I've always used DR strings because they just sound tight and there's never a drop off in quality - though I change my strings often so can't comment on breakage. I've switched to the DR Hi-Beam because of some serious distortion I use, which has some muddy bass response on regular tite DR's. These hi-beams are very much a Billy Corgan response - able to handle very distorted signal but retain a clean cut treble separation. I bought mainly for lead work, but found they really suit big downtuned chords as well. These do have a very bright sound clean, but I personally like that to cut through.

Billy Corgan uses the 9-42 version of these... hence I gave them a go! Although I went for 9-46. Great strings with a real tight zing to them. I never really notice a difference in sound between strings just string life and feel.. however I'm sure these are a bit more trebbly! Which can be a bad or a good thing...

I was recommended DR Strings from Justin Sandercoe via his excellent justinguitar.com tuition site. I initially bought a set of the regular Tite-Fit 10-46 for my Epi SG which sounded good and didn't break in the 4 months of fitting them. My problem was that the low E & A strings always sounded a little too bassy and muddy for my ears. After fitting a set of 10-46 Hi-Beams this bassy-ness has gone away and now the humbuckers really rock in a great way - no muddy low E power chords for me! Excellent strings and feels nice knowing they are still 'handmade'...

Dr strings are just the best strings out, once you try them you'll ever go back it doesnt matter what type they are, hi-beams, tite-fit or red devils any thing just go for dr strings every the time.