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Jim O.
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
Whoa- oh Black Beauty Ram-aLam
James Quintana
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023
For the most part these strings were great, but the low-B string sounds dead and has no resonance. The other 6 strings work great so a 6 string set should work fine.
G. Michael
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023
I've been playing with flatwound strings for over twenty years. On a whim I chose to try Black Beauties. I usually play 7-string guitar but I do have one 6-string Hofner with custom pickups that I consider my secret weapon. I first purchased a pack for the six-string. I was very pleasantly surprised. They weren't as smooth as what I've gotten used to, but the are smooth enough. "String-Noise" is negligible and everything about them is perfectly balanced. The tone is perfect, not too harsh, not too dull. The most impressive thing I've found is that the tone itself across all six strings is just right. Other brands, the bass strings can be too bassy, and the trebles can be too shrill. I next purchased a pack for my Carvin seven-string. I'm sticking with Black Beauties on all my guitars. I really, really like them.P.S. My original review was written March 7. This update is on the 12th. I just read a bunch of other reviews on these strings and I just don't understand. People are saying that the coating is coming off and the strings are breaking, and I just don't get it because I've not had any problems at all. I am very rough on strings. I pull on them, tug on them, and basically kick the crap out of them because if you don't do that, they constantly go out of tune. My picking style may not be as aggressive, but I torture my strings and make sure they hold up. Once again, in my experience, these strings are very good. They've been on my Carvin just a little less than a month, and they've been on my Hofner for just a little over. I do play everyday, but each guitar goes through about a week of action before I switch off again. I personally have not had any problems.
$d@II
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
I love the look especially on my all black 7 string. I do feel the coating on the electric and even more so on the acoustic sets sound a bit dead or muddy. I love them on my basses though.
Drastic Adventure
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022
Best for my 7 string for play metal.
Brian Franchuk
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021
The coating started coming off as I was putting thr strings on. Didnt even last 5 minutes before my guitar was coated in black specks. The strings feel terrible once the coating starts to come off...which, again, took 5 minutes. The low b string sounds like its permanently muted. I am extremely unhappy with these strings.
Customer729
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021
One Star is too much...Pathetic. I rarely break strings, so , imagine my dismay when 2 break during initial installation. (the high E-string, and the G-string; was first.) Makes it difficult to review when you don't get a chance to play em. Against my better judgement, I thought I'd give em a chance. Never again.
Félix Rische
Reviewed in Germany on July 10, 2019
Super schöne saiten. Leider ist die oberste Saite nicht dick genug und wabbelt bei drop A ziemlich rum
SabaticGoat
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2017
If you haven't played DR coated strings, pick up a few. They last forever. Really hold tune and tone for an amazing amount of time and stand up to my Floyd Rose beatings. Always.
markus o
Reviewed in Italy on July 22, 2017
ho comprato alcuni set di corde rivestite DR di ultima generazione, ovviamente per ragioni estetiche... dopo poche ore di utilizzo però ho riscontrato tre difetti.1) il primo è soggettivo, e potrebbe non essere un problema per tutti... la sensazione sotto le dita è completamente diversa rispetto alle normali corde non rivestite (ovviamente), e non trovo piacevole la differenza. sembrano "tiepide" e vagamente elastiche, come se fossero in materiale plastico (pura impressione sensoriale, naturalmente non sono nè calde nè elastiche, e sotto il rivestimento sono normali corde metalliche). la sensazione è curiosa, e può anche essere gradevole per qualcuno. per me non è un problema reale, ma al tatto preferisco le corde normali.2) il secondo un po' meno. checchè ne dica la DR, il suono è influenzato dal rivestimento, e perde in presenza. lo sospettavo, ora lo so. intendiamoci, non è una differenza dal giorno alla notte, ma si sente.3) il terzo riguarda proprio l'aspetto estetico, ossia il motivo principale per cui ho voluto provare queste corde... anche dopo meno di 8 ore di uso, la porzione delle corde colpita dal plettro perde in buona parte il rivestimento, e assume un aspetto un pochino triste4) lo so, avevo accennato a tre difetti, ma vale la pena di ricordarlo: il prezzo. costano davvero tanto.concludendo, se volete fare i tamarri in un paio di esibizioni dal vivo, le DR si fanno notare. ci sono corde migliori dal punto di vista delle prestazioni, e se esteticamente non sopravviveranno ad un terzo live non ho ancora elementi per valutare la tenuta complessiva sulla lunga distanza... sconsigliate per le prove e per l'attività di studio (a meno che non vi piaccia proprio la sensazione ed il suono delle corde rivestite, ovviamente).
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