Pyramid Nickel Classics Tradt. 012-054

Dommage, car le toucher est assez different des cordes dont j'avai l'habitude, et pas desagreable: ca change un peu. Avec ce tirant, je joue en re, les cordes restent assez souples, mias elles resistent bien aux petits bends intempestifs, un juste milieu. Par contre, la corde sol filee m'a lache assez rapidement: Le son est devenu vite terne, sans sustain, puis la casse est survenue assez rapidement. J'attaque assez fort, mais je n'ai aucun pb avec des ernie ball par exemple. Ces cordes ne doivent pas etre adaptees a mon jeu. Bon son en revanche.

I wanted to like these strings. They are made in Germany, which is a plus. I also like heavier gauge strings. Their customer service is great - I wrote to them because I found the low E string to be playing up and they sent me a replacement with some pyramid beer mats!

I put these on my 52 Telecaster, they sounded ok. They are reserved, but have a certain richness I suppose. Nothing very exciting, but they're decent.

First problem I encountered was with the wound G. I wasn't paying attention when I ordered and definitely didn't want a wound G string set. I hadn't tried one before, so I was interested and tried them on. Initially it seemed not as bad as I was expecting, although of course it doesn't bend the note as much as a non-wound string does.

Here's the thing. They die really quickly and when they die they reveal the shortcomings even more so. They go really really muted and the wound G sounds like it's wrapped in cotton wool. Not a good set for me.

Pros - cheap
Cons - wound G unbalances the set, short life, dull sounding