father_of_pearl

I am 99,9% positive that new Gibson Acoustics, from 2013 on, come from the factory with Masterbuilt 80/20s. (I love them on my hummingbirds) Just based on my personnal experience of trying brand new Gibsons in shops those last years : consistantly the same sound and feel and look, definitely factory Masterbuilt 80/20s. On my own Gibsons I compared those factory strings with Daddario EJ11, 80/20s, 53-12s, : exact same strings, sound, feel, look, except the colored ball ends on Daddarios. To me, as BBG said, Daddario makes EJ11s for Gibson. Over here, when the Masterbuilts 80/20 12s are not out of stock, they're priced just a hair above the EJ11s, just paying for the Gibson packaging...

Thanks Dan, Well you nailed it. I'm a modest cowboy chords player, so ... But I think it's about time for me to bring my humble contribution to this forum You can check out my new thread to see the 45s ;) Cheers.

Hi Everyone, I’ve been visiting this board for almost 3 years now. It all started with a J45... Now I don’t know if I have to thank you guys for all the good things I’ve learned about Gibson Acoustics, or hate you because you gave me such GAS so many times ;) Anyway, I’m glad to officially join the forum ! Dennis.