D'Addario Guitar Strings - XL Chromes Electric Guitar Strings - Flat Wound - Polished for Ultra-Smooth Feel and Warm, Mellow Tone - ECG25 - Light, 12-52, 1-Pack

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.

Nice strings, good price, fast delivery

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.

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.

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...

These strings are flat-wound from the 3rd to 6th string (i.e. smooth). But it's a matter of taste whether you like that or prefer the rougher wire-wound strings which tend to add their squeaks if you run up and down the neck - or resonate better if you run a plectrum up and down. Being more into jazz-styled playing I'm pleased I found them. Their tone is slightly more velvety. Whether that's because of the gauge I can only guess. I've had them on the instrument for 6 weeks now. Given an hour's settling time they've held their tuning exceptionally well. I can't speak for longevity over the longer term but unlike the wire-wound strings which I'd normally have changed by now (or at least the 3rd string as a wire-wound 3rd string is the first to go) they're behaving well. The downside is that they're a little more expensive but if they last another 6 weeks (which I expect them to) the extra cost is irrelevant. And I do find the tone very nice with and without a plectrum.

The longer I play the more I'm drawn towards the jazzy side of the house and these strings are a much bigger step towards that sound than I realised till I stuck them on my casino. The irony is I will prowl around on gumtree and pounce on expensive guitars but I was immobilised at the thought of spending 25 quid on some strings. I did initially think 'that must be a three-pack', but it is worth it. The G string will be a bit of a workaround though. Jazzy half bends = yes. Rock and blues bends = try it and you will sound like you've not learned how to bend the note yet. If you are on the fence and some of the players you admire play flatwound I would just bite the bullet and get these. I'd think twice if you only have a single electric guitar though - that G string will get in the way of rock and blues playing but it is perfect for jazz. At least one guitar with roundwound and one with flatwound and you are good to go.

These strings have a silky smooth feeling and are marketed as flatwound. Zero string squeal when moving up and down the fretboard as there is no round wire for your to fingers to generate squeal with. They will dull the sound of your guitar, which is why the Jazz players amongst you will probably enjoy the reduced top end with a more pronounced middy tone response, 3rd string is wound also but done so well you wont notice this when playing. I used these to experiment with and eliminate string squeal which they do very well, just dont expect them to be bright sounding. These strings are of EXCELLENT quality and perfectly suited to their intended market/style of Jazz players.

These are fantastic strings they give my strat a nice mellow sound.

Me gustaron. Es mi primer set de flat wound. Si se sienten diferente, y están algo pesadas. Yo lo que hice fue un ajuste, combine algunas de estas cuerdas con las de otro set de rounds. La tercera la sustituí por una de otro set round wound de un calibre similar y use la tercera de este set como mi cuarta cuerda. Por lo que no use la E mas grande.Estoy contento con el resultado. Utiles y resistentes, buen sonido. Llevo ya casi un año tocando con estas y he podido sacar buenos sonidos. Lo único que comentaría es que es difícil sacar bends de tres semitonos. Recomiendo, recuerden reajustar sus guitarras (truss rod, acción, entonación). :)

In the past two years, I've changed everything about my guitar playing. My primary guitar (short scale Jagmaster to long scale Jazzmaster), my amps (from Fender modelling amp to Jazz Chorus + Marshall combo), my pedals (basically none to a large board with a dozen of them), and my strings (from lights, as low as 7s at times, to 10s, also changed brands). Now, I believe the evolution of my guitar preferences has finally completed, with the last change, back to D'Addario brand strings, and specifically to the Chromes flatwound strings. Anyone with a Jazzmaster knows that the pickups are pretty generous with the high end. Before getting my first one, I never touched a tone knob before. Now I find myself needing to use it so my ears don't get stabbed to death. However, these strings really mellow that quite a bit, to the point where I could probably leave my tone knob at max and just adjust my pedals or amp settings, ever so slightly. On top of the more mellow sound compared to rounds, these feel great on the fingers. At first I wasn't sure, but a few days in and I'm finding it hard to pick up any of my other guitars because of the relative roughness. I did try D'Addario Half-Rounds as well, but they feel even worse to me than round-wound; they almost have a gritty, nail file type feeling to them. So, as quickly as the half-rounds went on to my cheapest Jazzmaster, I think they will be coming off and flats will go on. I primarily play heavy metal, and I think these sound good, but it'll depend what sound you're going after. Maybe you want the string noise and a bit more harmonic content rather than fundamental note, so you should stick to round wounds. But these are worth trying at least once, I think. Yeah, they cost more, but I've heard they last a lot longer. I haven't had them long enough to vouch for that. But I really love how they feel so I'm sure I'll find out in due time. Only question remaining is, what do I do with these 5 packs of Ernie Ball Slinkys that I've got sitting here unopened?

I’ve been a huge fan of elixir brand stings ever since I got my acoustic Taylor’s and then switched to elixirs on all my electrics. It’s been 3 weeks of using these flat wound strings and love it. The feel is easy, It’s become comfortable playing extended chords. And fingers crossed it lasts as long as my elixir’s and since their flat wound start sounding better & better as the months' pass.

Ich habe bisher auf meiner Harley Benton Vintage Telecaster, zuerst mit den Saiten im Auslieferungszustand und dann Erny Ball Saiten verwendet. Ich habe mich für diese hochpreisigen Flatwound Saiten, weil ich das Rutschgeräusch beim Akkordwechsel minimieren wollte. Ich bin von diesen Saiten begeistert. Nicht nur die Geräuschminimierung, sondern vor allem der Sound dieser Saiten, die Stimmstabilität, super. Empfehlenswert.