Pyramid Electric Strings 010-046

I love pure nickel strings and these are no exception. However, I prefer the other Pyramid pure nickels strings in the green packaging, "Maximum Performance". I have no idea why they are different. They are both hex core and the same gauges. Maybe the core of the wound strings is a slightly different thickness? The green ones just feel nicer to me. They seem to have a slightly more supple feel and maybe just a tiny bit more clarity in the mids. But the green ones are also more expensive of course.

Still, these are great strings for a warmer, less metallic tone from the wound strings. They are also amazing value at the prices Thomann sell them for.

Recommended!

(I might add that I like the roundcore Pyramid Nickel Classics even better than the green ones but on some of my guitars I simply prefer hex core strings for practical reasons).

When I saw these strings I thought it was the usual cheap stuff. It was about 3,6 ¤. Then I noticed they were Pyramid, which is a fairly respectable brand, which I've already known. I picked a couple of sets and mounted them on my Les Paul. In terms of sound they really don't have nothing less then anything around (among popular brands). Very good sounding strings. They tend to be a little fragile, by the way. The E and the B strings broke after about 20 hours of playing. Furthermore, they are not the most comfortable strings ever. Anyway my advice is to buy more than one set at the time, because they can break. But the sound is incredible for the price. Still better than most of strings out there. And the price itself allows you to buy sets in large quantity. If you change strings quite often these are the strings for you: you'll get the most out of them.

Ever wonder if strings that cost twice the price sound twice as good? I've been playing guitar for 18 years and during that time I played many different brands. I've come over some manufacturers strings that I've put on the guitar and taken off almost immediately. But Pyramid?

Pyramid makes one of the top brand strings and I can't imagine in my head that for these cheaper version strings they have some cheaper and low-quality work order to make them sound like cheap string. They certainly sound good and they feel good. Yes, there are better strings, but if you are budged dependent, then these strings are really a good choice.

I've put them on several electrics and the idea to even buy these was, that I own many guitars and I also build them. And frequent changing for experiments of the high-priced strings did not seem wise. The difference of the sound is really cosmetical and it seems more to be "feel" for the player himself/herself. I really can't recognize the strings sound from any recording, to be honest. And the feel is just fine. I personally like played-in strings, say half a week old guitar strings. And on some guitars after some time I can't tell what exact brand are they. But by first brand-new feel might be slightly better for different strings.