I love these strings, I was worried about the quality due to other comments, but they have proven to be very good, no issues and they do not wear out as quickly as others have said. The sound is very pleasant, string tension is lighter, low E string sounds solid as well. In general a pleasant warm sound, much less zing compared to standard 80-20. They squeak a bit, so you have to take that into consideration if you slide your fingers a lot. Great for both pick and finger style. Much better sound and feel compared to the Ernie Ball Silk & Steels. La Bella offers heavy gauge, which is great and not an option with many other brands. The 12 gauge I bought felt like gauge 13 of D'addario XS, although tension is lower of course. Used on my Taylor GS Mini and I did not have to adjust the truss rod (no fret buzz). If you like to experiment with strings, give them a go!