BEST ROUNDCORE PURE NICKEL STRINGS IVE TRIED TO DATE
Review by Damian C. on 2 Oct 2026 review stating BEST ROUNDCORE PURE NICKEL STRINGS IVE TRIED TO DATE THIS YEAR HAS BECOME A STRING EXPERIMENT FOR MY FLEET OF ELECTRIC GUITARS: COLLECTION STATUS INCLUDES CUSTOM SHOP LES PAULS, SGS, STRATS, TELECASTER, AND A PEAVEY T60 KEPT IN OPEN TUNINGS. I STARTED WITH EVERY GUITAR STRUNG IN FENDER 150's, MY NEXT LOGICAL MOVE WAS TOWARDS ERNIE BALL ROCK & ROLL PURE NICKEL TO MAINTAIN THE HEX CORE STRUCTURE. ALONG THE WAY I SAMPLED STINGJOY BROADWAYS, DR PURE BLUES, D'ADDARO PURE NICKEL XL, CURT MANIGAN, GIBSON REISSUE PURE VINTAGE. HONESTLY ALL STRINGS PERFORMED WELL, HOWEVER I HAD A BUNDLE OF (3) PACKS OF ONE OF THE ROUNDCORE PURE NICKEL STRINGS THAT SUFFERD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON G STRINGS WHERE THE STRINGS WOULD BE BROUGHT TO PITCH, CRIMPED, STRETCHED, TUNED TO PITCH ONLY TO HAVE THE G STRING GO COMPLETELY LIFELESS, I MEAN NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH FOR THE PICKUP TO REGISTER LIFELESS, TENSION WAS NORMAL- THIS WAS ODD, IT HAPPENED ON ONE GUITAR, AND I REPEATED THE EXPERIMENT ON A SHORT SCALE GUITAR NEXT ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. IVE PURCHASED THE SAME STRING AND GUAGE SINCE WITH ZERO ISSUES. REQUARDLESS THE PRICE OF THE PYRAMIDS MAKES THEM A QUALITY OBTAINABLE STRING FOR MOST FOLKS, THEY HAVE A SWEETNESS TO THE SOUND AND DONT REACT NEGATIVLEY ON MY BRIGHTER GUITARS. I REALLY CAN SPEAK ON LIFESPAN AS I PREFER STRINGS FRESH AND SNAPPY, USUALLY AFTER TWO WEEKS OF PRACTIVE SESSIONS I NEED TO CHANGE TO KEEP THAT FRESH PACK ZING. AT THE END OF THE DAY EVERY COMPANY I MENTIONED PROVIDED A GREAT STRING WITH A GREAT FEEL AND I WOULD GIG A FRESH PACK OF ANY OF THESE WITHOUT HESITATION. PYRAMID RECIEVES A 4-STAR BECAUSE IM OBVIOUSLY PICKY OR STUBBURN. CURRENT STATUS OF THE ENTIRE FLEET THIS MORNING: ALL GUITARS ARE WEARING A FRESH SET OF FENDER 150S THE WHYS ARE FOR MY NEXT REVIEW I SUPPOSE.
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