Feature:
D'addario likes to point out that their strings are 'Better by Design', and they are. The hexagonal center literally bites into the wrap, melding the two metals like no other string manufacturer can.

Quality:
Always just as bright and corrosion-free as the day they were made. The Dean Markleys just didn't compare.

Value:
In short, buying any other brand in bulk is nothing more than a waste to me. Buying single sets at a music store is far more expensive, and there's still no guarantee that your strings are fresh. D'addarios, unlike other brands, will still be worth their price 2 years after purchase when you break a string 2 o'clock in the morning at your local venue.

Desirability:
Nothing else meets the same engineering standards, nor does anything else sound the same (hey, all brands are different for beter or worse).

Sound:
D'addario strings have been the only brand I've used for at least the last five years. I'll admit I used to enjoy Dean Markley Blue Steel, but you can't really expect to buy a case or seven and have them all be fresh a year later, D'addarios are always just as pristine as they day they were encased in their oxygen-free polymer mausoleums.

Support:
I've never had problems with any of my D'addario or Planet Waves products, hence service was never required. This is a testament in itself, I'm still using the same Planet Waves guitar cables I bought about 5 years ago and they're still immaculate.

Overall:
Still going strong with D'addario and no plans to ever change brands.

• User: a customer from officer.com
• Submitted: 7/5/2005
• Style of Music: Modern rock

Feature:
the coloured balls the string's end make u never mess.

Quality:
well made,stay for a long time,300 hours of full speed at least

Value:
price is perfect,if u looked at the earny ball strings you will just find it 0.50 cent cheaper than the D'addario although d'addario is too much alot better than the earny ball.

Desirability:
the strings are wounderful,have a very smooth touch but just one thing bothered me,the strings need to be more harder because they are so super lite.

Sound:
it make the sound very sharp,real and has a high mid range & that make the sound tends to be too screamy,thats amazing for a hard hyper rock solo but may be not too much great for jazz.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 7/7/2004
• Style of Music: Rock , Jazz
• Location: Egypt , Cairo

Feature:
the coloured ball ends make sure you dont mess up.

Quality:
its made well cause it sounds well and lasts you.

Value:
great price.

Desirability:
im glad i already have it.

Sound:
great sound and tonality for pop rock, pop. punk, rock, and harder rock. a very bright catchy sound.

Support:
i like daddario and i always will. they make great s**t

Overall:
its still good.

• Submitted: 4/12/2004