or over-tightened when tuning. A heavier gauge will sound better and should be harder to break – but will be harder to play. In the Ernie Ball Earthwoods: Extra Light 10 -50 gauge Light 11 -52 gauge Medium Light 12 -54 Medium 13 – 56 I'd suggest the eleven's (Light 11 -52 gauge). Something that can make a big difference to the playability of the strings that you put on, is the height of the strings off the fretboard (which is usually refered to as the β€œaction”). If the strings are too high then it will be harder to press them down, but if they are too low they can buzz where they might catch adjacent frets, if the guitar is not set up well. If you think that the strings might have a high action, then if you put a Capo on the first fret then that might make playing (and learning) easier. If the guitar has nylon strings on it do not under any circumstance change them for metal strings. **Q: What strings sound better the medium or medium-light strings?** A: It is all down to taste and feel. I prefer an 011 set - as I find 012`s too heavy. But others differ with their opinions. **Q: Can you return the product? I got the wrong strings mistakenly** A: yes ,after all ,its their mistake. **Q: The product dimensions are confusing to me what is the actual length of strings** A: The strings are about 1 m long - easily long enough for any normal guitar. The dimensions quoted are the string diameters. So "medium" is the string gauge (diameter) which is the description for the 0.013" high e string through to 0.056" for the low E string. This is a pretty good gauge / diameter / weight for an acoustic guitar in my opinion. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love these *by S***N on 5 December 2025* I love these strings.. I’ve never been a fan of the coated strings like elixirs so these have been my go to for many years now.. I currently use them on a lava me 2 electro acoustic and the sound is nicely balanced for both strumming and finger picked playing.. They have so far lasted a respectable length of time for home use and have worked well in a gig situation with stable tuning. They are definitely my favourite acoustic strings ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bright Bright Bright *by A***Y on 16 October 2019* Review prΓ©cis: These strings are from one of the worlds best string manufacturer – stick them on and see what you think! The Full Review Today is the twelfth day that these stings have been on the guitar I restrung with them. They are on a solid spruce topped VGS Root 10 (from German manufacturer GEWA – a wonderful European built guitar). Kind of going off at a bit of a tangent here, but I thought I'd mention something I did differently this time. Usually I would apply a tiny amount of Lemon-oil onto a stringless fretboard and leave for a few hours before wiping off any excess that might still be there before re-stringing a guitar. This time though, a couple of days before I took the old strings off, I Lemon-oiled the fretboard with the old strings still in place – not with gallons of the stuff but with perhaps more than I would normally apply, but not worrying about it getting on the strings, since after all they were soon to be binned pretty soon in any case. The next day the excess was wiped off and even though the strings (and especially the wound strings) must have soaked up some of the oil, there seemed to be a discernable improvement in the sound from these much played strings and it wasn't as if the fretboard was in a bad condition to start with – far from it. The old strings and Lemon-oiled fretboard was left another day and then the strings were replaced with the fretboard wiped thoroughly again, a dry toothbrush over the frets and nut etc and then I put the new strings on. So (possibly) the extra Lemon-oil over a few days might be the way I'll go in future? First Week of the Strings: So – the Ernie Ball Phosphor Bronze strings. The set settled in very quickly. I pinch and pull each string at the twelfth fret a dozen or so times plus some firm strumming of the open-stringed unfreted guitar, and repeat as necessary until the strings are settled – and these settled in very quickly after a few minutes. I like the sound of bright sounding strings and this set of phosphor bronze sounded very bright indeed. The guitar they are on has plenty of sustain and the sound of the strings with that sustain is, for me, superb. They've mostly been picked rather than strummed, but they've only been on three days so far. End of the First Week they were still sounding very bright and without too much loss of quality. They've been played every day for at least an hour or two and now on the twelfth day, they are still bright buy they are starting to be less so – though not yet near being dull or dead. This is what they've been like for me. For someone else and for someone else's hands and playing style I'm sure they might sound different, but the bottom line is that these are still bright sounding strings nearly two weeks in. I don't exclusively only like bright sounding strings and I've missed some of the bassier sounds that I've had from other strings and it has been especially noticeable when playing some Robert Johnson style blues – the songs didn't sound wrong but definitely sounded different to what I normally hear myself playing. They do make every single note and sound clear and bright – and that included duff notes that I've played – but that is the only downside to them that I can think of and I will no doubt be buying them again at some stage. I've bought Ernie Ball strings many times over the last forty-odd years. I've bought sets of Phosphor Bronze before, but I haven't bought a set of these particular (Ernie Ball) Phosphor Bronze strings before, but I'd definitely buy these again. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good strings *by A***R on 13 January 2026* Very nice full tone.hold tuning well ## Frequently Bought Together - Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, 13-56 Gauge (P02002)'-Single Pack - D'Addario Accessories Pro-Winder Guitar String Winder, Cutter, Bridge Pin Puller - All in One Guitar Tool - Black - Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, 10-46 Gauge (P02221) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/122860957-ernie-ball-earthwood-medium-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-13](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/122860957-ernie-ball-earthwood-medium-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-13) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-03*