I was struggling for years trying to find the right strings for my Martin 000 18GE. Phosper Bronze- too brassy, too many harsh overtones, 80/20s - better but still too metallic, Silk and Steel - nice bass strings but lacking tone overall. THEN I FOUND THESE AND I FREAKIN' LOVE THEM. The great thing about these strings is that they sound great for fingerpicking but also for hard strumming with a pick - something that i did not think this shorter scale guitar was capable of. So anyway get these strings if you love you're guitar but have that nagging feeling that it should be sounding better...