Dean Markley Banjo 5 String Medium, .011 - .026, 2306star rating 1Ken WoodruffOctober 7, 2009These strings were such a disappointment that I removed them within minutes of installation. I have been using Gibson Earl Scruggs strings, and this only confirmed that the Earl Scruggs are the ones for me. Perhaps their light gauge strings would sound better; these were just too dark, with little real tone.