Thank you for doing a tone comparison. I saw these the other day at GC and thought about getting a set. Definitely grabbing a set Friday! And as always your playing is perfect 🤘

“Okay let’s go compare the two” snaps to super creamy AMAZING TONE!!! Sounded awesome!

I absolutely love how much you seem to enjoy doing this man, it’s like seeing a dad talking about his truck. I’m super sure you’re gonna absolutely bring a revolution to what guitar hero’s are nowadays Charlie!

I remember the first time I heard Eric Johnson play, was the song "Zapped", I thought to myself how unique he sounded. Charlie you are the same, just amazing and so unique. I always look forward to your stuff.

Dude... why have you not blown up and become a name everyone knows? I have played guitar for over 30 years and consider myself pretty creative and unique as I have been writing my own stuff pretty much since the beginning. You on the other hand are beyond my wildest dreams of ever achieving skill wise and I have not one problem admitting that. I hope you take this as a compliment - I haven't enjoyed watching anyone play as much as you ever since SRV left us. He was amazing to listen to, but even more so to watch and I rank you right up there with him - obviously a bit different style wise but guitar players don't bother with putting one style over another when there is brilliance in both. I look forward to more!

I'm so glad I found you... I love the mids on the xt

Dune love your playing a new breeze of prog metal it's so refreshing, sub instantly!

Great video man! Love your tone and style! :)

Maaaan, the Further From the Surface riff and solo are so cool man, I guess is my favorite song from Now We Sleep, nice vid

Big thumbs up for the music, the Kiesel guitar and the strings !

Looks like I'll be picking up a set of the XT's to try out myself. I'm digging the sound

Could you collab with Ichika Nito. That would be insane man.

Just amazing! Enjoyed it very much. Cheers! JJ from Korea

Came for the strings, stayed for the playing! Awesome! :D

Xt have more mids Nyxl have more highs

Gotta check out those XT's! NYXL were a 10 for as well but, the XT's sound great - especially forcoated strings WOW! BTW - GREAT playing, dude! Tone, phrasing, style... Well done, sir. You rip! Got yourself a new sub. 🤘🏻

Keep making great music dude

Love your playing.

Tried the 10/52 set recently! there smoother in the highs, with warmer mids! where the nyxl’s have more sizzle on the top!! either way you cant go wrong! after trying nyxl”s i never looked back!!

New subscriber. Very nice playing and review.

Just got a set of these to try. Have NYXLs on now, so I’m waiting until those are in need of changing. The last set lasted me 5 or 6 months!

How long have you been finding the XT's to last? Killer playing!

Usually thicker gauges add more bottom end that can sometimes muddy the waters, I find comparing the same gauge you compress some of that bottom end with the XTs.

Great demo Charlie! Can you share the exact specs of those Kiesels?

They both sound pretty damn good. They definitely have subtleties for sure.

Dude I want your first tone so bad it reminds me of some Intervals

Will the xt 11-49 stay in tune with a drop.c tuning as well? I have a set in standard one of my guitars. Sounds a bit cleaner in my opinion. Just wish they made a 11-56 for the xt series....

Good strings. Great playing.

Im more so interested in how long they claim to last, daddario strings sound great usually no matter which ones. have you done a comparison of like griminess after a certain time I guess? not sure how you'd do it

There's a great difference between both series! As always the choiche depends on personal tastes. I have question, what about you tone? Do you use the AxeFx or any other stuff like that? Or VSTs? I am asking that, because I would really like to reach it, but at the moment it seems very difficult to find ahah Thx🤘🏻

The NYs have a way mellower tone, I prefer them for sure. Just bought a pack for my epiphone, fantastic strings. Daadario is my go to always

Amazing

I mix that on my guitar: 6-nyxl 5-nyxl 4-nyxl 3-xt 2-xt 1-xt

I got a free pack dropped in on my last Amazon multi pack order of regular XL's (11-48) 2 months ago and it was time for a change last night. Maybe it was me and/or my guitar (LP 60s Standard) but the XTs (10-52) sounded way too bright no matter what I did with the tone on my amps or guitar. Maybe it was the gauge change? Whatever it was they didn't make it thru the night before I cut them off and put back on regular XLs. No doubt they are good strings and have their place but as I play mostly the music I grew up with which is early 90's alt they just aren't for me.

The difference in sound signature between the two are massive. Both sounded like totally different guitars. How far apart are the gauges? The XT is 11-49 while the NYXL is 11-56. XT is more mid-focused while NYXL sounded "fatter". Djenters will still prefer NYXL for sure.

