Why Not Elixirs?

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Strings is another one of those personal preferences, either you love them or hate them.

Personally I Think Elixrs are POS.

I am convinced D'Addarios are the best strings avalable JMO.
 
JCH said:
Has anyone tried the John Pearse pure nickle acoustic strings. I'm mounting a mini HB on an old Harmony archtop, and was thinking of these as an option.
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I've always heard very good things about Pearse strings. And from people that know how to experiment with strings. I'm lazy and keep forgetting to try some myself. But it's just about the last brand I haven't tinkered around with. I keep coming back to my D'Addario phospor mediums.
 
Almy said:
I've always heard very good things about Pearse strings. And from people that know how to experiment with strings. I'm lazy and keep forgetting to try some myself. But it's just about the last brand I haven't tinkered around with. I keep coming back to my D'Addario phospor mediums.
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I dunno about the pearse strings but I have tried several sets of the webstrings on a couple of my guitars and a set of rounds on my bass and they are really good strings, for the price you can definately afford experimenting with a couple of diferent sets.

but like you said the D'Addario strings are hard to beat.
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Light said:
Except of course, that is EXACTLY what Muttley and I said. The OP asked why we didn't like Elixirs, and we told him, but then we both said it was just our opinion, and you should use whatever floats your boat.

Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
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Great! Then we agree. He should decide for himself.
 
I've got Elixirs on my Jazz bass, 45-105s and they aren't great. Nice feel, but the tone is pretty lifeless. And the coatings coming off over the bridge p/u where I play!

So I can't reccomend them. But they came free with my Marshall MB450h.
Strings are your own preference, but my basses have Super Slinky's (the bass ones!), my electrics have Regular slinkys, and my acoustics have Martin Custom-Lights.

My keyboards dont have any strings and god knows who made the ones in my piano!
 
tdukex said:
The bottom line muttley600, is that it is still just opinions.

If the OP wants to take the opinion of the two most "qualified, respected, knowledeable, etc." guit persons on this Board, then he should just use what strings you and Light tell him to use and be done with it.

Otherwise, whether he likes my attitude or not, he should take my advice:Ya gotta just try 'em and decide for yourself.:D

Peace to all strummers and pickers (except those who play Elixers).:D
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tdukex said:
Great! Then we agree. He should decide for himself.
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Couple of things. I nor Light have told him to use any brand of strings.

If I decide to give someone who asks a perfectly reasonable question a qualified answer thats my business and nothing to do with you unless you want to challenge it's validity or accuracy. Which is it?

If I refused to answer questions on this board because they had been discussed before I wouldn't bother posting. I am always repeating myself when it comes to giving advice here. One thing I detest about some boards is the superior ass wipes that always tell people to search before posting. Like they never asked a question before..:rolleyes:

Now a question for you. At what point did you suddenly go from knowing nothing to knowing everything? Or did you a have to ask questions, sometimes quite simple ones. Did you ask for opinions while you were learning about stuff?

If you had bothered to read the thread before jumping in with your asinine comments you would have seen comments made by me that that could have stopped you making an even bigger dick of yourself. Here are a few and I'll highlight the bits for you because I can see you don't like to read things in their entirety.
muttley600 said:
If you like them and they give you the sound you want use them. There is absolutely nothing that will hurt your guitar or fingers with them.

I don't like them for one reason. To my ears which are fairly acute when it comes to these things they inhibit a lot of the dynamic possibilities of your attack when playing.

I have always use D'addario EJ series. These things are personal choice.
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and specifically answering you

muttley600 said:
No, "experienced or qualified" people generally do not like them. Most of the respected luthiers and repair guys I know don't like them nor do many of the busier gigging players I meet, a few do. They aren't wildly against them they just know that they do not sound as natural or are as dynamically versatile as other strings. That isn't to say they are bad strings. As you rightly point out. If you like them use them.

Shops sell them with a high markup and some put them on display models because they homogenize the sound and last longer, supposedly.

I can't see anything wrong with the question, several people have posted opinions or qualified experiences of them. Its up to everyone to draw their own conclusions on this based on whatever works for them. I guess thats what you were saying in any case, just like others had suggested.
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I rather like Elixir nanowebs on my acoustics. I very much like Galli coated strings on my bass. I absolutely can't abide any coating on my electrics.

I'd be willing to try something else except I love the reduced string noise on my acoustics, and I love the ongoing 'new' tone on my bass (Ibanez DWB-3, not a vintage-sounding axe!).

