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[aDevilAmongUs]

What types of strings do you all prefer.

Latley I've been using Elixer Medium acoustic strings and D'Addario XL super top reg.bottoms electric strings.

I really like Elixers, the coating is just awesome. It helps the strings retain their "new string" sound for longer.


What types of strings do you all prefer??

[orangesquirrel]

always d'addario for me,
the pack with the orange circle for my electric
and the pack with the orange something for my acoustic
orange is awesome

[funkymonk]

no biggie for me. I usually use Alice, they're the cheapest at my music store.

[aDevilAmongUs]

Ha yeah. Before I started making money I played a set of strings till they broke. But now with a Job I've been venturing.

Elixers run for $18.50 at my music store but they are quite worth it to me.

The D'Addarios are like $5.

[Don]

Elixers are too expensive for me to buy so i use D'Addarios on my electric and Martins on my acoustic. i would love to try out Elixers someday

[aDevilAmongUs]

Some people are critical of coated strings but they convinced me.

[simon]

yeah i use elixers on my twelve string and find i change them half as often as i used to and never break a string either.
they are expensive but i figure if they last 3 times as long as others, it kinda works out for the best.

[Surrogate_Helical]

I use Diaddrio orange (10s). The ones John uses on his strats i believe

[boon]

wow... i use what ever i find in my musicshop which is cheap but not really cheap. haven't bought strings for ages but next time i buy them i'll post which ones i bought..

[Richee]

Martin 12's for my acoustic...i love them...they sound so new an bright for so long

an im experimentin wit Electric ones....im not sure whats on there atm.

[Miss Frooshontay]

I very like the dean mark markley nickel steel and the d'addario EXL110

[yeh_yeh_]

ernie ball .10s regular slinky.

do those elixir strings feel kinda weird because of that coating? i have never tried them.

[orangesquirrel]

hmm, i should try these elixirs you speak of
im sick of my d'adarrios rusting after like 3-4 weeks, the guitar shop guy said its the humidity we've got at the moment, but he also said there wasn't an alternative, so i shall ask him if he stocks these

[simon]

yeah just take something to fall back onto when the dude reads you the price
but seriously they are awesome strings man, i swear by them

[orangesquirrel]

lol, yes im sure they will be quite the change from the cheap d'addarrios

that is assuming he can get them in the first place?

also, do they come in acoustic strings too? or just electric?

[simon]

yeah, both

[Martin]

Don, on Oct 3 2005, 12:52 AM, said:

Elixers are too expensive for me to buy so i use D'Addarios on my electric and Martins on my acoustic.  i would love to try out Elixers someday

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Same for me, although I've tried Elixers, but they are just too expensive for strings... I also had my period of Ernie Ball, but I just like D'Addarios better

[BlixaFan]

D'Addarios for me as well! EXL110s

[funkymonk]

i use d'addarios now... they work really great, i really love them

[Surrogate_Helical]

^Yeah I have had less string breakage when I started using Diaddrios