12 string electric players are a rare breed today, so its great that Ernie Ball still supports the few of us out there! I love the design of this package, it has a classic look that hasn't changed for many years (I saw a late '70s ad in guitar player and the packaging was the same!). This is the best set for 12 string electric that I've found, the light guage is great, maybe a little TOO light with the top 8s, but that's minor. The overall effect on my '66 Fender XII feels like you're playing a 6 string with a set of 10-46, which is how my 6 strings are set up. I've had these strings on my guitar for awhile and they still sound new and bright, I was surprised. The only problem that I have is that that Diaddario includes an extra 8 guage string in the pac because that's the one that breaks the most often. It hasn't happened yet, but I would hate to have to bust open a whole pack of strings to replace the one that always breaks. Plus, this set includes three 8 guage strings. One of these is bound to break first! Although this set is a little bit pricey, I've found them to be the best for my Fender XII and hope they continue to manufacture them in the future.

Ernie Balls are my electric strings of choice, so I was happy to see they made a very very light 12-string electric set. These are perfect for those of us with skinny fingers: the .40 E string is slender enough that there's no problem sounding the octave string. Perfect!