These strings are perfectly competent strings, with their own particular dynamics. They start very bright, settle down nicely in about a week, and last a long time. They have been very consistent for me in this manner.

The best feature is the low price on the three-pack price. These are fine strings for the money. I've seen some cheap strings; these aren't at all what you could normally expect at this price point. There is no status to be had in overpaying.

If you like a bright, cutting, yet airy tone, this string gets it. I even like the somewhat rough texture they have when they're new. It doesn't bother me a lick.

I haven't seen a problem yet, and I've been looking.

I play these things everywhere, and my tone is generally recognized as distinctive and good. The three-fer deal on these is exceptional.

These strings are almost cheap enough to throw away after every use. What more support is required/

Strings have zero sex appeal for me. Strings are tools. I don't go for the hype.

Active Musician

Rock, Soul, Reggae, Country

Usually with most strings, you have an overall balance of the tone they aim to provide. Dark and earthy, bright and piano-like maybe. Not with these, you're greeted with an overly bright top end for the bottom 4 strings, great for the odd slap but little else, with the top B string sounding as if you're playing a piece of spaghetti...far too muddy a tone to fit in with the rest of the set, no tightness to the bottom end at all.

Initially, the "nickel wound, hexagonal core" sounds brilliant, a good bright tone that will ease off with finger style. Then you find the blurb on the back of the package relates it to their "ultra fast transient" amplifiers in some way (subtle...) And the tone, as described above, negates the features completely. Even the colour coded ball ends for each string (just in case you happened to mix up the B and G string mid change...right?) were beginning to have the paint scratch off when i opened the packet.

As you may guess I was not at all impressed with the complete lack of uniform tone on these beasties, but hell...what else is an EQ for? Eventually after much coaxing you can get a usable (ish) fingerstyle tone from the things, and even then it all turns to a wallowy mess of bass as soon as you ever consider the dreaded B string.

The colour coded balls were scratched, the finish on the strings towards the bridge was uneven and the things popped out of the bridge several times during tuning up.

Admittedly, I will give this particular set the benefit of the doubt when it comes to value, considering it may have simply been a dud batch. I heard somewhere these strings are run offs of the mighty d'addario, so if this is the case...15 pounds for them is not a bad price at all.

you have a "HARTKE.COM" website at the bottom, "comments and queries? call: ...." as found on most other string makes are not to be found.

It's a set of horrendous bass strings. With roughly the same ratable "sex appeal" as a ham sandwhich. What else is there to tell?

Amature enthusiast

Techno, Metal, Rock, Funk and Acoustic.