Brand New Elixir SS Nano's

[vernhillbass]

Just did something crazy. After 6 years of only playing DR Hi-Beams and Fat Beams I tried new strings. Just put a set of Elixir SS Nano's on my Lakland 44-02 and I am pleased to say it was painless. They have a very similar tone and feel to the Hi-Beams but I am hoping they will last much longer. I did notice that the Elixir strings do not have the same initial harshness of the Hi-Beams, which is nice. They come out f the box much closer to the 'sweet spot' of strings that are new but not too new. I play a lot so I may revisit this in a couple of days after I put some more hours on them. So far, so good!

 

[Tomkat8]

Ive been using elixirs since they came out.. My favorite sound is rotosound ss, but they die so quick.. I tried the elixir ss recently and the only lasted around 3 weeks but the nickel ones last at least 3 months.. Not sure why but, you might be happier with the regular strings. Note they recently changed their formula. Maybe none of them last as long As the old formula.

 

[Tunaman]

I'm not as impressed with Elixir nickels as I've had in the past, they sound pretty scooped & pretty mellow. Great if you're looking for that kinda thing. I'm looking for a more aggressive steel & was hoping that Elixirs steels would be right !

 

[vernhillbass]

Played these SS Nanos for 4 hours a day and am not liking them at all. They are too smooth and mellow. Not at all what I expected out of a SS string set of this price. No bite and no aggression whatsoever. Really expected a lot more from these. They might last a long time but not on my bass.

 

[Tunaman]

If you have a problem with those... imagine my Elixir nickels! Same problems here

 

[vernhillbass]

My bass came with Lakland Nickels ($20) and those sound great. Guess I'll try to get a refund on these from GC or Elixir. For the price they should be able to make coffee!

 

[tylerwylie]

Had a set on a fretless for a few days. Hex core and stiffness wasn't what I like. Tone was great for the bass but Hi Beams and Fat Beams feel and play better and sound great for a while.