The GC near me ran out of the Fender strings, so I tried a set of Ernie Ball Super Slinky's (9-42). They sounded way more balanced comparing the wound strings to the unwound strings than any strings I have tried before (except for strings with a wound G).

In reading the specs, I noticed that the unwound strings are made of tin plated high carbon steel instead of plain steel. I guess this gives them a more balanced tone between the wound and unwound strings.

I prefer the balance of the strings with a wound G, but did not like that I could not bend the G string. Now that I have discovered these strings, I have much better balance, and can bend the G string.

Has anyone else experienced this, or am I just hearing things?