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Now, I've been using these quite a while, and I know a lot of people like them, but the more I use them the more I am perplexed. My first set lasted a very long time, but strangely the high e string broke when I was tuning DOWN from either standard or Eb. Now, I was changing tunings quite a bit that day, but I've never really heard of that happening. Then I broke the high e when changing strings, this was my fault but still. Then the next set's high e quickly broke on a whole step bend on fret 15, this was completely my fault as I let a small bit of blood to dry up on it (Don't ask. I thought it looked cool :). Afterward on a new set they did fine, but for some reason there was gunk build up fairly quick on the wound strings where I was picking. I don't violently smack the strings all day, so that should not of happened. Then just today it broke on a whole step bend on fret 22. That should not happen, and it is the last straw. It wasn't on the bridge either, it was right where I bent it, so it was not the fault of picking technique. I had a pack of D'addardio's that has lasted for half a year in the past, and these strings can barely last 2 months half the time! I don't even play with dirty fingers, and they're advertised as 'Designed to combat finger grundge'. They should try to make them combat pick grundge and fret grundge as well, because they get worn down on all the frets. So much for that 'String lasts 3-5 times longer" statement that you see plastered everywhere you see an Elixer. They just keep letting me down every time. I'd think that 'It's just a bad set' or it's my technique, but a player like Slash uses 13's, in Eb and loves his bends, and probably isn't very nice on his strings when it comes to picking either. I'm pretty sure he doesn't use Elixers.
Onto things other than lifespan, there's the coating that makes the strings supposedly impervious to corrosion, etc. It also makes them slippery. When you first put on a new set it feels cool, doing lots of awesome slides and everything, and the feel is great, but after a while the wow factor seems to wear off and you want something different. Kinda like D'addardio's except everything is in your head. It's annoying because sometimes they are too slippery. I could slide my fingers on the world's most rusted set fine, so the coating might help you for that, but it seems to hamper everything else my fingers do.
I'm not going to go into massive detail about their tone, as I'm not one of those guys that can tell the tonal difference of the tuning pegs and the finish, but if anything, it makes chugging and metal stuff seem to have slightly less 'bite' and it's pretty hard to get a convincing pick slide.
Overall, it seems like that blasted high E simply hates me, the coating doesn't help the string's lifespan at all, and the slipperiness will hamper your playing more than it helps it. I'm going to have to look for a more reliable brand now. If you're going to get them, make sure you either prefer looser strings or don't do any bends on the high e!
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| Liked about it |
- Lasts forever for some people.
- Sliding is a breeze
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| Didn't like |
- Price is ridiculous. It's better if you buy online, but I'd prefer to buy locally and they're 20+ bucks!
- Coating makes strings less flexible?
- Strings are slippery. Again, this is personal preferences
- Coating does not do its job for me, unfortunately.
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| Overall satisfaction: |
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2.0 |
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