GHS Strings, GBXL Boomers, Nickel Plated Steel Electric Guitar Strings, Legendary Strength, Consistent Intonation, Unrivaled Sustain, Long Lasting Brightness & Tone. For 6-String Guitar 9-42 XLT Gauge

I bought these on recommendation from someone I purchased an electric guitar from. He said it was what he uses on all his electrics. They are smooth and easy to bend with a good overall sound. I have two more sets of these in my shopping cart right now. Good quality strings at a nice low price.

Ok so I'm usually playing bass, and I was asked to fill in on lead guitar. Not my norm but did it well IMHO. Anyways, I'm accustomed to running 9s on my electric, and 10s for my acoustic. I took a chance on 10.5s because I was in a pinch, i.e. while practicing a few days before the event, my strings broke and local stores were out. I'm glad I did. Love their brightness as thar was what was needed for our set list on the lead solos. These sustain very nicely even when added to a reverb pedal, comfortable to play and don't knife edge my fingers much. Like I said, I use 10s on my acoustic. I fitted my squire strat with them, tuned up, did the trick. Great strings for the price, I'll even put them up against ddardios that I usually use, as all my other guitars are fitted with. Time will tell how long they last, as I stated before, I'm usually on bass. None the less, great set of strings, sound good, feel good and didn't burn a hole on my wallet.

Best strings on the market, hands down. I will not buy another brand. They hold the sound and tune better than others.

I bought these on a whim -I wanted to try GHS strings- and noticed afterwards that they were .0095, .0115, .016, .024, .032, .044. so I put them up since I just had my Squier Fat Strat set up for 9's.Fast forward a while and it is time to change strings again.The only pack I find on-hand are these 9.5s. I figured "what the heck, I'll use them ... I might need to tweak the truss rod or saddles a bit, but I've wanted to learn more about doing that anyway." I have a couple of Dan Erlewine's books so I was ready to go.Well, I might "need" to tweak the setup or intonation, but I cannot feel or hear it.The strings are close enough to the 9's that they play fine for me - a relative beginner who can barely play Wild Thing or Brown Eyed Girl.These 9.5s seem to be more stable and stay in tune better than the 9's and they are clearly louder; I practice unplugged. The tone is so much more obvious that I re-checked my tuning - twice. They are more resonant and have more sustain than the 9's. My meager bends are no more difficult than with the 9's but the guitar sounds better.All this without doing a new set-up or tweaking anything. I'm impressed.What more could I ask for? Hmmmm...Well, they are not less than $3 a set like Webstrings (not bad, but I do not care for how they are packaged), Darco (a lot like D'Addario who used to make them - great value) or Xaviere (too stiff feeling, IMO), but sometimes you do get what you pay for. Also, I suspect 9.5 sets might be hard to find in your local music stores.BTW, this may be a "unique" gauge as stated above, but other vendors are doing the same thing. I can say with certainty that at least D'Addario (D'Addario EXL120+ Electric Guitar Strings, Super Light Plus, 9.5-44) and DR (Half-Tite HT-9.5) also have string sets with comparable thicknesses.In fact AFAICT, the gauges are identical to a D'Addario EXL120+ set.-------------------- Treble e - B - G - D - A - Bass EGHS Boomers GB9.5: 0095 - 0115 - 016 - 024w - 034w - 044wDR Half-Tite HT-9.5: ___ 9.5 -- 12 -- 16 -- 24 -- 34 -- 44D'Addario EXL120+: .0095 -- .0115 -- .016 -- .024 -- .034 -- .044* Do not mistake the very common D'Add EXL120s (9s) for the EXL120+ (9.5s) setsIf you play 9's and are curious if the "tone" from 10's are worth the "bending" effort, or maybe if you play 10's but your fingers aren't as young as they once were then I encourage you to give 9.5's a try. At $4 or $5 a set, it probably is about what you are paying now, and you have a few well-known string companies to choose from.I think I will be experimenting with the 9.5 sets more in the future.

Boomers saw me through my late 70s Cali rock , 80s hair metal, blues, 90s new wave eras. Both on Les Pauls and Telecasters. I'm not real picky about brands. Just feel and sound. I user their 0.10s on LPs. 9.5s on Telecasters.Ernie Ball is OK and I've subbed other reputable brands on occasion, but invariably this is the brand I stock and reorder. I'm in my country band era now and Boomers are still just right. They give me that crisp, toothy grip I like to feel and hear while the other frequencies are punchy and present.I haven't broken a string onstage for 30 years. I change strings at 3-4 weeks. 95 % of the time I'm using Boomers.I've tried coated, copper splattered, zero oxygen, silver infused, dream catcher breakthrough strings, and while most live up to durability claims, the consistency and feel of Boomers are still my choice for the price. I don't mind changing strings more often. No matter what the package says, I can't trust strings over 4 weeks old.

great price good strings

Excellent. Tried many, many strings over the years. These were instant satisfaction on my fender Strat. Buying another set to test on my Les Paul. More of a full sound, a bit richer and smoother. I use the 9.5 gauge.

Great set of guitar strings. I've used them in the past. Power abd sustain is outstanding.