While hitchhiking trough Eastern Europe I took 3 sets of these strings with me, just in case. I broke a string at some point so I got to try these out.
The strings are great, they made my guitar sound a lot bigger and fuller then it did before. That upgrade in volume comes at a price. They are not easy to play.
I would not recommend these for a beginner. But to a guitar player on a budget who has been playing for a while these strings can be very useful.
Great for simple strumming patterns, a rhythm guitarist will love these. Also, I stood by the side of the road and played quite hard so that I could be heard over the traffic. These strings could take the beating easily.
I have been playing guitar for quite a while now so I can play songs that are a bit more complicated with the strings. But a beginning guitarist should probably start with a set of strings that are a bit less heavy.