NYXL09544 NYXL Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings - .0095-.044 Super Light Plus Review

Great customer service

Not so much a review of the strings (though they are great) as a kudos to Sweetwater customer service. Something happened during the shipment of these strings and they were never delivered; Sweetwater replaced the strings, no questions asked.

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Perfect Lower Tension Strings

I put these strings on three different guitars, a Les Paul, a Telecaster, and a Sheraton. They are marvelous on all three. the tension of the 9.5-44 set is about 89 ft.lbs. The tension of a 10-46 set is around 98 ft. lbs. This is considerably lower. When combined with a shorter scale length guitar like a Les Paul or Sheraton, it's WAY easier to bend notes and finger chords… read more in all positions. I find no sound or tone compromises with the lighter gauge. The strings have a crispness that cuts through a band mix, but also have very solid and well pronounced lows. The NYXL strings last a bit longer than the D'Addario XL version, but are twice as expensive. The standard XLs are also very good, and are slightly mellower. I've been wiping down the strings after playing with Fast Fret and am now changing these NYXL stings once every two months instead of every two weeks. This is with constant playing. For occasional use, they will last for six months. You can't beat that. My opinion is that D'Addario has perfected the art of string making. You can't buy a better string than a NYXL in ANY gauge combination.

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These may be my favorite new strings!

I've been playing guitar for 20 years now and my main guitars have been Ernie Ball Music Man Petrucci's. I just started playing again after a 5 1/2 year break. I ordered myself a Music Man Purple Sparkle Majesty which came stock with Ernie Ball 10's. The 10's were a little too stiff for my liking since my fingers aren't exactly used to playing guitar anymore. I switched to the NYXL… read more 9-42 set which was a little too light for my taste. After that, I saw a post on the EBMM Facebook page where someone recommended using the 9.5-44 set on my Majesty. I tried them out and absolutely love them! They sound bright and crisp, they stay in tune perfectly, and the tension is perfect for my style of playing. I was an Ernie Ball string user for years, but I may have just converted to D'Addario's.

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Perfect for a MIM Fender Strat!

I'm a bedroom electric-guitar player (I primarily play acoustic guitar), so my scope/application is limited. Having said that, I put on these 9.5 strings on my MIM strat two months ago, and they still sound amazing, clear, punchy, and (bonus points to D'Addario!) they stay in tone. For me they also offer a lot better tone with less tinny highs than the Boomer GHS 9s I was using.… read more They are definitely slightly thicker, which I like. But I would not put these on a shorter Les Paul style guitar, because of the presumed added tension, but that's just me. BTW, I only play my Strat 1 hour a week, and I wash my hands before I play any guitar out of habit, so take these things into consideration with respect to reliability. Still, my .02 is they are worth the price.

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