D'Addario Guitar Strings - XL Chromes Electric Guitar Strings - Flat Wound - Polished for Ultra-Smooth Feel and Warm, Mellow Tone - ECG26 - Medium, 13-56, 1-Pack

Hesitated buying for ages due to the price but ended up getting them finally, put them on my Fender Jaguar - and boy have they upgraded my setup. Most sets of strings need to be tuned a few times when you first put them on. Not these! Absolutely zero slipping. They sound fantastic too and feel great to play. Robust and can take a good bashing, but also work well for more subtle playing, bending and noodling. Obviously they need to be cut down to size as there’s quite a bit of excess string, so make sure you have wire cutters or a string multitool.

Flats are awesome! Just make sure to adjust intonation after - it's only a 5-minute job and usually just needs a screwdriver.They sound great - not dead at all; and they keep a consistent sound for significantly more time than even expensive roundwounds. This is likely as they don't rust or get dirty basically at all. When you hear of bassists using 10+-year-old strings I'd imagine this is why.They're very quiet finger-noise-wise but you can still pick-scrape well enough with medium gain."Jazz strings:" these work for cleans and neck pickups but also sound awesome for EVH stuff or classic rock just as well.Flats feel great and I swear keep in tune slightly better. Smoother surface, maybe?I use half of these for the wound strings and half of a "balanced tension" set for the plain.You can just buy a plain G and use the rest to save money - these will outlast many sets plain strings but are rather expensive.Quick note: other brands sell "flats" that are actually similar to the D'addario "half-rounds" which are also cool, but not true flats and without many of the benefits.

This was the first time I had ever used 'flat wound strings' - I was very eager to hear and feel the difference.They are super smooth and certainly cut down fret noise and make for easier finger movement.I found that when I first strung my guitar with these I was initially a little disappointed - the strings sounded somewhat average.They do take some breaking in - a couple of hours or so - until the true tone of the strings comes alive.I am now very happy with the sound and I would probably buy these again.I have to state that I have only tried these on my acoustic guitar - so I am yet to try them electric.They are quite pricey, but I guess the manufacture process entails more...I have to say for overall sound I did prefer my previous strings - Martin Bronze - but I don't regret trying them - you have to experiment...

I think these are probably really great but the problem is I’m finding them very strange having never played flat wounds before. I also think they might be a bit on the heavy side for me too though maybe I just need to persevere a bit longer to adjust to them.Tone is certainly very warm and mellow on my Joe Pass Emperor II and very quiet to play as others have described ie no squeaks or noise other than the tone of the note which is cool.Probably not the most helpful review - I think it might just be a case of getting used to them otherwise I would probably be more positive. If I struggle might go for the extra light 10s and if that doesn’t help will have to seek out a round wound that works well for jazz.

Chromes are a clssic set of tape wound strings that bring back that retro feel and sound from the 60s and earlier. Many jazz players get their sound from using these quiet, mellow strings. Flat wounds don't have the snap and zing that round wounds have - think of the guitar in James Bond and blues soloing - that's the sound of roundwounds - think of latenight romantic jazz, bossa nova rhythms, abckgound music in a resurant - that's the sound of flatwounds. So flatwounds don't scratch under your fingers and don't cut through and demand ayour attention - but for smooth jazz and some latin rhythms, they are just the job. You should try a set to see what flatwounds do for your sound - its another sound tool in the bank. (Flats on a single coil guitar cound be the answer instead of a new HB loaded guitar?)

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I’ve been playing guitar for almost 10 years now and these are exactly the strings I’ve been looking for! Fitted these on to my jazzmaster and it’s the best my guitar has sounded in the 7 years that I’ve owned it. Warm, rich and well rounded. Neck pickup gets you that classic jazz sound and the bridge pickup can get you some nostalgic 50s and 60s twang.Great strings, I’ve ordered these again to put on my Gibson SG just because I like them so much

Tried these as an experiment on a quality acoustic after reading some other reviews. An interesting result as they work fine, with a tone somewhere between phosphor bronze and 80/20.As another review stated, the treble is initially very bright/piercing but settles down after a couple of days and then remains consistent and well balanced.Overall a good set for acoustic guitar and completely eliminates string finger noise. However, these won't replace my usual go to strings. I suspect these will be love or hate strings on an acoustic for most people.