Strandberg Boden Optimized Strings 7

As advertised the string gauge works very well for the Boden series.
The tuning is stable, although most of that probably comes from the bridge and not necessarily from the strings.
The tone is a good allrounder but not bright enough for my taste.
Furthermore I've been an elixir fan before buying my first strandberg, and wile the boden strings are good, they can't compare to elixir strings in tone, squeak reduction and logevity.
Furthermore I've had a three week old boden set break a string during a live performace, which has traumatized me a bit.

I bought several packs, but some of them came with oxidised darker spots straight out of the bag (badly stored?), especially the thinner E, B and G strings. This kinda compromises playability, durability, and sound...

First time it happens, will update the review with the next batch (as I'm reordering them soon).