Pyramid Gold Flatwound 011-050

These strings are flatwound as opposed to your typical guitar strings This means their surface is flat all round!). This is helpful in avoiding scratching noises caused by fingers sliding along the strings... certainly more useful for recording in certain instances. However, the sound didn't quite do it for me as its also more muted when compared to usual strings... this is especially due to the affect the flat surface has on the attack of the pick on the string. In my opinion you loose punch and a bit of clarity. Therefore while these strings are still great they will not be suited for every style of music or for every situation. I would recommend these for more Jazzy or laid back styles and for sliding, etc. Definitely not for heavy riffing however!