Well i like the XT maybe they will help a little to balance the high with my pickup Duncan blackout, i play down tuning so i hope their 10/52 will be enough for at least A if not then i will use my drop pedal !! btw i love the song ''Look, im Dancing'' this is so technic and powerful good work !!

To me there is a big difference and now im going to get me some XTE1149 or maybe thicker. It’s the tone on the low end that has a better clarity that I was looking for.

I'm not entirely convinced that comparing these strings on 2 different guitars makes for the most accurate comparison. Every guitar, even identical ones, will sound just a little bit different simply because of the process of making them. Pickups always have a little variance in the winding (unless they're Fishman and not traditionally wound). Even the fact that they're slightly different gauges (11-56 and 11-49) makes a difference in both tone and feel. This is still a great demo, but as with anything, take it with a grain of salt.

Came here hoping for an insightful review and I found that plus tasty riffing! Were those originals?? You're an awesome player man!

How long have you been playing and how often so would you say you practice?

How is it that they are thinner and sound warmer ?? Lol good stuff at least I can go for the X's directly now.

Whelp, ordering XTs.

Ty bro

During bending are the XT harder? Or are they as soft as NY

XT is the real deal. Tried them on a whim and it's what I play now.

2:26 "Further from surface" solo. Wonderful song which i listen everyday.

Yeap we know how you like the slides 😎 killing it brother!

Hi, great video, I need to ask, after several months, how long did they last?thank you

Awesome! Which kind of pick do you use? Dunlop Jazz3?

You probably should’ve used the same guitar. The brown one is way brighter. Not sure if that’s all the strings though.

When you say you typically use NYXL 11-56...what tuning are you using them for ? Drop C or Drop B perhaps ?

Is 2:53 from a song? That riff is tight

Just beastly

I think the major difference is going 11-56 vs. 11-49. You can hear the deeper quality of the heavier strings & it throws off the comparison. Would be more accurate to use the same gauge for both sets.

Hey what's going on Charlie... Did the people at DAddario ask you about your signature button up shirt?

Same tuning for both sets?

Charlie is that an amp or an amp simulator on your computer?

Wow, the difference is pretty notable. Personally I prefer the XT much more than the NYXL. To my ears it has a much more balanced and rich sound.

I'd say the xl are better suited for metal rhythm and glassy clean stuff as they're much brighter than the coated ones. While the coated ones sounded better for lead stuff and cleans, as they have a more "smooth" and less bright sound.

The toggle position wasn't the same in every comparison.

im going with the XT. humbucker tele thinline.

👏👏👏👏

🤘🤘🤘

How do you get this tone? Ive searched everywhere.

to my ears I hear a touch more "bite" in the XT's while the XLs had a mellower sound in comparison

2:25 reminded me of Plini so sick bro

Killer playing cR

Dammit Charlie, you had to play that Corelia riff to remind me how sad I still am about that whole ordeal!

Signal chain?

Thank you for the demo, i'll stick to NYXL 👍🏻👍🏻

The coated ones dounded warmer.

I like the XT’s better on a cleaner sound. Dirty though I gotta give it to the NYXL’s.

How corrotion?

NYXL FTW for what I use em for.

Damn what song is at 2:00??

Whats that model name???

Tried all kinds of string brands and types (Ernie Ball, regs, cobalt etc/ Elixer, opti, nano, poly/ Rotosound and the D'addario variants) and for me (just my opinion) you can't beat the NYXL's...

Longer than almost all of your other downloard combined. Gotta pay the bills, I guess. Love the music. 😉

Xts sound a great deal better, im probably gonna switch from pro steels

I prefer the NYXL for my non hollow body electrics.

2:54 3:02

The Real difference should be break resistance in the long term

What the hell do I have to do to be able to play like you?!?!

nyxl sound more agressive, the xts juz dont push the pickups

I think after 3 months i buy XT

Nice kiesel

NYXL sound brighter (noticeable even on my iPhone 11 Pro Max speakers).

Nyxl rules

Hope the frets last

NYXL for cleans, either for distorted.

Don't break the 666 likes!

You do play rather well young sir

nyxl are brighter

paul gilbert disto

NYXL

how bout Ernie Ball Paradigm

NYXL more better for me :-)

Nyxl are MUCH brighter

nyxl : warm xt : bright

Hahahahahhahahaha!!!! You can watch this video and before it end knows what he was gonna pick. Hahaha. I mean come on, every riff was triple as fire, and long on the XT than the NYXL. The Riffs made the NYXLs not sound as good, not to mention his style of playing, off the jump can tell HE prefered the XTs.