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Location: Madison, Wis | Is there an advantage to playing with coated strings. I have never tried them, and was curious. Are they easier on your fingers, sound better, or really nothing to them? Any opinions? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Non coated strings will eventually go dead. You don't have this problem with coated ones because they are dead right from the get-go. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Toby may be on to sumthin! |
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Location: Vernon CT | Everyone is entitled to their opinion,but, I along with many other members find most coated strings last longer (3-5 times) and have a great tone! Well worth the additional cost to me.
My preference are Elixirs. Try 2 or 3 different brands and make up your own mind. Thats the best way to decide what you will like. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Bob, that LX I bought from you had low action, but those Elixers seemed so stiff that not only I, but the others who tried it said it seemed hard on the fingers. As soon as I changed to Martin strings, it sounded better, and was MUCH easier to play. I never liked coated strings because of the sound, but now that I've seen how stiff they are, I like them even less. Sorry. |
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Location: PDX | They have a longer life and greatly reduce "string squeak". I still hate 'em.
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Location: Indiana | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Non coated strings will eventually go dead. You don't have this problem with coated ones because they are dead right from the get-go. Go ahead and mock. I'm used to enduring scorn.
I play Ovations. :cool: |
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Location: big island | i don't like all brands of coated strings but i love my elixir nanos. clear, crisp, warm, taste great, less filling, and last a long time. |
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Location: Utah | Cleartone coated strings sound 98% as good as uncoated on my 6778LX. So for the cost savings, it is about even for dollars but less string changing. But I still use uncoated for that extra 2% of tone.
On a semi-hollow electric with classic PAF pickups, I really like the elixir nano coated strings. Less friction and no finger squeak. The sound great on the semi-hollow. I haven't yet tried them on a solid body electric with modern pickups. |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Non coated strings will eventually go dead. You don't have this problem with coated ones because they are dead right from the get-go. You makes me smile :) |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Flysig, I use D'Adario Chromes on my Hamer.They are the smoothest flatwound strings ever. They almost feel greasy! No string squeak at all, and they last a long time. |
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Location: Utah | I'll have to try some of those Chromes. |
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Location: SoCal | You need to do a search thru the arhives on this subject. It's been discussed to death..... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Arhives...an uncomfortable rash in a place where you can apparently read about coated strings. |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Non coated strings will eventually go dead. You don't have this problem with coated ones because they are dead right from the get-go. Another post that should come with a no drinking warning. my icetea went everywhere over my laptop. I don't know you Gallerinski but I can just hear you deadpanning that statement. :D :D
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P.S. I love Elixer Nanos....What Lanaki said |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by ladylaw:
Another post that should come with a no drinking warning. my icetea went everywhere over my laptop. I don't know you Gallerinski but I can just hear you deadpanning that statement. That's why it's more fun when he says things like that sitting across the table from you. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Jonmark Stone:
Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Non coated strings will eventually go dead. You don't have this problem with coated ones because they are dead right from the get-go. Go ahead and mock. I'm used to enduring scorn.
I play Ovations. :cool:
Q: What sounds worse than an ovation guitar
A: An ovation guitar with coated strings |
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| I'm with Gallerinski. In addition to being eternally dead, they eventually get all fuzzy.
Unsat. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Like I said above and will say again to all you haters, You are entitled to your opinions. :p ;) :) |
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Location: closely held secret | I prefer EXP's, but I'll never admit it... |
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Location: Madison, Wis | Well, based off of what I am reading, I will stick with my non-coated strings. It sounds like, they may last longer, but I am really into the sound portion of strings. If I maybe am around a guitar with coated on, I will try them at time. Thanks for all your input. |
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Location: Indiana | Hmmmm So those of us who use coated strings aren't interested in how they sound? :)
I mean this in a good natured way, and I know this subject has been beaten to death, but these threads always have an element to them that isn't unlike how box players talk about roundbacks.
Not simply "personally I don't like 'em", but "personally I don't like 'em and you're nuts if you do".
The poly's I use do have "a sound". Granted.
Some like it. Some don't.
But it's not just about utility.
Believe it or not, some prefer the sound as well. |
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Location: Madison, Wis | I really did not realize that my question was going to bring up such harsh feelings either way. I can tell you that if I have the opportunity to try them I will and then make my own judgment. Apparently there is no middle ground with this subject. Again, I thank you all for everyone's input on the subject. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Bill, they are a gimmic that works, a little bit. They will last longer, but they start off deader sounding, and eventually will become dead, like all things. Let's say hypothetically your regular strings last a week. These will last two weeks, maybe three, but for the first third of their lives they will be deader, and the second and final third the same as regular strings, in their second and final third phases of life.
So it comes down to cost, if you can get two sets of regular strings for the price of one coated that's what you'd get.
They feel OK.
But what it boils down to is that the best strings are those you get for free. |
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Location: SoCal | I was going to stay out of this conversation. It's been on the board maybe 25 times in the last 5 years. But here I am putting in my two cents worth.
First, Jonmark is right. This conversation is very similar to the ones on other boards about Ovations. "I don't like 'em." "They are crap guitars." "I can't understand why anybody would buy them."
Except we do play them and we like them.
I used to use Elixirs. The original coated strings. They sounded to me like uncoated strings after about 2 days of playing. Which is a sound that I liked. They cost twice as much as uncoated strings and lasted three times as long. They looked horrible before they sounded horrible.
Now I tend to use the Elixir phospher bronze strings and I don't think anybody could tell the difference between them and uncoated strings. They look and sound the same. And they still cost twice as much and last three times as long.
I'm trying other coated strings, Cleartones, and Ernie Balls. So far, I can't tell the difference.
The bottom line is that you should try a lot of different strings and find the ones that work and sound the best for you. That's really the only answer.
Oh, and those people on the Taylor board can bite me. But then why pay attention to them? They obviously think Taylors are good guitars. What do they know? |
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