i dont care to much for the tone of elixers but they do last and feel good until the coating comes off then i have to change them since i hate the feeling of my strings shedding. but i heard of a trick if your on a budget and cant afford elixers. whne your strings go dead boil them it will give them some more life(not alot but its cheap and affordable for a extra week of strings).
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*Elixir Strings*
- Thread starter GCool
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I am finally trying a set of Elixers on a Sterling I just got from geddyfleaharris.
Once I got over the slightly greasy feel, I really like the sound of them. Question is how long will they last? I go through EB, DR and Rotos pretty quickly so if these last a few months, I will switch for sure.
Once I got over the slightly greasy feel, I really like the sound of them. Question is how long will they last? I go through EB, DR and Rotos pretty quickly so if these last a few months, I will switch for sure.
MONTHS and MONTHS
I use elixers on my schecter
I have changed my strings on it ONCE... I have had it for two years, and I only changed them because I snapped my D string...
I use elixers on my schecter
I have changed my strings on it ONCE... I have had it for two years, and I only changed them because I snapped my D string...
i used them for a year, though i've only started playing more seriously these past 3 months
they started shedding though, so id say at 2-4 hours a day they last a goof 3 months at least
i dont care much for the tone though. coupled with the high tension and trebley tone (well, this may be a bad description, i have little to compare it with, but my bass feels awfully trebley) made for a sound that was thin when accenting the higher end and also accentuated any clicks and sliding. they do feel great though, and again, they last really long.
they started shedding though, so id say at 2-4 hours a day they last a goof 3 months at least
i dont care much for the tone though. coupled with the high tension and trebley tone (well, this may be a bad description, i have little to compare it with, but my bass feels awfully trebley) made for a sound that was thin when accenting the higher end and also accentuated any clicks and sliding. they do feel great though, and again, they last really long.
Any one elce use them?
Yes. I removed them after about two weeks. They sounded like four-year-old dirty, dead strings that I'd played only after eating greasy fried chicken.
I got my first 4 string nanoweb set yesterday. So far for what I heard while practicing at home they are nice. I wasnt too much impressed or strucked with the feeling because I used flats in the past and it doesnt get smoother and that I guess 
Now I need to see how they do at band practice.
If I dont like them I will go for Superalloys which I tried previous to this ones and liked a lot.
Now I need to see how they do at band practice.
If I dont like them I will go for Superalloys which I tried previous to this ones and liked a lot.
I got a pair free and put it on my Ibanez SR400 that comes out of it's case very infrequently. Anything that gets regular use receives D'Addario XL's.
does anyone know what set would be used on a ibanez K5???
want to get a replacement set in near future, im guessing its the medium EADG (45, 65, 85, 105) with the 135 B?? because it comes from factory tuned ADGCF and it LOVES to be tuned in A rather than tuned up to B!
anyone know for sure?
want to get a replacement set in near future, im guessing its the medium EADG (45, 65, 85, 105) with the 135 B?? because it comes from factory tuned ADGCF and it LOVES to be tuned in A rather than tuned up to B!
anyone know for sure?
i used some way back when.
they get to look beat up when the plastic (or what ever it is) get worn out.
nice strings though.
they get to look beat up when the plastic (or what ever it is) get worn out.
nice strings though.
I love them.
I use them on my electric basses and also my abg and electric and acoustic guitars.
yeah
I use them on my electric basses and also my abg and electric and acoustic guitars.
yeah
Same here.
I've now done two gigs with mine and i love them. I was almost giving up on my Duck Dunn with Lakland strings. Normally im happy with them but recently i was getting uneven volume levels and a lot of clank. Almost turned back to my 55-01 but after trying Elixirs im convinced i now have the best tone ive ever had. I love the lightly higher tension as well.
I do use a pick 99% though so i'll wait to see what effect this has on the strings but as far as tone goes these cant be beat.
If using a pick, over time, you will begin to get some fraying in the area you strike the string. I don't use a pick, but when mine start to fray, I know its time to switch to a new set. Using a pick might expedite the fraying.
Yeah, thats what i have read.
Ill keep an eye on the strings and make a note of how long they last.
Even if i get a couple of months out of them ill stick with them.
The are expensive but unless someone can recommend something cheaper that sounds and feels just as good (to me) then ill pay what ever i have to.
Ill keep an eye on the strings and make a note of how long they last.
Even if i get a couple of months out of them ill stick with them.
The are expensive but unless someone can recommend something cheaper that sounds and feels just as good (to me) then ill pay what ever i have to.
I've been playing Elixirs for quite a few years now. Started out with the pre-nanoweb coating. I don't use anything else. I've tried nearly every string out there... and they never lasted me more than 3 weeks. Elixirs last me andwhere from 6 months to a 1 1/2 years depending on how much I play that bass. Sure, they're more money... but I save a ton in the end and always have the consistent feel and tone that I like. I haven't had any problems with the nanowebs fraying... but then again I don't play with a pick and tend to play with a light touch. They're not for everyone... but they're definitely for me.
