Why American String
Premium American-made electric guitar strings built on more than a century of American string-making. Superior tone. Greater feel. More life.
More Than 100 Years of String-Making Excellence
For more than a century, we have manufactured strings for Steinway & Sons pianos and many of the world’s finest musical instruments. Today, that same American craftsmanship, premium materials, and complete manufacturing control go into every set of American String guitar strings.
Because the pursuit of great tone never ceases.
Why American String Performs Better
Premium American Materials
Exceptional strings begin with exceptional materials. We source premium American metals to deliver consistent tone, superior feel, and lasting performance.
Made in the USA
Every American String is proudly manufactured in the United States with uncompromising quality and craftsmanship.
100+ Years of String-Making
More than a century pursuing the world’s greatest tone has shaped everything we know about building exceptional strings.
We Make Our Own Wire
Unlike most brands, we manufacture our own wire, giving us complete control from raw material to finished string for unmatched consistency and quality.
The American String Difference
Superior Tone
The sound that keeps you playing.
Greater Feel
Every note begins at your fingertips..
More Life
More moments you’ll never want to end
Find Your American String
Whether you play electric or acoustic, discover the strings built on more than a century of American craftsmanship.
Join the American String Players Club
The pursuit doesn’t end with your first set of strings.
Enjoy 15% off your first order, exclusive member pricing, early access to new products, professional string care tips, and insider access to future releases.
What Players Are Saying
★★★★★ Verified Customer Reviews
Perhaps the best strings on the planetD.S. Nickel 10-46 ★★★★★
These are the best strings I have ever used in over 30 years of playing. I have installed these on a Gibson 137 Custom as well as a Custom Shop Firebird and without a doubt, better feel, better tone and better tuning stability than any other strings I have tried. Well worth the price and they last a long time compared to other brands. Big difference. Very happy with these– the search is over.
Love these stringsK.N. Nickel 9-42 ★★★★★
My Strat never sounded better after I re-strung it with the Original Nickels. The strings brought my guitar to life. I don’t care to change strings unless I have to and these continue to sound great for longer than any other string I’ve used. Highly recommended.
Amazing Strings . Long lasting, great tones, soft feel....Rod W. Nickel Round Core 09-42 ★★★★★
I’ve been a professional electric guitarist my whole life.. Bands/Recordings/Touring ect.. Started out playing Ernie Balls in the 60’s… in the past 10 years I’ve tried and used Daddario, Elixir, GHS, Pyramid, Sliders, .. Someone on The Gear Page had suggested me trying these new American Strings . I gave the Nickel round cores a try … Great response, nice supple feel, high output, warm highs, but not dull. Long lasting.. Highly recommended! And reasonably priced when bought in 3 packs……these strings positively make all my (15] electrics sound better…… clean and overdriven lead tones all sound great.
Superb Tone Quality and DurabilityWilliam B. Rock Formula 10-46 ★★★★★
I use these strings on my Sustainer Equipped Fernandes Vortex Elite that also has a patent applied for Floyd Rose Vibrato System. After trying several different sets from other manufacturers, I decided to go with the American String Alloy 52’s because of their superb tone quality, and durability. These strings don’t break, and they out last any other strings that I have tried for this particular guitar.
10/16/2017
Best strings everOliver W. Rock Formula 10-46 ★★★★★
I’ll play these strings for the rest of my musical life. They feel smooth, sound amazing and last much longer than any other strings I’ve played before. It seems that they are almost unknown in Europe, there is just one dealer in the Netherlands who sells them. . . I buy directly from the company, they once even modified the shipping for me because it was far too expensive that time. Thank you and best regards from Germany!
Love at first touch/soundAlexis V. Rogers Nickel 10-46 ★★★★★
I’ve tried loads of strings over the years, and I must say that these are the first strings to really impress me since I first tried Thomastik-Infeld flatwounds 19 years ago. I’ve been using various brands of round wound nickel plated and pure nickel strings for the past several years, and have liked different attributes of different makes but haven’t had any real, lasting preferences. When I put the AmericanString sets on and plugged in, it was love at first touch/sound.
EVERLASTING TONERosemary S. Nickel 10-46 ★★★★★
WOW! Talk about holding a tone! These strings are better than ANYTHING I’ve ever used. Don’t give any other brand a second thought. Nothing beats these strings.
Best guitar strings hands downMichael W. Nickel 08-38 ★★★★★
I have been playing guitar for 50 years and American Strings are best strings around. They have clarity and stand up to aggressive playing.
Short break-in time and exceptional durabilityThom S. Nickel 11-48 ★★★★★
What I noticed immediately was the short break-in time, meaning that after initial tuning, I only had to adjust tuning once again (stretch time) before regular playing. From that point, their tuning remained stable as expected. Since then, the durability has been way better than that of most other strings I’ve used. Great strings!
Fat tone on LP. Bell like chime on strat.Carl A. Steel 11-48 ★★★★
“Fat tone on LP. Bell like chime on strat. I really like these strings…will buy more.”
