Harley Benton Valuestrings EL 11-52

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Harley Benton Valuestrings EL 11-52
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Now These Are Strings
Anonymous 02.06.2015
As with most guitar players, I've tried all manner of strings in a variety of gauges. All the usual suspects and a lot of the 'boutique' and 'barking' brigade too. Never though have I tried a set of strings that instantly made me feel and sound like a better guitar player, until now.

I have to say, for a Euro I wasn't expecting much, and if the balls had fallen off the end I would have just shrugged and reached for something else, but they genuinely have exceeded every expectation and quite a few hopes.

For a start, out of the packet they weren't corroded. I know they shouldn't be, but too often new strings seem to come with the newness already waning. No problem here though.

Next, no floppiness. Again, especially with cheaper strings I've often found them to be quite flimsy - even 11s - but these were again perfect straight out of the packet.

And once they were on, well wow. They feel great, sound stunning and stay in tune. WHat else is there?
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u cant go wrong
Anonymous 13.05.2016
ive been playing guitars for quite awhile (coming to 10 years) and i dont know about u guys but i cant tell a difference in sound of the stings i used over the years. feel, yes, but not something u cant get over if u play for so long.

so my 2 cents are, why buy more expensive strings if u cant tell the difference, its not like they have brand stamps on the string it self. another is, if ure just playing in your room or just small gigs around your area, u might want to save some of that money for something much better, like maybe a better amp, which is gonna make a more noticeable difference. or for a good recording studio, trust me, investing in a good recording studio is gonna go a long way.
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Very good for the price
Sjoksi 22.10.2020
I'm not a professional musician, just periodic player at home. This strings seams to be very solid and when you put the price into equation they are clearly very good choice. You can get 3 to 4 sets of these strings for the price of one branded and change them more frequently. This is especially the case when you have guitar with fixed bridge and locking tuners were the string change is very simple and quick.
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just bad
chibbles 30.07.2023
bought 5 sets of these because they were cheap and spent about a month trying to convince myself that they were worth it. then spent another month trying to convince myself they'll do as a stand in. then another few weeks thinking they will do as a quick fix if something breaks. but no. they are just awful.

consistently the E and A string are either hollow, or made with no core at all. both low strings comepletely dead on three sets out of five, and the other two lasted about a week before i realised that no, in actual fact, its not my pickups or some other imagined disease infecting my guitar.

these strings are just shit
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You get what you pay for
simone.c 01.09.2017
I decided to try these since I live in a place where guitar strings get easily corroded by the climate (humid and close to the sea) which implied i have to change them quite often. playing only few times per month I decided to buy ten sets to cover the entire season so I could change them for every gig without spending too much, if not almost any money!
Pros: the super low price doesn't make you worry about changing them very often. the 011 had a good tuning stability despite the climate. They resisted very well to my heavy picking without going out of tune or breaking (when new). Despite the price, they sound ok for most things!
Cons: don't expect to use them for more than one or two gigs in a row, they will either break or get rusty very quickly. Playability is not very good, I felt a lot of friction when moving my hands on the neck and they feel rough to the touch.
I would recommend this product to everyone the wants to change strings very very often without worrying about their wallet. For the price, definitely worth it!
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Schubert63 20.12.2021
These strings are well worth checking out.
I've used them for live performances and they've served me well. Reasonably priced too.
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Great Value
John2729 12.04.2020
These valus strings are as they say. What you get for your money is very good.
These will make very good every day strings although I use them either as spares (I don't want to open a new set of more expensive strings when I break one at a gig) as any odd string will sound diferet to the rest in any partly used set, or if I need a half decent set of strings on a guitar that is not in regular use.
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Marian.O 10.12.2020
Good for the money. They sound good in my opinion. You can change them more often for that price ;)
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Better Than Ernies?
Pantera4Life 13.09.2017
Previous to buying these i had always used Ernie Balls , i was fooled by the long list of names on the back of the packet , i thought they were " special " just because some of my guitar heroes names appeared on the back of the packet , but i took a chance out of curiosity one day , bought these , night and day difference , i dont even know how to describe it but they just feel and sound better , they last longer too somehow , my ernie balls on my ESP broke before these did on my Dean , almost two weeks difference between them , these Harley Bentons lasted two weeks longer before breaking , TWO WEEKS , they are very bright and resonant, all i can say is id strongly recommend them and dont be fooled by the price , they are awesome
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Total bargain
Anonymous 29.09.2016
Use these on a hollow body guitar for funky lead stuff mainly.


Stay in tune, can take abuse, and sound pretty bright.

I use rotosounds on other guitars and that extra E does help, however you can buy about four of five packets of these bad boys for the same price.


Definetly worth your custom
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Harley Benton Valuestrings EL 11-52