I have used almost every string on the market in my Les Paul and Casino. Best of all. I will not trade them for any other.

Best flat wound strings I have ever played.

Arguably, the best flatwound string set that is far more useable to wider audience of players than the typical 12+ gauge. Goes really well with a wraparound bridge and a 25.5" scale. Articulate top strings, and the bass strings do not sound muffled - totally workable. They feel great under your finger tips. I have directly moved from the 9-42 round core to these with minimal effort - very well balanced tension. Great job Curt & Team!

Warm, thick tone - better than the big name brands.

Believe the hype, even I can’t break these strings.

A nice choice for flat wounds. I've tried many over the years, including the expensive Euro brands. These Mangan flats are much more pleasant to my ears than the thud of the D'Addario chromes. The Curt Mangan's are brighter and more dynamic than most flats. What they do is give you the character of a nice round wound string without finger noise on the wound strings - which is great and exactly what I want in a flatwound. Slightly attenuated highs on the wound strings compared to round wounds but still dynamic and full sounding.

Great Strings! Love the plain 3rd

After listening to Mark Speer from Khruangbin playing flats on his Strat, I thought I'd give it a try. I have a Jeff Beck Strat with noiseless pickups, with the trem bridge set to a slight float. I normally use 10 gauge round wounds, so I went for Curt's 10 gauge flats. Wow ... do these feel nice under the fingers. The three flatwound strings (E,A,D) sounded a little dull and thuddy with the heavy 1.14mm pick I normally use, so I tried using a .73 medium pick (a Pat Metheny trick). This completely changed the tone, as the woodiness of the bass strings now comes out clearly. All strings sound really smooth and balanced. A couple of minor intonation tweaks on the bass strings, and I'm good to go. If you haven't experimented with flats on an electric, give this set a try. Flats sound great with distortion and other effects, and give you the best of both worlds with stinging bite on the top and smooth woody tones on the lower end.

First time buyer of Flatwound Stainless 10-46. I have been a longtime user of D’addario Chromes, but switched to these for my Heritage H555. These seem to have less tension, better tone quality and nicer feel. So far I am impressed.

Unlike most flat wound strings these have very crisp tone and are not stiff, great action just like your regular wound strings.