Elixir Nanowebs for guitar and bass. I have been an Elixir man for a decade now. I was all about DR strings before that. In the early days I used Ernie Ball Super Slinkys.
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Switched to 10-46 Cleartone on all of my six strings. Seven strings are 10-59 D'Addario. No particular reason, I just can't seem to find that gauge from Cleartone here. Two things are banned though: EB and Elixir. EB gave me the worst ever experiences I had with strings (be it Slinkys or Paradigm). As for Elixir, I've yet to play a set that doesn't flake under my pick. Last time I tried they felt good under my hands, so props where it is due, but when they started to flake I got so annoyed that I decided that into the doghouse they go to join EB.
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Nexion218: I personally, deeply HATE elixirs myself . They sound like crap, the plastic come flaking off, and they cost twice as much.
My uncle likes them, since he plays his guitar 2 times a year, and they sound "fresh" to him. To me- they NEVER sound as fresh as non-coated strings anyway .
-ErlIf somethings important- send a PM. I might be offline for long periods. Rock on!!!
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Originally posted by Erlend_G View PostNexion218: I personally, deeply HATE elixirs myself . They sound like crap, the plastic come flaking off, and they cost twice as much.
My uncle likes them, since he plays his guitar 2 times a year, and they sound "fresh" to him. To me- they NEVER sound as fresh as non-coated strings anyway .
-Erl
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Originally posted by Gtrjunior View Post
I have Elixers on my Taylor and while they do last a long time and sound good enough they never really are as bright and snappy as a standard acoustic bronze set, are they?
there is a slight "plastic" tone to them, that puts me off.
Though, they do sound "fresh" much longer than uncoated strings .
(I think.. your experience may vary) \m/If somethings important- send a PM. I might be offline for long periods. Rock on!!!
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I've been using D'Addario XT strings on a few instruments, as they sent them to me for free. I say they work well, but I don't know if they are worth 3x the price of XLs. Here in Florida, after an outside show (like most of them), strings have to be replaced no matter what space-age design they have.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostHere in Florida, after an outside show (like most of them), strings have to be replaced no matter what space-age design they have.
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Elixirs for me except one of my basses wears DR flatwounds.
I used to use DR exclusively but then I moved to Florida and I was changing strings all the damn time. Bass strings really add up when they are getting changed weekly and cost $30.00 a set.
The Elixirs felt different at first but I adapted to them and now I really prefer the feel. I also agree somewhat with them not sounding quite as bright as uncoated strings but that's pretty easy to deal with on everything except for unplugged acoustic guitars.
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