I was in Reid Music a little while ago and they had Fender Super Bullets 8-38 Nickel Plated on sale for $3.00 a set,so I bought 4 sets.Last night I put a set on my Tele and they sound great but feel more like 10s because they are so stiff. I usually use D'Addario 8-38 nickel wound.I haven't used Bullets for over 20 years and used to use Fender 150 SL 8-38s years ago but they went dead fairly fast so I switched to D'Addarios.It's a pity that the Bullets are so stiff as they are really bright but are brutes to bend.I imagine Fender must use a different formula of alloys that make the strings significantly harder to bend. It's surprising how much the same gauge strings can vary so much in feel between brands.

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Are they from the old stock or the new packaging ones?
I am using currently silver box bullets 10-46 and they feel loose as eb 10-46 slinkys

I believe that they were older stock they were selling off,either way they weren't tarnished or anything and sound great-very bright and full sounding but they're devils to bend compared to D'Addarios and Ernie Balls of the same gauges.

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I have been using both the Pure Nickel Bullets and Super Bullets for 5 years. Even with the recent "new" packaging, they feel the same to me. And I agree, they do feel and sound like D'Addario's to me as well. That is the reason I use them, same sound and feel and Bullet ends to fit more snugly into the tremolo blocks of my Fenders.

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One of my Strats seems to really like those ones and stays true (in tune) even with moderate to heavy trem abuse.

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Been using D'Addarios for years... now I'm using Super Bullets on my Dlx and I really like 'em, close to D'Addarios but seem to last longer and I actually find 'em easier to bend Not sure about 8s, been using 10-52 and just put a set of 11s yesterday and will probably stick with those.

Bullets only work on modern blocks, I put a set on a "vintage" block and they sounded horrible! So it's 3250 for the Dlx and 250 for the other Strats... I also got a set of 150 (pure nickel) to try next on my Classic 60s Strat.

I hate Fender strings! Definitely feel like bargain basement strings to my fingers. I gave them many chances when I was younger, but they wear out quickly and are way more prone to breakage than any set of Ernie Ball strings I've used. Sorry Fender, but your strings suck...

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Perhaps give em a chance again, in the recent packaging update they had a product improvement, I believe. I use 10-46 bullet ends and unwound strings feel like eb slinkys (coated with something). I usually get whatever is on sale between EB, D's, and Fender. This last set of Fenders felt really good and lasted quite a bit longer than I remember in the past. Also when I installed them, I don't know if has to do with my installation or the strings material but they settled very quickly without too much stretching/tugging similar to EB'. D'addario's usually require a much more of a workout before they settle.

Interesting. I didn't know they did any kind of upgrade. Sadly for them, they didn't upgrade early enough though, and I'll stick to my Super Slinkies.

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+1, IMO, Fender hasn't made a good string since the early 70's. D'Addarios or Dean Markley work for me.

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I think that one of my original statements was taken out of context.I said that I found Fender Super Bullets "much stiffer and harder to bend"than the same gauge D'Addario strings.Fender must use a different formula of alloys that causes this difference in feel as the 8-38 Super Bullets are to my fingers as hard to bend as D'Addario 10-46s.

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I had the same issue with the fender super bullets on my vg strat. way too stiff for bending. they were stiffer than the 10s on my Gibson. So I switched them out for EB slinky 9s and now the strat plays much better -- like it's supposed to. whatever fender puts in those strings -- they don't do it for me! EB strings -- that's the ticket.

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