Saturday, January 31, 2009

Elixir Strings



Just got these Elixir 80/20s Nanowebs. Ran out of D'addario EJ16s - the strings that I have always used since getting an acoustic.
Well, people refer to these as "condom" strings and I think I know why. There is more protection against my acidic hands (I wear out D'addarios in 2 weeks) but not as much pleasure. Seems like it is not very sensitive to naunces in the fretting hand. For example, I am pretty sure I don't hear as much vibrato when I do the B.B King thing compared to D'addarios. But these Elixir strings are really bright! Think if D'addario is 5 on the treble knob, these strings are like 7.5. The tone is alright, but kinda plasticky if you wanted to compare with the D'addarios. Bending these strings gives a weird feeling also.

Guess I'll use these until the end of my days here. :/

Don't ask how much I paid for them here in Israel. Thank god for Davis guitar in Singapore.

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