Pyramid Electric Strings 009-042 Reviews

009-042

very affordable and high-quality strings, no worse than other well-known brands. quite soft, reliable and durable. a good choice

Swings and roundabouts

First and most importantly, these are good strings at a very competitive price. When it comes to the makeup of the set, though, it's a case of swings and roundabouts.

I've always found the presence of an 11-gauge B string in a standard set of nines a bit odd, in that it doesn't give balanced tension across the plain strings. Pyramid fix that by substituting a 12. They also deviate from the standard mix, however, by substituting a 22 gauge D string for the more usual 24, which makes it a bit slack compared to the neighbouring A string.

You pays your money and you takes your choice...

My standard set for a while

I have user these strings on a Strat and recommended them to other Strat players as well. What I see as a win on this set, and some other 9s' sets from Pyramid, is the .012 instead of .011 for the B string. A lot of times the .011 has felt wonky for me, but not with this set. I have experienced similar standard in these strings (consistent size, quality, wrapping) out of the box as I have with D'Addario. The only set I have used after this one is again Pyramid, this time Nickel Classics, again with the .012 on the B string.

They do the job.

So far so good. I'm fortunate in that strings tend to last a long time for me (light touch and non-corrosive skin oils I guess). I mainly used D'Addario strings when I was gigging but being retired now and owning a dozen guitars I've been trying cheaper strings. I tried a few budget brands and found them dull and they seemed to lose integrity pretty quick so I went back to D'Addario. Got a few sets of these to top up an order for free shipping and so far....several months now...they seem pretty good. Worth trying, I think.

Great for those other guitars

These strings have good sound, intonation and tuning stability,

the sound of those pure nickel ones is nice and smooth but retaining presence because of the thick winds around the core of the string.

This ups the treble and pick attack but also ups the left hand finger noise and they feel a bit sticky, like stainless steel strings.

For the price they are fantastic, I use them to always have fresh strings on my studio guitars but for my favorite guitar I still use Dunlops.

Amazing value

I wanted to try these as I've read some good comments, and they are good deal cheaper than other brands.

Didn't expect much but I love them. Great sound, and they seem to be holding up really well. I had them on for a week now, still good as new.

Ordered 3 packs, I'll probably order 10 next time :)

Decent strings, v good value

Sound good, well packaged, hopefully they will last a while.

They hold tune after stretching in. They seem to be a good balance between low price and quality. I've bought much cheaper strings in the past and they're not worth it. These ones seem good.

wear of the strings

rapid wear of the strings (especially G string); the sound is nice. As long as the strings show no wear (which is of very short duration).

A bit over the limit

These are actually to thin for jazz strings. Unless they are used for some other "jazz". Maybe if one bends its jazz :P

They'll produce a less mellow tone than the thinker models.

The touch is also not tense enough for jazzy chops.

Best value for money

You can spend as much as you like on strings, but if you use a lot of sets then this can really add up. For my own and my customers guitars I use around 20 sets a month. You can do the arithmetic yourself.

So it's nice if strings are not expensive but they must always be good. Almost all of the budget strings also feel and sound and look budget, but Pyramid Pure Nickel Roundwounds have excellent tone. They look and feel good. Intonation is accurate and yes they keep their tone for a very long time. If you use a lot of strings, why pay more?

Good value, .009 string is not very durable...

Snapped 2 .009's whilst stringing up and stretching them. Ernie Ball are stronger and better but twice the price... You pays your money, you take your choice.

These are good value

A very nice, bright sounding set of strings. Lasted a reasonable length of time. Similar in feel to the Ernie Ball Super slinky but a lot cheaper. At this price you can't go wrong!

I get through a lot of strings and like pure nickel. . .

I've been playing 40 years , part time and professionally , and have more than 15 but less than 20 stage and studio guitars , playing mainly classic rock , pop , and funky soul.

I didn't really have any strong views on strings , and have used Ernie Ball super Slinky, and d'addario xl , for many years and up until about 2 years ago was using GHS Boomers.

My string choices were dictated largely through multi-pack offers on my preferred gauges- I do however very much prefer the sound and feel of new strings, so get through quite a lot.

About 2 years ago I bought a new Fender Jazzmaster AVRI , and the retailer sweetened the deal with half a dozen packs of Fender pure nickel , the Jazzmaster sounded fantastic , and I quite liked the feel , tension and sound . . . When I put them on a couple of my Les Paul's , I really really liked the sound. . . And the wound string tension. . . Bends seemed easier , tuning and intonation seemed improved , bizarre given that both these guitars have Bigsbys . . . and I became a pure nickel convert.

Browsing some forums , I saw some rave reviews of pyramid nickels, and despite being a long time serious player I'd never heard of the brand !

For the last year I've been using these ,

Buying them 10 sets at a time , they are substantially cheaper than the fenders , .. and if you've never tried pure nickels - and like the sound and feel of new strings I would urge you to give these strings a go - if you get on with them , you'll save yourself a lot of money over time vs the well known brands !

Excelent electric ukulele strings

They sound good, the tension is great if you put them on a tenor. You could also use these on a concert or soprano, I guess.

Lovely strings

I use these strings as backup solution on my LP and Strat. I used to play Ernie Ball and sometimes D'Addario, but as soon as I tried Pyramid I decided to stick with them. These -the blue package- have a great virtue above other Pyramids: price. I mean, they cost nothing. But honestly I prefer other Pyramid models which cost way more. So these ones are my splendid spare wheel.

Sound: nice, balanced, classic. Very versatile, nice sustain, good intonation as well. In a scale in which 0 is dark and 10 is bright these end up like 4.

Good for rock, blues, nothing too extreme on both sides (not the best for jazz, absolutely not good for metal stuff).

Quality: When you open the blue package you don't feel that luxury thrill you could experience with other brands. The outfit is spartan, straight to the point. The strings are not sealed, they're just placed into the paper envelope. Anyway, the durability and reliability of the strings is really good, better than lots of other very popular strings.

Overall Rating: try these strings, for God's sake.

Excellent Strings

I heard of these through a pro italian luthier so I tried them. They stay in tune very well, the tone is full and the timbre is rich. Once I put on my first set I was hooked!

great strings

I bought this set to put on my son's guitar. He is happy. Inexpensive but very good quality strings. Highly recommended!

Love these strings my new favourite

I was always a fan of pyramid but went away for a bit to other brands , now back and happy , these are easy-bend

so maybe go up a gauge to your normal set. price wise a bargain.

Great strings at a budget price.

I really can?t fault these strings, the have good tone and I have never had any issues with them at all, I prefer them to many of the better known more expensive brands.

Great for any F type guitar

I use these strings on a Telecaster model. I bought the guitar with .009 set of strings on it, but to me the stock strings felt kinda wobbly on it. This .010 set is just right and produces a nice wiry feel under my finger tips. It feels more like a acoustic guitar to me which is very comfortable yet still easy enough to allow bending. The tone is fat and warm with enough hights to shimmer nicely in the band mix. The set will stay in tune after five minutes of playing when your guitar provides good tuners. The strings lasts for about four to five weeks of playing. After that period the strings slowly begin to develop a rough surface which is not comfortable to slide on any more.