... the original strings on my new guitar were too painful on my fingers
582551
I bought this because the original strings on my new guitar were too painful on my fingers.  These strings are much easier on my fingers. Also, the strings sound great. One thing I didn't like was that the strings felt too "slippery", probably due to its coating.  When I was trying to press on the string, sometimes I felt my finger was slipping and sliding.  As I progress to become better player, I might look for cheaper strings, but for now, these are great.
1913449
I just got these strings and while I was putting on both of the E strings and the G string, they snapped before I even got them in tune. These don't have the quality that I was expecting. However, the three strings that I put on my guitar do sound good however.
2514159
Well, I had to change my review after few months of using these strings. Hats off to Martin. They did what they promised. They said: "Mellows quickly to a warm vintage tone that brings out the unique, woody sounds in your acoustic guitar". And that's exactly what happened for me. At the beginning these strings produced extremely metallic, almost steel guitar sound, but as soon as they mellowed finally, they stay the same forever, not like bronze strings which are becoming duller sounding day by day. Monel strings are very durable and much more resistant to corrosion comparing to any uncoated bronze strings. And they give you this beautiful vintage tone, deep and pure. Perfect for flatpickers and fingerpickers using fingerpicks. For fingerpickers playing just with they fingers, though, they can be a little bit too stiff and dull sounding, depending on your playing technique and your instrument qualities. But there is definitely something addictive about these strings.
2813844
I just got these strings, played for 5 minutes, They feel great and sound awsome! but after doing a bend on a solo, the first string popped/broke on the best part.
Very dissapointed :(
2103522
The pair I got had a seam on the inside of the index fingers that was very uncomfortable. I will look for a different model.
3651380
First of all I hadn't change the strings on my guitar in a while and I mean, A WHILE. My guitar is now a new one thanks to these strings and it was also my first time changing them. Will be buying again, but might go with Light next time!
4227901
I was buying something else on Amazon and thought I'd grab a set of new strings for my mountain dulcimer at the same time. I'd never bought official 'dulcimer' strings before and was surprised to find what those were. Maybe its just me and the way I play (40+ years), but these are very heavy (thick) strings and I kept having to retune as they kept stretching as I played (I have peg tuners and they did not wind tight). I play a lot and these were just awkward and clunky sounding. After half an hour I put my old ones back on and will keep these as an emergency backup. I only use three strings, and buy the thinnest strings I can find at a guitar store - .008s for 1st and 2nd string, and the thinnest wound string the store has for the 3rd. The wound string I just bought was 3x as thick as what I normally use, and I know it could not be tuned as high as I sometimes go with that string and still be flexible. I fret all three strings and pick, have lots of different tunings I use, and my preferred thin stings have a nice clean sound, lots of range, can bend a note. Can't say that for the new ones, but they were cheap and may serve a purpose some day. I guess the best I can say is - because of all the 'good' reviews - now I know what 'official' dulcimer strings are like, and suppose these will be fine if you like very thick strings. (You should try thin ones though!)
387357
will go for the Elixir's next time, as I think they were put on my Maton's before i bought it.
i miss my old strings now (rust and all) but will use these on a different guitar.
great price value though
3705616
I had to go to a lighter gauge string at least temporarily due to an hand injury, and the original nut seems to have worn some due to extensive use over 40 years and the smaller strings sank far enough into the grooves that I was getting a little frett buzz.  I got this as a last resort and
I honestly haven't gotten up the nerve to take the original nut off my 77 Gibson Les Paul Custom (ebony).  But, it is the correct size and I'm sure it will do the job if ever put to work.  It looks perfect in the plastic bag it came in, if that helps.
1871439
I slung these on a nylon string guitar and the high "E" string ball end popped right off after about an hour of playing. There was plenty of string left because I didn't clip it though so I just tied it like a traditional nylon string. Just a pain that the ball popped off. Nothing about the sound grabbed me so I'll try some different strings next time.
3797497
Swap out the strings for some D'Addarios. The frets grinded bad... If you have the maple fretboard-give the whole neck and frets a good polish with some 000 steel wool, and maybe some conditioner. Good to go now! Nice guitar on the cheap with a little work.
4134466
This is actually "Extra Hard Tension", which is what I wanted, but the problem is that the string looked heavily rusted/used through the transparent packing, all of the 3 that I ordered I had to return because I need new strings.
4756204
I love Ernie Ball and I've been a regular user over the years.
I was so negatively surprisde by the fact that there were some coating defects on the first string.
This is simply not acceptable.
I'll take my chances with D'addario
2314010
I Bought The Medium Dr Neon Strings For My Electric Guitar To Help Me Learn Some Avenged Sevenfold Songs On Rocksmith. The Strings Are Matched Exactly The Same As On Rocksmith.

E= Red
A= Yellow
D= Blue
G= Orange
B= Green
e= Purple

When I Went To String Up My Guitar, The Strings Seemed Very Weak. Even Tuning To E Standard I Was Really Nervous. You can really Feel The strings "stretching" as you tighten them to tune the guitar. after I Tuned To E Standard without Them Popping I Had To Breath A Sigh Of Relief. and after only about an hour the neon coating on the strings has strated to wear off where i strum

all In All The strings Have Good Tone

so 4 Star
4202400
My husband is an experienced guitar player on both electric and acoustic guitars.  He does not play the acoustic often as the electrics are his preferred guitar.  He put these strings on his acoustic guitar when they arrived and the 4th time he picked up the guitar to play it the largest string snapped in half. I am not a guitar player and probably should have let him leave this review as I am not sure of the terms and names of these sort of things..  We cannot return the strings for a refund at this point because we no longer have the original receipt and or packing slip.

We will not order Elixir strings again.
4538214
I read all of the reviews and bought 6 pairs of these based on the reviews.
So, I put these on my Gibson Les Paul last night and played for a few hours.  I didn't hammer the strings, just played easy, mostly the Eagles.
As I was hanging the guitar on the wall afterward, I took a quick look at the strings.  I was shocked to see the high E and B strings were already flattened.  I never would have expected wear after just a few hours of light playing.
The strings sounded great, but by the time I had them stretched enough that they would hold tune, they were already worn.
I guess I'm going to HAVE to go to heavier strings so I'm not changing strings every few days.  These just did not perform as expected.
Giving these 3 stars is being generous.  I have 5 sets to use up now, damn.  I was using light gauge and thought these mediums would hold up, but they lasted for only two hours......my Fender 3250L bullets at least lasted a few weeks.  Going to try the Fender on my Gibson and see how they sound.  I'm still in search of the "perfect" set of strings.  I'm open to suggestions
4024556
They sounded great when I put them on!  Broke an A (!) string first night playing out so that doesn't work for me. Won't be using them again.