i saw blue steel@davis.
yupz...i'm an ardent fan of DM strings..but i'm using the signature series. Gives me something i like. Used a number of different strings before, but so far, the signature series is the best for me. yupz..just my personal opinion. The blue steel...didn't last very long for me...it snapped in the middle of my first gig...was about 3 days old?
yupz...tried
D'addarios,
GHS boomers,
GHS zakk wylde,
DM Blue Steel,
Snarling Dogs,
black diamond coated & non-coated
DR coated& non-coated
Fender,
Gibson,
elixir strings (bought by a friend over at the US..this set felt really great)
SIT strings,
and a few other strings...of brands which i don't recall..
still liked the DM signature series better...so much so i bought a whole box of them =X saves me the hassle.