D’Addario EHR320 Half Round Electric Guitar Strings, Super Light, 9-42
Half Round Electric Guitar Strings are round wound with Stainless Steel and then precision ground leaving the outer surface smooth and “semi flat.” The result is a string with the tonal characteristics of round wound strings , with the smooth feel of flat wound strings.
Product Features
- D’Addario’s popular extra-light gauging with an exclusive semi-flat surface
- Centerless ground stainless steel delivers round wound tension with a flatwound feel
- Corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh
- Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
- String Gauges: Plain Steel .009, .011, .016, Stainless Steel .024, .032, .042
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Flatwounds and Cancer I have been a cancer patient for three years now and some of the drugs result in neuropathy in the fingers making roundwounds tough to play for anything over 10 minutes. I can play the flatwounds for hours! Wonderful therapy it is too.The electrics are “as advertised”. They are mellow and warm with a sharper attack and mellower than roundwounds, which is a plus or a negative depending on your style of music. Also the finger squeak is vastly reduced. I stung them on a LP…
Good quality, smooth playing feel I got these for a new PRS SE Zach Myers, which I believe came with 9 gauge strings on it. When I started playing guitar, I played acoustics, and between the shorter scale length (less string tension) and smaller gauge strings (less string tension), I was not comfortable with the playing feel. I tried the “Half Rounds” as an experiment, as I’m used to the traditional round wound strings. The feel is smoother when sliding and bending, but I can’t say if it makes a noticeable sound…