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product_id: 25395520
title: "Guitar Strings - Acoustic Guitar Strings - Nickel Bronze - For 6 String Guitar - Natural, Clear, & Focused Tone - NB1253 - Light, 12-53"
brand: "d'addario"
price: "16959CFA"
currency: XOF
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "D'addario"
url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/25395520-guitar-strings-acoustic-guitar-strings-nickel-bronze-for-6-string
store_origin: SN
region: Senegal
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# Light 12-53 gauge for balanced playability Nickel-plated phosphor bronze for corrosion resistance Made in USA with precision craftsmanship Guitar Strings - Acoustic Guitar Strings - Nickel Bronze - For 6 String Guitar - Natural, Clear, & Focused Tone - NB1253 - Light, 12-53

**Brand:** d'addario
**Price:** 16959CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your acoustic game with strings that sound as sharp as your style.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Guitar Strings - Acoustic Guitar Strings - Nickel Bronze - For 6 String Guitar - Natural, Clear, & Focused Tone - NB1253 - Light, 12-53 by d'addario
- **How much does it cost?** 16959CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/25395520-guitar-strings-acoustic-guitar-strings-nickel-bronze-for-6-string)

## Best For

- d'addario enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted d'addario brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Proudly Made in the USA:** Crafted in New York with exacting standards, ensuring premium quality every time.
- • **Crystal Clear Acoustic Tone:** Unleash your guitar’s natural voice with focused clarity that cuts through every mix.
- • **Durability Meets Performance:** Nickel-plated phosphor bronze wrap resists corrosion, keeping your strings fresh and vibrant longer.
- • **Versatile Genre Compatibility:** From jazz to folk, these strings adapt seamlessly to your style and skill level.
- • **Perfect Balance of Playability:** Light gauge 12-53 strings offer effortless fretting without sacrificing rich, full-bodied sound.

## Overview

D'Addario NB1253 Nickel Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings (Light 12-53) deliver a clear, focused tone that highlights your guitar’s unique wood character. Featuring a corrosion-resistant nickel-plated phosphor bronze wrap over a NY Steel core, these uncoated strings balance durability with vibrant sound. Ideal for a wide range of genres and crafted in the USA, they offer professional-grade quality and long-lasting performance for serious players.

## Description

Nickel Bronze acoustic strings are made to bring out the unique tonal characteristics of your guitar, allowing its natural voice to shine through. This distinctive string alloy creates a clear, focused sound, magnifying the sonic properties of the guitar’s wood. Made with a NY Steel core and nickel-plated phosphor bronze wrap wire, Nickel Bronze strings get you the most out of your guitar and your playing. 12-53 Light gauge strings are our most popular acoustic gauge, providing a nice balance of playability and tone.

Review: Favorite for mahogany guitars - These sound great on mahogany top guitars and are my favorite strings for them, and mahogany guitars are my jam. The martin retro monel strings are very similar, but maybe have a bit more depth of sound in the low end, however, the Martins seem to die after a month or 6 weeks. I mean the 5th and 6th strings start to sound muddy and muted and lose their resonance. These are very close to that sound, but last a long time. They don't sound worse, they're almost identical to the martin monel but seemingly keep their sound/tone/everything for a long time. They also don't corrode even though they're uncoated, and are somewhere between coated and uncoated phosphor bronze strings in terms of stickiness/smoothness. I also really like them on some spruce top guitars, in particular a taylor 314ce. but one of my very old spruce dreadnoughts sounds wrong with them, an old yamaha. I also have them on a cedar top seagull and I disliked them at first, buy I think are sounding better after a week or so. Not sure about that one. I say they're made for and really enhance mahogany guitars. They sound so great on both of my mahogany guitars, a taylor gs mini and an all solid alvarez, and I will buy them for as long as daddario makes them for those guitars. People will ask you why you have electric strings on an acoustic guitar, because they're silver (nickel) in color instead of bronze.
Review: Great makes ya sound like a pro - Great sound on my Loar archtop. Not as loud as the more expensive 1/2 wounds but great tone and even with my sloppy chording they don't squeak!

