Harley Benton HQS EL 9-42 Coated

I have sweaty hands and I don't like the smell of strings after playing several hours. So these strings are good for me. It rusts eventually like the not coated strings. But at least, I can use them for longer.

I had to do a truss rod adjustment after the string change. These are stiffer than my regular go to 9-42 EXL's.

After using a day or two, I figured a colour change on the bridge side where I am resting my palm. It turned to cooper from silver.

It takes some time for strings to settle. It sounds so metallic at the beginning.

Alright. I wouldn’t buy again

They sound like strings that are already worn in. They lack the brightness of fresh Ernie ball strings. They’re good if you’re not planning on recording.