VTE-9 Veritas Electric Guitar Strings - .009-.042 Light Review

Good balance of cost and performance!

I've been using these for about four years. I also use DR Pure Blues and like those a lot as well. I have seven electrics that I use in different contexts pretty regularly. I gig 6-10 times a month, and the majority are outdoor gigs between March and November (North/South Carolina). I have found these strings to last as long as any others I've tried, and most importantly maintain… read more their intonation. I'm not a big fan of the sound of new strings, particularly wound strings, as I find them overly bright, so I tend to leave strings on probably longer than I should, though I rarely break them. The extra plain strings in the Veritas package really solve the dilemma for me. I like them equally as well as the Pure Blues from a sound/feel perspective. For a dollar more these offer similar performance and additional life with the extra plain strings-a no brainer for me. Sound good, play well, and cost effective- a winner in my book.

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Used them for two years now, My. Favorite in the DrR line up.

Use them on both my Strat and Godin, always fresh and plenty of bell like presence, you won't be disapointed at all.....Like I said my Favorite

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Interesting, In A Good Way

Barely anyone's reviewed these so thought I would give my thoughts on em. Took the plunge and gave these a shot. Not too shabby. They're quite stable, a little higher in tension than most 9-42 sets which isn't a big deal to me. I actually prefer this on certain guitars. You get 3 "Xenon" plain strings which are cool but feel... odd. They almost have a sticky feeling compared to… read more a plain steel string. Picture taking a nylon string and shrinking the gauge way down but keeping the same amount of tension. Other than those extra strings though and the teeny bit of added tension, they aren't crazy different from anything else. It's not a night and day difference in sound like they make it out to be (really is it ever?), but that's not to take anything away from them. These are still great for what they are and in a perfectly reasonable price range. I'll probably be giving these a whirl on some other instruments too.

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