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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Whatever floats your boat!
Elixirs do it for me and the nano's (and now the new phos/bronz) are what I've been using for over 10 years now...They last, sound great, and stay in tune. I have no idea what greasy means to describe these strings...maybe the poly's but not the nano's...but as always: ymmv! |
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Location: Japan | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
How many of the people here who don't like Elixirs have tried the Elixir phospher/bronze, either lights or medium lights? They don't feel like coated strings and are much brighter than regular Elixirs. And they still last forever...... The Elixir phosphor bronze medium lights are the only strings I use after trying a set a couple years ago.
Love the rich tonality and have always preferred my strings after they've been broken in, which the Elixirs give right out of the package. |
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Location: Just outside Dallas, TX | Originally posted by gulfcoast:
I don`t like the p/bronze or the ployweb but i do like the nanowebs. I like adamas 1868`s but i can`t find them. Try http://www.juststrings.com/adamasacousticguitar.html
I didn't check actual Model #'s but it's the only place I've seen multiple Adamas types |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
How many of the people here who don't like Elixirs have tried the Elixir phospher/bronze, either lights or medium lights? They don't feel like coated strings and are much brighter than regular Elixirs. And they still last forever...... That's my point/question (I think!).
The Elixir polywebs feel like coated strings and really dislike them. The Elixir nanowebs however don't feel like coated strings and sound/feel seriously good.
Now I wonder whether people who are saying they don't like Elixir strings have ONLY tried the Polywebs.
Anyhow I know it would be a fairly heated debate but was not expecting so many people to say they used them and like them so much. Maybe I should have started a poll.
Yes they are more enpensive but worth it in my opinion. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I agree Dweez
BTW, the nano's I bought were 80/20, not phosphor bronze.
I like 'em. |
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Location: Utah | I like the Cleartone EMP coated P/Bs. They sound quite good, as good as most uncoated strings I've tried. They are a bit pricey but last forever. The only strings that so far sound better are Martin Marquis. But we're still experimenting with different brands and types of strings. Its a never ending experiment really. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I HAVE tried them. One of my good friends swears by them, and we have fun picking on each other about them. |
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Location: Chicago | Has anyone tried Ernie Ball 2154 Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings ? One distinctive feauture of these is that the unwounds are also coated. I wonder how they sound... GP gave high marks. |
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| Gotta friend who tried the Ernie Ball Titaniums recently..says there great strings..just pricey..
I tried the Rohrbacher Titaniums a while back..lasted quite a while... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Moody raises a good poing, I've only tried the old nanos. I'll get around to the new ones someday. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
Moody raises a good poing, I've only tried the old nanos. I'll get around to the new ones someday. I've never heard it called "raising a poing" before..... |
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Location: NJ | it's an amalgam of "annoying" and "point" . . . |
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Location: Chicago | When a string snaps on ya, you've raised a "POING!!" |
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Location: Scotland | Guys, what you need to remember is that strings have been 5 or 6 bucks a set for 20-odd years, and that's what the vast majority of consumers are prepared to pay. They'll problably remain at 5 or 6 bucks, or less, for years to come. The problem is at 5 bucks a set there's no real money to be made by anyone, not manufacturers, distributors and especialy retailers. Strings have become a commodity, kinda like computer parts, and stores stock them as a service, because they have to, rather than a profit generator. So now there's a ton of companies attempting to reinvent the wheel so they can sell you these "new improved" "Titanium" "coated" or whatever strings that you all MUST have at 3 to 4 times the price.
Now as a music retail veteran I could do with the extra margin, but as a consumer, and more importantly as a very experienced musician, my bullshit detector is on overload. |
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Location: Scotland | Ok, here's an alternative to coated strings; Coat your own. I've mentioned this stuff before, but forgot about it, even though I use it constantly.
String life
This is a liquid polymer which applies a barrier against oxidation and corrosion to the strings. It was originaly developed for concert harps. I've used this stuff for 5 or 6 years. It's very inexpensive, can be applied to plain and wound strings and does not alter tone in any way. Even with my rancid body chemistry I can get twice as long from a standard set using this stuff. I bought 5 bottles years ago and have more than 1 bottle left. It's used every time I change strings and at the end of every gig. Most gigs I have almost 40 strings to deal with. If you have corrosive sweat and buy strings retail, it'll save you a bunch. |
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Elixir Nano web coated strings!
