Pyramid Nickel Classic Special 011-048

I absolutely LOVE the sound of these strings.

There are a couple of negative things that I need to mention though:

-I've experienced premature breakage of the higher strings a bit too often. And when I say premature I mean when I bring the strings up to tension for the first time. I don't know if I've gotten a bad batch or something...??? I've never experienced this problem with any other strings. Sure, I've gotten an occasional bad string but with these Pyramids it has happened a little too often.

-I get more fret buzz with these strings. I guess this is partly because of the more flexible round core but I've experienced more or less the same with hex core Pyramids too. Whatever the reason, this means I need to keep the action slightly higher than with most other strings. The flexible, soft feel of the round cores make up for this to some extent but I'm not entirely happy about it.

-These strings intonate slightly differently than "modern" strings. To the point where they can't be intonated properly on many guitars. The worst ones seem to be guitars with slanted tune-o-matic (or similar) bridges. The wound strings end up being flat in the upper frets even with the saddles all the way forward. The sad truth is, I simply can't use these strings on many guitars.

I absolutely LOVE the SOUND of these strings though. They sound absolutely amazing! Unfortunately the things I've mentioned above makes them more or less useless to me and I won't buy them again.

I've tried other gauges of these strings too with similar results. It's such a shame because they really sound GREAT!

These are worth trying . I was a lifetime Ernie Ball user but now these are better . The wound strings might lose some definition and twang in comparison to EB so you must adjust a little . These last a VERY long time and even 6 gigs later and playing time at home and they are still enjoyable ( but a bit dead as you can guess ) . Try that with other strings .... ! Even when they are dead they are still fun .

the other part is the sustain is really good and also string bending is easy . Its a very classic "old " sound with best tuning also.

The intonation was a bit unusual on the D , A and E but over 3 string set change the intonation is consistent.

I use these on a Gibson 335 and will try them on my strats . I must recommend these as they are a very good string and you might like them . It is very nice to find such a good string at a good price but they do might need a little change in your setup but it is worth it ,

These strings have two main advantages: Tone and longevity, which in my opinion make them very similar to some Snake Oil strings I used to have a couple of years ago.

They stay fresh longer than most other strings to the degree that I leave them on the guitar up to several times longer. Both the tone and the tactile feeling stay pretty much the same for up to a few months, even with daily usage.

When they are new, they add some sort of roundness to the tone (I have used them on a Les Paul). This is NOT the same as the dull, lifeless tone regular strings develop when get old, greasy and oxidized, but more of a vintage-like tone, preserving top-end sparkle.

The price of these strings is actually surprisingly low when compared to regular strings, considering their long life.