Fender 880CL Dura-Tone

Fitted these Fender strings yesterday & done a couple of hours guitar prep for next gig Wednesday.

They sound nice, they hold the tuning well, they also did not need long to settle down to tuning, usually 4 or 5 re'tunes, but these needed only 2 & seem to be stable now.

I did a full afternoon gig, through my song list a few times (as different audience came and went) with these strings, No string breakages, only a couple of guitar re'tunes & still sounding bright for next gig.

My guitar is mic'ed (AKG 1000) and a Baggs magnetic p'up mixed together into my Marshall acoustic solo 100, ideal for outdoor gigs, strings must be pure steel (some strings are not) for the Baggs magnetic p'up to sound good, so these strings have passed the test for me & the price is very good compared to similar coated strings.

I have been paying 4 times more for coated strings, these are the answer to my string budget.

I always use coated strings cause I ve got really sweaty hands. I always look for someting more cheap, cause I change strings every other week , and that os growing expensive. So i bought 3 sets of these just to try them out.
Unfortunatelly these "coated" duratones din't deliver...not even 3 hours!!

I strang up my acoustic (clean and polish the fretboard) and the next day just had a small 2 hour jam-rehearse in my house and the sound just died!!
I thougt it was just a coincidence, so I restrang with a new set of duratones...the end result the same!! 2-3 hours of casual strum in about 4 days and the heavey E - A - G just died. Dull sound and lifeless...

Thats unexceptable for this price and this brand (I love my fender guitars)
I ve used most of the "coated" strings and only the expencive ones are really durable and last for days (i ve never used the Black Smithyet).

I dont know if its only coated for the moisture of the atmosphaire or maybe for the "shelv life" of a guitar, but If you sweat a lot, look elsewhere.

Update. I gave the third set to my bandmember (girl that pick lightly , with no sweety hands) and the strings lasted 1 week!!
Worst coated strings ever!!

I have found a great difference between these strings and the various others I have had on my acoustic. First they have lasted much longer than any other. I don't play the acoustic as much as my bass, so I prefer to get as long out of them as possible. However when I do play it, I dislike a really dead sound, which I know is inevitable after time. However, with these strings I have definitely got a lot more use out of them.

They have a really nice bright tone which lasts much longer than others I have owned. I would definitely recommend them if you're looking to get a bit more longevity out of your strings.