Dean Markley 2506 Signature Series JZ 4-stars Reviews

Fine, but nothing special....

I bought these because I wanted to experiment with a heavier gauge on one of my strats. Turns out that 12 is just too heavy for me. I've used 12 on my shorter scale les paul style guitars, but I just find them too tense on a strat. So I'll go back to 11s. But the sound was fine. No complaints. I've heard (but have yet to try) that Pyramid Nickel Classics are easier to bend at higher gauges in comparison to other brands (due to Pryamid using round cores). So that may be an option. Though for a typical jazz style player I guess it wouldn't matter (I play more in a blues vein, so lots of bending). Anyway, decent enough string, but I think there are more interesting options out there for not much more in price.