D'Addario Guitar Strings - NYXL Electric Guitar Strings - NYXL1252W - Unrivaled Strength, Tuning Stability, Enhanced Mid-Range - For 6 String Guitars - 12-52 Light Wound Third

Great strings. Excellent tone and long life. I use NYXL across all of my guitars.

I'm a super cheapskate when it comes to strings. I hate changing them because it's a waste of money and natural resources. For the longest time I've used coated strings (Ernie Ball coated) and still like them lots, but I prefer stainless steel strings like D'Addario Chromes. I also like strings to be bright since I play the neck pickup on hollowbodies 90% of the time. Since the NYXL strings promised boosted high mids, and longer life, I thought it would be worth trying. Boy they delivered! There is a bit of a high end boost that I really love ... but not in a harsh way. One benefit that I wasn't expecting: detail. There is a nuance and "bounce" to the string that sounds fantastic. It could be the more-ferromagnetic metals used so the pickups can "see" the string better, but there isn't the blurriness that I hate with nickel strings. Even though they are slightly brighter, they are also very rich so each note sounds more complex. Another pleasant surprise: they don't have the dreaded "new string" sound. I've never liked it because it's bright and chimey and then it goes away in a day. With the NYXL, they are bright and rich, but maintain that sound. Time will tell for how long they will sound good and sustain, but so far so good. The set I bought on Amazon I've had for about 3 months and they sound as good as they did on the first day (probably not in reality, but they still sound new to me). I'm not playing hours a day so keep that in mind. They are pretty spendy for a set of strings but if you are playing a heavier set, and don't tend to break strings, I would recommend just trying them. I wasn't so keen on the price either but the sound is a significant upgrade over previous types.

I ordered these strings, out of desperation. I keep breaking strings, even THICK strings on my Gibson less paul classic. I read the description of these strings and thought that this is some sort of "magical" item. I was able to toss these on my guitar, and tune right up ( very little stretching ) needed to get them in tune. I then played though a band practice with no breaks. The strings, really held their tune, unlike most strings I buy which seem to need re-tuned after every song.. Yes, I just said that.... you can string your guitar, tune, and you are ready to go... The wrapped little g string, was not really all that noticeable. They are very easy to play, and like all D'Addario strings they are color coated on the tips so that you can string them up fast. This is really helpful for when you have too much to drink and break say the "green string" you can quickly replace it with confidence. Tone wise, they sound like you would expect "good". When on my guitar even without plugging it in they "sing" and ring out. They feel great, and like metal should feel. You do not even notice the coating.

Bon, ce sont de bonnes cordes qui sonnent bien. Mais c'est bien la première fois de ma vie que je pète la 6, et en plus ici en 52 ! Et en 8 mois ! Avant, les cordes D'Addario duraient dans le temps. On pouvait casser la 1 en ayant un peu trop forcer dessus. Mais là, la 6, c'est décevant.

I was using Ernie ball 12 gauges on my guitar that’s half step down for awhile but without the wound 3rd it wasn’t sounding right. Decided to give these a try as I used d addario strings in the past on this guitar. Super happy with how the guitar is sounding , definitely needed that wound third back for the heavier gauge strings on this guitar. I can’t speak to the longevity yet but I’ll come back and update when I get to that point.