Adamas sounded better and kept their clear, balanced tone superbly for 3 months. I spend the last 2 years playing every 12-string set I could find, kept notes, and kept them on the guitar till one broke, they went dead tonally or I just couldn't keep it in tune from one key to the next. These strings topped them all! An amazing value for the professional musician.

Will last the recreational player nearly indefinitely, the 3 hr-a-week player 3 to 6 months and the 8 hr-a-day pro a solid 30 days without breakage, tonal degradation or tuning problems.

From fingerpicking to really digging in and thrash-strumming, these strings deliver it all! The lighter gauge keeps the bass from being overwhelming or getting muddy; it is always well-balanced tonally.

Well made, consistent, long-lasting strings. One time I had several sets (I buy 10 at a time and change monthly)where the end ferrels did not have enough winds on them and the strings would unravel at the ferrel under tension. I e-mailed the factory, got a quick and attentive ear, the problem resolved at quality ontrol and 3 free sets in a week and a factory apology! No problems since.

I've spent TONS more on things like Elixers (which are dead out of the box because of their coating), cost several times as much and go dead in 3 months with increasing tuning problems. Sure, they don't break for 6 months but the sound is "SUCK!" For $7.95 Adamas can't be beat! Try one set and you'll NEVER play anything else. I played D'Angelico's for years but quality control problems at the factory forced me to change (5 sets, back to back, dead out of the pak; factory ignored all calls, calls and e-mails).

GREAT -- see above.

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Exclusively acoustic-electric 12-strings since 1970; active professional

Folk-rockock, bluegrass, country, contemporary praise'n'worship, finger and flat style