--- product_id: 65717060 title: "Earthwood 12-String Light Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 9-46 Gauge" brand: "ernie ball" price: "439 DH" currency: MAD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Ernie Ball" url: https://www.desertcart.ma/products/65717060-earthwood-12-string-light-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-9 store_origin: MA region: Morocco --- # 12-string light gauge 9-46 Element Shield freshness packaging Crafted in USA premium materials Earthwood 12-String Light Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 9-46 Gauge **Brand:** ernie ball **Price:** 439 DH **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎢 Elevate your sound with strings that strike the perfect chord every time! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Earthwood 12-String Light Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 9-46 Gauge by ernie ball - **How much does it cost?** 439 DH with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ma](https://www.desertcart.ma/products/65717060-earthwood-12-string-light-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-9) ## 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€’ **Freshness Guaranteed:** Element Shield packaging locks in factory-fresh sound until the moment you play. - β€’ **Precision Light Gauge Set:** Optimized 9-46 gauge for effortless playability and dynamic 12-string resonance. - β€’ **Phosphor Bronze Durability:** Hex-shaped high-carbon steel core wrapped in phosphor bronze for long-lasting tone. - β€’ **Rich, Warm Tone with Clarity:** Experience vibrant projection and balanced brightness that makes every note sing. - β€’ **Trusted American Craftsmanship:** Handcrafted in the USA with the finest materials for consistent professional quality. ## Overview Ernie Ball Earthwood 12-String Light Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings (9-46 gauge) deliver a warm, bright tone with excellent clarity and projection. Featuring a hex-shaped high-carbon steel core wrapped in phosphor bronze, these uncoated strings offer durability and rich sound. 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 guitarists seeking reliable, vibrant 12-string performance. ## Description Buy Ernie Ball Earthwood 12-String Light Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 9-46 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. - 12-String Light gauge: 9-9, 12-12, 20w-9, 26-12, 36-20p, 46-26. - 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 | B0002DUPZA | | Best Sellers Rank | 54 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 13 in Guitar Strings | | Brand Name | Ernie Ball | | Coating Description | uncoated | | Colour | 12-String Light | | Country of Origin | USA | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (33,619) | | Finish Type | Uncoated | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00749699121534 | | Included Components | 1 set of 12-string guitar strings | | Instrument | Acoustic Guitar | | Item Type Name | Acoustic Strings | | Item Weight | 0.1 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Ernie Ball | | Manufacturer Part Number | P02153 | | Material Type | Bronze | | Model Name | 12-String Light (9-46) | | Model Number | P02153 | | Product Warranty | None. | | Recommended Uses For Product | Acoustic Guitar | | Set Name | 12-String Light (9-46) | | String Gauge | Light | | String Material Type | Phosphor Bronze | | UPC | 749699121534 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Ernie Ball - **Colour:** 12-String Light - **Instrument:** Acoustic Guitar - **String gauge:** Light - **String material type:** Phosphor Bronze ## Images ![Earthwood 12-String Light Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 9-46 Gauge - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Ud86U0mKL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: What would be the downside of putting these strings on an old classical guitar I bought for $25. Would it cause the neck to bow?** A: Your guitar will be damaged on a classical with steel strings. Classical guitars necks are not built for steel they are built for nylon strings. Your neck will bow and warp **Q: Are the first 3 strings nylon?** A: No, they are plain steel as in other acoustic sets. Nylon would only be found on classical sets. **Q: What would be the best string size to use on a used acoustic guitar to be played by a 9 year old boy?** A: The lighter the guage...the easier to bend. The easier to bend...the harder to control. Since its an acoustic guitar, i would start with 10's ...try .10 to .46. Thats a pretty standard guage. He should be able to tell if he would like a smaller guage in which case go to 9's. Better yet....take him to a guitar shop and let him try some different guage strings. If hes just strumming, he may like the 10's. When hes ready for more sophisticated play, and until his hands get larger and stronger, he may need the 9's. Happy playing! **Q: Can I put nylon strings on a guitar that use to have metal?** A: You can. You will need to do a neck adjustment to makeup for the lower tension. These strings are metal that the question was asked under. ## 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 12-String Light Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, 9-46 Gauge (P02153) - 24pcs Acoustic Guitar Bridge Pins Pegs with 1pc Bridge Pin Puller Remover, Ivory & Black-Jinlop - D'Addario 80/20 Bronze-for 6 Deep, Bright, Projecting Tone-EJ11-3D-Light, 12-53-3-Pack Acoustic Guitar Strings (EJ11-3D) --- ## 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.ma/products/65717060-earthwood-12-string-light-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-9](https://www.desertcart.ma/products/65717060-earthwood-12-string-light-phosphor-bronze-acoustic-guitar-strings-9) --- *Product available on Desertcart Morocco* *Store origin: MA* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*