Daddario ECG23 4-stars Reviews

Surprised that I like them so much

Bought to try with a Esquire Tele for the Johnny Cash sound. I am surprised how good they do sound. You get instant 50's/60's vibe. The only issue was that the wound G string intonation is way off on the 3 saddle tele bridge when the D string is in tune even though I have compensated saddles, its also hard to bend over a semi tone . I am not that surprised due to the thicker diameter compared to standard and of course having 6 saddles would cure this, I ended up changing it to a plain string from a set of 11's so an 18 guage , it is a common hack.This cured all problems I had so am now delighted with the compromised set. D Addario should offer this option in sets without the wound G. The sound of the low strings is brighter than I was expecting but apparantly the longer you have the them installed the better it will sound. I am over all very happy I decided to try them and will keep them on this guitar. I do have other teles with round wound strings so I am covered anyway. They dont need much stretching either and seem to stay in tune well after little effort. Id give 5 stars if it had the plain 18 G string as I would not have the issues I did but I suppose flats are not aimed at tele players with 3 saddle bridges.

Looking for smooth tones ?

I have a very personal way of playing electric guitar and the mellow sounds of these strings fit well with my mostly fingerpicking practice. I find that the strings are light enough for bending the notes yet stay in tune quite well after some more heavy playing. I have yet (knock on wood) to have one break in the middle of a concert. If "jazzy sound" is what you are looking for, I recommend these stings. I also use them on hand made instruments where the stings are bowed, again, they give me good quality notes, and are less aggressive over-all.

Flat wound strings

Flat wound strings, mellow, deep, warm sound, Used by me for a long time with the semi-hollow guitar. These strings provide smooth slide. Nice dark sound on overdrive channel, vintage style.

Extra Light Guage start from .10 sometimes seems to be a bit too hard. Gladly would try .09 but unfortunately there no nines at all.