## Features

- Clarity and Focus: Made to bring out the unique tonal characteristics of your guitar and allow its natural voice to shine through, these acoustic guitar strings create a clear, focused sound
- Long Lasting and Corrosion Resistant: Made with a NY Steel core and nickel-plated phosphor bronze wrap wire that increases natural corrosion resistance for a longer lasting uncoated string
- Strings for Every Style: From jazz to metal to rock, bluegrass, blues, folk and more, we make great sounding strings for every genre and level from beginner to pro, including strings for bass, acoustic, classical, and 12-string
- Sound Better, Play Better: Shop our whole collection of guitar accessories including string winders, picks, straps, capos, tuners, cables, gear bags and cases, plus strings for banjo, mandolin, ukelele and more
- Made in the USA: As the world’s largest and most respected maker of musical accessories, D’Addario guitar strings are made to exacting specifications at our cutting edge New York production facility

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B019JD0ZNK |
| Best Sellers Rank | #885 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #24 in Acoustic Guitar Strings |
| Body Material Type | Bronze |
| Brand Name | D'Addario |
| Coating Description | uncoated |
| Color | Light |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,779) |
| Finish Type | Uncoated |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00019954182175 |
| Included Components | Acoustic Guitar Strings |
| Instrument | Acoustic Guitar |
| Item Type Name | Acoustic Guitar Strings |
| Item Weight | 1 Ounces |
| Manufacturer | D'Addario &Co. Inc |
| Manufacturer Part Number | NB1253 |
| Material Type | Bronze |
| Model Name | NB1253 |
| Model Number | NB1253 |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Acoustic Guitar |
| Set Name | Nickel Bronze Light |
| String Gauge | Light |
| String Material Type | Bronze |
| UPC | 019954182175 |
| Unit Count | 6.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | Replaced if defective. |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** D'Addario
- **Color:** Light
- **Instrument:** Acoustic Guitar
- **String Gauge:** Light
- **String Material Type:** Bronze

## Images

![Guitar Strings - Acoustic Guitar Strings - Nickel Bronze - For 6 String Guitar - Natural, Clear, & Focused Tone - NB1253 - Light, 12-53 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ondaXjlVL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: is therea ball at end of the string**
A: Yes they are made for steel string acoustic guitars

**Q: What light and medium and custom light means???**
A: Light and medium are the width of the strings. Medium strings resonate more but are harder to hold down. Light strings are easier to play but can buzz a little if played too hard. The custom strings try and give you the best of both worlds...lighter bass strings that are easier to play and thicker treble strings which resonate a little better. I like the customs myself.

**Q: is the 3rd string wound?**
A: Yes! A wound 24 third string

**Q: Do you recommend these d'addario nickel bronze strings for strumming ?  (vs d'addario phosphor bronze)**
A: I am a strummer and I love these string. I have them on both my Taylor and my Martin. They have a rich tone whether picked, plucked, or strummed.  I was one of the beta testers of these strings, sense then they are the only strings that I have used.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Favorite for mahogany guitars
*by O***K on August 7, 2024*

These sound great on mahogany top guitars and are my favorite strings for them, and mahogany guitars are my jam. The martin retro monel strings are very similar, but maybe have a bit more depth of sound in the low end, however, the Martins seem to die after a month or 6 weeks. I mean the 5th and 6th strings start to sound muddy and muted and lose their resonance. These are very close to that sound, but last a long time. They don't sound worse, they're almost identical to the martin monel but seemingly keep their sound/tone/everything for a long time. They also don't corrode even though they're uncoated, and are somewhere between coated and uncoated phosphor bronze strings in terms of stickiness/smoothness. I also really like them on some spruce top guitars, in particular a taylor 314ce. but one of my very old spruce dreadnoughts sounds wrong with them, an old yamaha. I also have them on a cedar top seagull and I disliked them at first, buy I think are sounding better after a week or so. Not sure about that one. I say they're made for and really enhance mahogany guitars. They sound so great on both of my mahogany guitars, a taylor gs mini and an all solid alvarez, and I will buy them for as long as daddario makes them for those guitars. People will ask you why you have electric strings on an acoustic guitar, because they're silver (nickel) in color instead of bronze.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great makes ya sound like a pro
*by S***G on February 19, 2026*

Great sound on my Loar archtop. Not as loud as the more expensive 1/2 wounds but great tone and even with my sloppy chording they don't squeak!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best strings for a mahogany guitar
*by D***E on March 16, 2025*

I was looking for a different sound from my Taylor 322ce grand concert 12 fret (mahogany t/b/s). I had been using daddario phosphor bronze strings for the past year. On the first strum, my guitar really sang! The sound is balanced, and clear, with great projection,and brings out the tonal qualities of the wood. My go to strings for this guitar from now on.

## Frequently Bought Together

- D'Addario Acoustic Guitar Strings, Nickel Bronze, NB1253, Light Gauge 12-53, 6-String Set, Pack of 1
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*Last updated: 2026-04-25*