Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound 6 String, .013 - .052, GF613star rating 5DougAugust 10, 2011I am primarily a finger style player using more pad than nail. These were installed on my Guild X-150 Savoy built in Waverly. I have tried a variety of strings on my Guild looking for the right fit, something with enough heft to drive the top, good timbre and nice feel. Strings I've tried: whatever the guitar was originally strung with, D'Addario XLS stainless, Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing flat wounds, and Black Diamond Pure Jazz chrome flatwounds. Of the above I like the Black Diamonds the best, but I think from now on I'll be using the Pyramids. One of the concerns I have with flatwounds is that even though they offer pure tone, they have a tendency to be clunky, lacking singing qualities or sustain. The Pyramids aren't like typical flatwounds offering both pure tone and sustain. They are great for ballads. These strings are a physical pleasure to play as well having a soft silky feel.
Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound 6 String, .013 - .052, GF613star rating 5TCampbellMay 3, 2011Flatwounds are not roundwounds. They have their own characteristic sound which is much more pure, that is, they produce little in the way of overtones. You'll see it as soon as you turn on your elecronic tuner. They tune quickly and true. These Pyramids are wound with pure nickel, a rarity (only they and Thomastik-Infeld makes such strings). But nickel produces the sweet tone that I prefer. I use these strings on a 1974 Byrdland. I play jazz standards, fingerstyle and love not only the tone but the feel of these strings, smooth as silk with absolutely no finger noise. When changing to these strings you'll find that you'll need to re-adjust your pickup poles as their response will differ significantly from rounds, half-rounds or even flats made without pure nickel. It's simple and should be done whenever a different type of string is used. I prefer heavy strings as they just sound better, and on my Byrdland, with its short scale length, its no problem. These strings are everything I need. They last for months if you wipe them down after playing, so the initial expense is off-set. They're not for everybody, but if your looking for fast (especially with a little 'Fast Fret' on them), smooth, strings with pure tone, these will do the trick quite nicely.
Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound 6 String, .013 - .052, GF613star rating 5Larry CohnNovember 9, 2010Very expensive. However, they play & sound great on both my Gibson Super 400's [1972 & 1981], acoustically as well as amplified.
Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound 6 String, .013 - .052, GF613star rating 5carlJuly 29, 2010Sound great on my Johnny Smith with Kent Armstrong handwound. The jazz guitar sound I was looking for.
Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound 6 String, .013 - .052, GF613star rating 5dpMarch 8, 2010I play surf on the Fender Jazzmaster... These big fat strings sound excellent, and feel spectacular. Well worth the money.
Pyramid Gold Pure Nickel Flat Wound 6 String, .013 - .052, GF613star rating 5ozoJanuary 30, 2010Easily the best sounding and feeling strings. Then again for the price they better be. Sound is warmer than chrome and more punchy than thomastik swing series. So fart the most balanced string. Even on my tele they sound great without being muddy.