I really like Gibson Brite Wires on my electric and do rather like their phosphor bronze acoustics too, plus the vacuum-sealed packs with individual paper sleeves inside is the best of both worlds (love the freshness of D'Addarios, hate the only needing one from the pack problem).
 
muttley600 said:
Couple of things. I nor Light have told him to use any brand of strings.
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I never said you did. I said, "If the OP wants to take the opinion of the two most "qualified, respected, knowledeable, etc." guit persons on this Board, then he should just use what strings you and Light tell him to use and be done with it." That was a rhetorical statement, an "If...then" statement. And I said it respectfully in regards to you and Light. It doesn't imply you told (past tense) him anything. Comprehend?


muttley600 said:
If I decide to give someone who asks a perfectly reasonable question a qualified answer thats my business and nothing to do with you unless you want to challenge it's validity or accuracy. Which is it?
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So you posted your opinion. I posted mine. That's where it should have ended.

muttley600 said:
One thing I detest about some boards is the superior ass wipes that always tell people to search before posting. Like they never asked a question before..:rolleyes:
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One thing I detest about some boards is the superior bully who massages his own ego by insisting he is FINAL WORD in a particular subject area and will puff out his chest and attempt to bully down anyone he perceives to have slighted or disagreed with him. I did neither to you.

muttley600 said:
If you had bothered to read the thread before jumping in with your asinine comments you would have seen comments made by me that that could have stopped you making an even bigger dick of yourself. Here are a few and I'll highlight the bits for you because I can see you don't like to read things in their entirety.
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In my first post I engaged the original poster with my opinion. It was none of your business because this is not your thread and there was no direct reference to you. Further, this is not your Board or your forum--you are not even a moderator. But you decided to engage me--put me in my place--insult me and call me names. So here's a question for you (and everyone on this board), what kind of a man does that?
 
My Alvarez came with Elixirs, I loved them. Then i broke a G string, and payed 20 bucks for a new set. 4 days later, i broke another g string. 20 bucks. and then one more g string.

bought some Martin SP's, liked them, but missed the feel and tone of Elixirs (sorry!). never broke one in several months though.

for some reason, i was staring at a rack of acoustic strings today, and found myself grabbing elixirs.

yes, im an idiot.
 
marshall409 said:
My Alvarez came with Elixirs, I loved them. Then i broke a G string, and payed 20 bucks for a new set. 4 days later, i broke another g string. 20 bucks. and then one more g string.

bought some Martin SP's, liked them, but missed the feel and tone of Elixirs (sorry!). never broke one in several months though.

for some reason, i was staring at a rack of acoustic strings today, and found myself grabbing elixirs.

yes, im an idiot.
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That's funny.... you can get singles....pricey but at least not $20 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/prod...eb-.026-4Pack-Singles?sku=101613&src=3SOSWXXB
 
Martin strings for acoustics period, I won't mess with anything else. Of course everyone's opinion is different. I for one couldn't stand the feel and sound of Elixer's, absolutely nasty. The set I had lasted really long though, in the garbage can!!!
 
I have never tried Elixirs on my own guitar. But I have played enough guitars owned by other people that were equipped with Elixirs to know that I don't want any. I think you either love 'em or hate 'em.

My personal preference is Martin SP's, closely followed by D'Adarrio.

My father put Elixirs on his Martin and loved them at first. Then he decided that something just didn't sound right about them, and he hates them.
 
Hey gang--OP here!

I still haven't changed my strings. But here's what I'm gonna do:

a) I'm gonna try something different. I'm not sure what, but I'll get a few sets and play 'em each for a couple weeks.

b) I'll hang on to the Elixirs I already own. Maybe it's the "darkness" of my cedar guitar, but I think they sound good. I just need to see for myself how some others sound as well.

My decision notwithstanding, feel free to continue the Elixir debate. And thanks for all your input!
 
tdukex said:
I never said you did. I said, "If the OP wants to take the opinion of the two most "qualified, respected, knowledeable, etc." guit persons on this Board, then he should just use what strings you and Light tell him to use and be done with it." That was a rhetorical statement, an "If...then" statement. And I said it respectfully in regards to you and Light. It doesn't imply you told (past tense) him anything. Comprehend?




So you posted your opinion. I posted mine. That's where it should have ended.



One thing I detest about some boards is the superior bully who massages his own ego by insisting he is FINAL WORD in a particular subject area and will puff out his chest and attempt to bully down anyone he perceives to have slighted or disagreed with him. I did neither to you.



In my first post I engaged the original poster with my opinion. It was none of your business because this is not your thread and there was no direct reference to you. Further, this is not your Board or your forum--you are not even a moderator. But you decided to engage me--put me in my place--insult me and call me names. So here's a question for you (and everyone on this board), what kind of a man does that?
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Like I've never heard this before.......

Next.
 
Apparently, you haven't been around these parts of the board enough.

No one talks to Muttley like that!:eek:

Adam
 
And still hasn't learned?

Just because this is the internet doesn't mean the general rules and guidelines of society no longer apply.

Its a known fact that there are some highly respected people on this board, and there are some punk kids too.

But while we are in open opinion mode, I disapprove of the whole argument that is starting here.

Adam
 
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