Harley Benton HQS EL 9-42 Coated

I have sweaty hands and I don't like the smell of strings after playing several hours. So these strings are good for me. It rusts eventually like the not coated strings. But at least, I can use them for longer.

I had to do a truss rod adjustment after the string change. These are stiffer than my regular go to 9-42 EXL's.

After using a day or two, I figured a colour change on the bridge side where I am resting my palm. It turned to cooper from silver.

It takes some time for strings to settle. It sounds so metallic at the beginning.

They sound like strings that are already worn in. They lack the brightness of fresh Ernie ball strings. They’re good if you’re not planning on recording.