I've gone from Ernie Ball regular slinky to DR pure Blues, due to the fact that I just wasn't impressed with the quality of the slinky's. I'm currently thinking of trying some Boomers out. A few of my friends use them and have liked them, so why not. About the Dr's though... no complaints, string life could be better, but then again you can buy their coated strings as well. :rolleyes: