D'Addario ECG26 Chrome Medium Electric Guitar Strings

 No Squeaking
Flatwound? Ribbon wound? It's all the same, no squeak, slick, jazzer mellow in tone. It's a sound that many would like to acheive. But why not round wounds? Round wounds give a bit of grip, round wounds also have more surface area and are louder. Okay, but I have a pickup, want the mellower tone, sans finger noise. It's important for my playing to not have finger noise.

I have the Les Paul for harder edged music, but the archtop jazzbox pleads for a mellower tone, hence the flats.

I have a couple of friends who are really great Jazz guitar stylists, they both use D'Addario Chromes - over nickel, so I thought I would try them out. Nice, buttery smooth and I couldn't really recognized the difference over nickel flats, except the price, and the wear seemed a bit better.

Wear and tear is not really a factor for me, as I change out strings every 3 to 6 weeks depending on how much I'm playing.

Not ready to take the plunge? It is a different feel, if not, try half rounds. They're a hybrid of both, less finger noise, a bit more surface area, hence output. Output is not a problem if you are amplified.

Check them out. I use the medium gauge, with a 13 high E, the G is wound also. Finger style or with a heavy Dunlap tortex pick, the attack noise is also reduced with the flats. I like them alot.