DR Strings BKE7-11 Black Beauties Electric Guitar Strings, Heavy 7-String, 11-60

I've been playing with flatwound strings for over twenty years. On a whim I chose to try Black Beauties. I usually play 7-string guitar but I do have one 6-string Hofner with custom pickups that I consider my secret weapon. I first purchased a pack for the six-string. I was very pleasantly surprised. They weren't as smooth as what I've gotten used to, but the are smooth enough. "String-Noise" is negligible and everything about them is perfectly balanced. The tone is perfect, not too harsh, not too dull. The most impressive thing I've found is that the tone itself across all six strings is just right. Other brands, the bass strings can be too bassy, and the trebles can be too shrill. I next purchased a pack for my Carvin seven-string. I'm sticking with Black Beauties on all my guitars. I really, really like them.P.S. My original review was written March 7. This update is on the 12th. I just read a bunch of other reviews on these strings and I just don't understand. People are saying that the coating is coming off and the strings are breaking, and I just don't get it because I've not had any problems at all. I am very rough on strings. I pull on them, tug on them, and basically kick the crap out of them because if you don't do that, they constantly go out of tune. My picking style may not be as aggressive, but I torture my strings and make sure they hold up. Once again, in my experience, these strings are very good. They've been on my Carvin just a little less than a month, and they've been on my Hofner for just a little over. I do play everyday, but each guitar goes through about a week of action before I switch off again. I personally have not had any problems.

Whoa- oh Black Beauty Ram-aLam

Solid strings, but they constantly slip out of the blocks for floyd rose bridges. Other than that, great sound!

If you haven't played DR coated strings, pick up a few. They last forever. Really hold tune and tone for an amazing amount of time and stand up to my Floyd Rose beatings. Always.

Best for my 7 string for play metal.

The coating started coming off as I was putting thr strings on. Didnt even last 5 minutes before my guitar was coated in black specks. The strings feel terrible once the coating starts to come off...which, again, took 5 minutes. The low b string sounds like its permanently muted. I am extremely unhappy with these strings.

After an hour, the coating starts coming off... That's not an exaggeration, either. They sound fine, and feel good, but I doubt they'll last as long as typical strings since the coating that makes them last longer can't even survive being played... Did I mention the high E broke before I ever got to play them? Final note, they stay in tune just fine if you tear the cardboard package open and follow the instructions inside. Kind of a dumb place to put them... But it's there. They would look cool on a show guitar, but if you want to play them, maybe look elsewhere.

Flimsy crap strings. Save yourself some time and don’t buy these.

Super schöne saiten. Leider ist die oberste Saite nicht dick genug und wabbelt bei drop A ziemlich rum

ho comprato alcuni set di corde rivestite DR di ultima generazione, ovviamente per ragioni estetiche... dopo poche ore di utilizzo però ho riscontrato tre difetti.1) il primo è soggettivo, e potrebbe non essere un problema per tutti... la sensazione sotto le dita è completamente diversa rispetto alle normali corde non rivestite (ovviamente), e non trovo piacevole la differenza. sembrano "tiepide" e vagamente elastiche, come se fossero in materiale plastico (pura impressione sensoriale, naturalmente non sono nè calde nè elastiche, e sotto il rivestimento sono normali corde metalliche). la sensazione è curiosa, e può anche essere gradevole per qualcuno. per me non è un problema reale, ma al tatto preferisco le corde normali.2) il secondo un po' meno. checchè ne dica la DR, il suono è influenzato dal rivestimento, e perde in presenza. lo sospettavo, ora lo so. intendiamoci, non è una differenza dal giorno alla notte, ma si sente.3) il terzo riguarda proprio l'aspetto estetico, ossia il motivo principale per cui ho voluto provare queste corde... anche dopo meno di 8 ore di uso, la porzione delle corde colpita dal plettro perde in buona parte il rivestimento, e assume un aspetto un pochino triste4) lo so, avevo accennato a tre difetti, ma vale la pena di ricordarlo: il prezzo. costano davvero tanto.concludendo, se volete fare i tamarri in un paio di esibizioni dal vivo, le DR si fanno notare. ci sono corde migliori dal punto di vista delle prestazioni, e se esteticamente non sopravviveranno ad un terzo live non ho ancora elementi per valutare la tenuta complessiva sulla lunga distanza... sconsigliate per le prove e per l'attività di studio (a meno che non vi piaccia proprio la sensazione ed il suono delle corde rivestite, ovviamente).