D'Addario EXL110-7 7-String Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, Regular Light, 10-59

The best string for metal,it won't sound flappy,its tight,even though if its minimised for d tuning,for me this is the best gauge for c standard tuning.

The quality of the strings are great

Purchased this only so I could replace the factory-fitted .065 8th string on my Ibanez RG8 with the next thickest size. (Yes, I bought the whole set just for that one string) The 8th is tighter now but still pretty slack for the 27" scale, it slaps against the frets when I pick with moderate attack because of the lack of sufficient tension (much less slap than with the 65, but... ). I have my strings tuned half step down.I might have to use a .080-0.85 3rd bass string for that 8th soon, in fact, for single scaled 8 stringers like my RG8, I will have to use multiple sets for best tension across the all other strings: .008—038 for 1—6 because the stock 9—42s are a little too tight for the baritone scale, .080 or .085 3rd string from a bass set for the 8th, and .054 for the 7th string from a regular set because the 7th from the 9-65 set is the only one that seems OK.Apologies for the verbal diarrhea.

Absolute buy for the price

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(+) Fantastic tone out of the box(-) The new string sound is lost very quickly(-) Rusts also really quick

For the price you're paying this is quite good.