Cobra Coil strings.... opinions?

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 9 May 2012 9:51 am

This question may have been asked before...(?) What is your opinion of cobra coil strings?? Thanks guys...

Ray McCarthy · Post by **Ray McCarthy** » 9 May 2012 10:27 am

I've been using them for a few years now and I can't find any reason to switch. To me, they sound better than anything I've tried, they stay in tune and never seem to need changing. I do change them from time to time but I always feel like I've just thrown away perfectly good strings.
Also, I like dealing with Bobbe's store.

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 9 May 2012 10:50 am

Thank you Ray...

Gary Cosden · Post by **Gary Cosden** » 9 May 2012 11:21 am

Cobra Coils are top shelf strings. I like them a little better than Jaqwires personally. For me they last longer and have great tone. They are brighter than nickle strings and closer to stainless steel in tone to my ear. I was planning to get another set just to compare them to Live Steel strings which I have on my guitar now and I can tell you they are very very good indeed. Quite possibly my new favorite.

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 9 May 2012 12:18 pm

I have been using Cobra Coils for a few years and have never Yet broken one,Like Ray says I feel that I am changing them too soon,great tone.
Billy

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 9 May 2012 12:48 pm

I just ordered a couple sets of live steel E9's too, and a couple cobra coils to compare...thought it was time to check out something new... thank you all for your kind responses...

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 9 May 2012 11:46 pm

i found Cobra Coils to be excellent strings Chris

Roger Evilsizor · Post by **Roger Evilsizor** » 10 May 2012 1:30 am

I've been using Cobra Coil strings for over 4 years now and have YET to ever break a string. Great tone and sustain, and they last FOREVER. Best strings I've ever used. I highly recommend !!!

Jim Cooley · Post by **Jim Cooley** » 10 May 2012 5:20 am

I have a set that I'll sell for $10 shipped.

Brad Johnson · Post by **Brad Johnson** » 10 May 2012 7:57 am

I've been using cobra coil strings from steel guitar nashville for a couple of years now on my Derby. They have great sustain and stay in tune very well. I have not had a breakage problem with them at all.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 10 May 2012 9:17 am

i've got cobras on mine right now and they seem to keep my bar off the fretboard as well as any!

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 10 May 2012 9:29 am

Chris, you crack me up!

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 10 May 2012 9:39 am

I like them. To my ears, the wound strings are a bit brighter sounding than nickel, but not as bright sounding as stainless.

Bryan Daste · Post by **Bryan Daste** » 10 May 2012 12:22 pm

I've been using them for a few years now, and I definitely like the tone and sustain. But most of all, I like how long they last! Very durable.

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 10 May 2012 1:40 pm

Thank you all!

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 10 May 2012 3:47 pm

I was given a set of Cobras about five or six years ago and put them on my Emmons Legrand I had at the time. The set that I got felt like I had spaghetti for strings. Felt very loose and sloppy. I took them off that night. May have been just me or my guitar, don't know. I haven't tried them since but seems like a lot of people like them.

Mike Wheeler · Post by **Mike Wheeler** » 11 May 2012 5:32 pm

I think they're great strings. I used them for many years and they keep their brightness a long time, don't break, and have a nice tonal balance between thin and thick strings.

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 12 May 2012 5:52 am

There is none better!!

Josh Yenne · Post by **Josh Yenne** » 17 May 2012 10:19 am

+1 here... I tried them on a guitar I used to have that tended to break strings.. just changing to CC's really helped that a lot so I kept using them... I think they sound great...

Did I hear a huge difference between them and Jagwires... not really truthfully but the CC's last, sound fine, and rarely break.

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 19 May 2012 11:15 am

i have been using them for about 10 years ...I change the E neck about every 24 hours of playing time.. I haven't broken a string at a gig in years.
I like the sound of new strings and /Cobras sound good.

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 20 May 2012 8:00 am

I tried a few sets on my Emmons and my Dekley, neither of which break strings very often. On both guitars one or two Cobra Coils broke within one or two gigs.

To me they seem a little more brittle than other strings, which is probably why they sound brighter, but could also explain why they broke easier.

With so many other people liking them, I hope mine was a one-time problem with a bad batch.