There is no "bad" strings on Today's strings market (except Fender and Gibson :twisted: )
After four decades of playing here and there my choice narrowed to only one brand :
ELIXIR !
PROS :
-they last at least three or even four times more than any other strings brand on the market,
-they stay in the tune for incredible long time ,
-they are silky , I mean really silky . Once used on it , playing any other "non Elixir coated " brand has a feeling of playing rusty iron wire picked up from the street 8) .
-you can torture them with whammy bar and bend as much as you can , but you can't brake it (if set up was proper) .
-they feel as a lower gauge than they are , but the sound still stays thick and big
-they need minimum maintenance , but maximum of proper set up when put a new strings set.
CONS:
-When I tried it for the first time ,the feeling was strange and strings tend to slip and escape from my fingers , as a snake .
-Need time to learn how to play it ,especially for bending a strings.
-Elixir strings still has no that sweet playability of Daddario strings
-Btw, Daddario strings has the best,the sweetest and the most controllable way of playing , but after two days they looks like a four months old Elixir set ,and I know that you know what I am talkin' about .
Conclusion :
The best strings ever could be a breed between Elixir and Daddario
Enjoy playing ,it was my 0.02 $
BH