IN GENERAL:
Elixirs are the first major innovation in strings in over forty years, and they deliver what they promise: great tone and long life no matter what you put them on or how often you play. Nanoweb coating permits strings with the feel, bright tone, and punch of traditional strings.
Add the fact that almost every single ELIXIR STRING user tells the same story = they last 3-5 times longer than any traditional string.
Is this the end of all d'addario's, Ernie Ball's, Martin's, Gibson's strings. I don't think so, because those strings are really good, and Clapton, Page, Slash, Vai, ... use these strings (probably endorsements). I saw these strings, and they use also a certain kind of "special treatment", and they are called Slinky strings. I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT THIS MEANS.
Those who have all the money get their strings for free, what a world!!!
About ELIXIR:
Nanowebs are described as a "warm" sound. (this is a recurring comment)
This gives me the conclusion: "Brighter-sounding" electric & acoustic guitar string.
Polywebs are described as a more "muted" sound.
This is what I found so far.
I have 1 set of NANOWEB elixir strings, acoustic and extra light = 0.10 - 0.47 (since Saturday).
I like extra-light strings, but what about 0.12 gauges, still "light", what is the typical string-size used on acoustic guitar? Probably it all depends on your style, but all you dear friends, what is in fact the "IDEAL" size? Probably mine are to thin, and my style is more strumming, maybe an in between style, I don't strum like a PETE TOWNSHEND , I have a more gentile approach, so my opinion should be a 0.12?
What's yours, about the difference in elixir, compared to Ernie Ball who uses that SLINKY thing.
- 75% NANOWEB
- 25% POLYWEB
This was a vote about which Elixir string people use.
Polyweb strings are older, and after looking for a long time, I read that a lot of players write: POLYWEB = you FEEL the coating and NANOWEB = not
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