The hard tension strings really show their stuff when it comes to playing with a pick, and if you're a pick player you'll definitely love these.

I always use hard tension strings on my old Ramirez, otherwise I get string buzzes and rattles.

This was the first set of hard tension strings for me, so it took a little bit of messing around to be sure I had things tuned just right and to give my hands a chance to figure out how to adjust for the slightly different feel

but I often used their hard tension set for playing out, especially chamber music or accompanying singers, settings where I wanted a little more volume without straining or producing fret buzz with a normal action

If you play Flamenco hard tension strings can give your rasgueados a bit more snap and brightness and if you play with a pick, a la Willie Nelson, the stiffer feel allows for more precise articulation

If you've never played hard tension strings the difference is in the wound strings - the top three feel the same as a normal set (at least to me)

If you play with a very strong attack (I always think of Eliot Fisk) and you prefer a light action, you might consider hard tension strings to reduce or eliminate buzzing

The carbon series does deliver the best tone in my opinion, and for flamenco guitar I love normal tension, but of course that's all a matter of personal preference

As a player who predominantly plays on steel strings, these "hard tension" strings work best for me.

I consider hard tension strings a good tool to have at your disposal for situations that call for it

The 2 sets of D'Addario Pro Arte Carbon (hard tension) sets I got from Strings by

I used these D'Addario Hard Tension Pro-Arte Carbon Classical Guitar Strings to replace some older steel strings on a guitar that has flip-flopped between gut and steel strings

D'Addario is infamous for it's faulty high E strings

The high E string broke after playing it several times.

Little E breaks if you look at it funny.