19002 Optiweb Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.042 Super Light Review

Not for me

They are really tough on fingers (after years of playing my fingertips are like little stones but still these strings felt a bit hard). They are stiff and extremely hard to bend. I thought they'd settle down but after a week there wasn't much difference so I went back to my previous brand. Maybe they would do better on trem or floyd rose equipped axes? On a tele they felt far too… read more stiff to me.

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Great Sounding, Long Lasting

I use Optiwebs on both of my main guitars. The 9-42 on my Gretsch and the 9-46 on my Gibson. I love them both, I switched from Ernie Ball strings a few years ago and I'll never go back. Try them, you'll be impressed. The feel is nice and slippery and the tone is bright, but yet still warm. If that makes any sense. I personally don't like changing strings, and with these, I don't… read more have to nearly as often.

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Stiff difficult to bend Are 9s but have the tension/feel of 10s

Elixir Strings 19002 Optiweb 009-.042: Are 9s but have the tension/feel of 10s They sound fine and they will last a while. I will use the Elixir Strings .009-.042 on guitars that I don't play often so that the guitars won't have dead strings from sitting for weeks or longer. Note: Looking forward to replacing them with Ernie Ball 2223 Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar… read more Strings - .009-.042

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