I recently switched to 010s on my strats and I went with GHS boomers. I am very pleasantly surprised at my ability to bend these strings. I thought it was going to be more difficult. I could not offer a comparison to other brands though as this is my first foray into 010s. It also doesn't hurt to play at least an hour a day .

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Yes, maybe more easily--and I have been known to do too much bending when playing solos, leads or melodies.

In any case, they don't cost too much--so buy a set and try them out--if you don't like them--change back.

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It wasn't Willy-Nilly, it was at crows.

that is exactly what I did. I picked em up last night. I'll string em up later today and give her a test run.

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2009 Fender Strat MIM
2002 Squire 20th Aniv. Strat
30 year old Les Paul copy which is currently in the process of being rebuilt.

Some of you have better ears than me. I use nickle wound strings in 9 or 10 guage, and notice little to no difference between brands. I have used mostly ernie balls due to being a known brand. But I have also picked unknown brand name strings in my guage from the close out bin and was happy.

I will tell you that I have had no problems with breakage with ernie balls. When I used DAddario, I seemed to have problems with breakage. Maybe they are better now? I stayed away from them since then. Dean Markley's are good, but generally cost more so I stayed away.

i also used Elixr strings for awhile and was happy, even though I could hear a difference when they were new (not a bright as other new strings), but as they wore, they held their tone longer, so it was a wash to me since I don't change as often as I should.

All the differences in tone were subtle to me and my most important criteria when I buys strings is getting the proper guage

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Guitars:
1. mid 70's Ventura MIJ Gibson l6-s clone (Pre-lawsuit) in Black with Rosewood FB and EMG 81 BR/ 85 Neck
2. ESP KH2 Neck Thru
3. 2008 Am Std Strat in 3 tone sunburst

Well I just put em on. So far so good. They do seem to have more tension on them then the EB's. They do have a brighter tone. As far as bending, they seem to be almost as easy as the EB's. But I do think the EB's are a little easier for me to bend. I'll see how they turn out after a playing them a bit. See if they loosen up some.

So far I like the sound better of the Boomers and the feel of the EB's. Hopefully after playing them in a bit that will change. If they end up as comfortable to play as my EB's I think I've found new strings to use.

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2009 Fender Strat MIM
2002 Squire 20th Aniv. Strat
30 year old Les Paul copy which is currently in the process of being rebuilt.