Valuestrings WE 12-53 : Wow - how can they do it for this price?

I am not a huge fan of bronze strings, they often sound tinny and cheap to my ears. I was more than pleasantly surprised at how nice these sound. They do have some of that "new string zing" but after a couple of days of playing, mellow out into a nice solid tone.

These sound and feel similar to the Martin bronze strings. I put them on my all laminate cheap guitar that I take out to the park or beach and sounded as good as anything else I have tried. Since that guitar is exposed to the elements more than my other ones, it makes sense to buy cheaper strings that can be changed often. I don't want to spend £13 on Elixirs, I can't see them lasting 13 times longer than these HB strings.

I would like to see these strings made in a 12-54 gauge, or in phosphor bronze. I also would like to see them vacuum packed as I don't know how long they will last in the packets they came in. Perhaps it can't be done at this price point.

Definitely worth a try, if you don't like them, you've hardly spend anything on them in the first place.