JustStrings.com Bulk Strings - Nickel Plated Round Wound .042, Bulk Pack of 12, 042NWstar rating 5TravisOctober 2, 2009For electric guitar strings, I am extremely picky, I consider strings to be completely dead after two days of playing them. Strings like the elixirs that everyone is raving I think kill the tone of a good guitar, but that's just me... Anyway, the JS strings are great, of professional quality just as I expected them to be (I know they are actually of a name brand). They let me change strings as often as I like to without leaving me broke. Another thing is that I prefer an unorthodox set (11 14 18 32 42 56), which is as easy as anything else with the bulk strings. Only gripe is the cumbersome packaging, but I knew about that going in, and the inconvenience is more than offset by the savings. Thanks, Travis.