D'Addario J97 Greek Bouzouki Strings

excellent quality and resultant tone

I remember the first time I used D'addario strings; it was in 1994 when my cheap Ernie Ball high E string key breaking and the guy at Guitar Center recommended a set of D'addario 9-42's (EXL-120's). I'm hardly a brand loyalist but D'addario is just one of those companies that gives me a warm fuzzy feeling from years of flawless performance, consistency, and quality. I must've installed hundreds of sets of D'addario EXL-120's over the years and have never had an issue EVER. So, you're probably thinking, what does ANY of this have to do with their Bouzouki strings? Well, since I've owned my authentic Greek Bouzouki I've always had a hell of a time changing them. Why? Because they're a special gage and have a loop end instead of a ball. Since owning the Bouzouki I only changed the strings once since I don't play it much. Just for the heck of it, I searched "Bouzouki Strings" on Amazon and look who shows up as a result? D'addario. Could this be a mistake? Is their some other Bouzouki I'm unaware of? The gages looked right so I figured what the heck. Yes folks, these strings work PERFECTLY on a Greek Bouzouki. That snappy aggressive and rustic tone is there in spades and the tuning is rock stable. D'addario, you are one of my favorite companies ever and will always have my business because you make a great product. For ANY instrument.

Yeah they play and sound like D’addario strings. Thanks

I used these strings for my Irish Bouzouki and they are the only strings I will buy. Great tone, stretch quickly, nice flexibility, and very durable.

If you have a Trinity College bouzouki, there is a better set of strings that are the correct gauge to be found at Elderly Instruments.

These worked really well on an old Rose flower Bouzouki I inherited from family in Greece.They seem to hold up to heavy playing (daily) and I also treat them with string conditioner (as you would guitar strings).Packaged well and arrived quickly. Nothing was missing or damaged.

Great product. Perfect packaging. Swift delivery. The way it should be!

Great strings. Excellent sound quality