Customer Reviews

Elixir Strings Electric Guitar Strings, 6-String, Light NANOWEB Coating

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These are the best strings ever. I've tried almost every string on the market, and these are by far my favorite. They sound great and last forever. Believe the hype...they really DO last FAR longer than any other strings, and they sound great while doing it.

Many other strings will sound great for a short while, but as soon as they get "gunked up", they lose any brilliance and tone, and become dead sounding. Not these. They will sound great for the life of the string. In fact, the only way I know to change them eventually is not because they stop sounding good (which they don't), but because I'll start having intonation problems and I know the strings need to be changed. Normal wear and tear does that, but these strings last SO long.

I've tried the polyweb strings from Elixir as well, but I didn't like those at all. To me, they didn't FEEL right. Sticky or something (not like your fingers stick to the strings, but like you could tell they were coated). With the Nanowebs, they sound AND feel like regular strings, but last forever. The only string I'll use.

I like elixir's strings for my travel guitar. They're very resilient and don't corrode easily giving them a long life and low maintenance I look for when on the road. However, as far as tone goes, though they aren't bad they could be better. But I guess that's what you get for strings that last as long as these babies.

Used a lot of strings (GHS, Fenders, Yamaha, D'Addario, Slinkys), by far the Elixir NanoWeb sounds best among them. They surly last a lot longer.

ALL STRINGS SOUND GREAT AT FIRST, they just have to. However, the Elixers do sound better in my opinion. They have a nicer cool mellow tone.

Happy Rockin

My son bought these for his Steinberger, in hopes of saving money on strings. I can't tell you how pleased he is with these. For my son, regular strings have always started to feel "crummy" after only a week of playing, because of the build up of sweat and dirt. And that's with him taking the time to clean his strings. With these strings, weeks after putting them on, he says they still feel new. He's says they literally feel like he just put them on yesterday. Whatever miracle coating they use on these strings certainly works. My son likes them so much, he's getting ready to buy these for all of his guitars. This are great strings and well worth the price.

Excellent sound coming from these strings even with age. However I've had three incidents of either being on stage or radio where one of the strings broke on me. Sound quality +10, reliability +4. I love how they sound so I record with them, I just don't trust them when I'm performing live.

I hardly ever review anything on Amazon, unless I really really think I should let people know about a great product and that's the case here. Sure these strings are pricey, and they do last a long time for sure, which should offset the cost somewhat... but to me the most outstanding aspect of these strings is the tone. I have a Gibson Les Paul and a PRS SAS and with these strings on both guitars seem to come alive in a way that is hard to describe. It's almost as if the guitar breathes better...if that makes sense. It's almost as if the guitars have a lighter finish, allowing more of the instruments natural harmonic overtones to come through... Highly Recommended.

Elixir strings are more expensive by a few dollars when compared to standard electric guitar strings with equivalent tone and quality. However, Elixir strings will last longer, and maintain that "new string sound" for much longer than non-coated strings. I have enjoyed playing on elixirs for a while now, and I have never had anything but good things to say about them. One point of debate, and this all matters on opinion, is that Elixirs, like many other coated strings out there, are quite slick. There are those, like myself, that appreciate the feeling and the ease of sliding up and down the neck. Also, there are people who don't. On a side note, if you are after a coated string that feels like a regular string, look into D'addario's EXP line. I've tried both and personally prefer elixirs, but the choice is yours. Either way, you are paying a few extra dollars, but the strings won't need to be replaced nearly as frequently, so you probably save money in the long run with coated strings in general.

Love these strings. I use them exclusively on my Gibson LP Studio Deluxe because it seems to corrode ordinary strings quickly. I have a washburn with a glossy, sealed looking fretboard, that doesn't have that problem, but still prefer these strings for it as well. They tend to be a little stiffer than ernie ball's, but I like the way they sound and they feel great when bending and sliding. I can keep these on my guitar for weeks of daily playing without the corrosion and deadness that I get with other brands.

I put this new set of Elixer strings on my Gibson Les paul and I love the sound it produces. the low E string makes a nice warm sound, and the high E string make a crisp, bright sound. The strings also last a very long time and sustain an amazing sound. I would absolutly recommend these strings to any kind of guitarist.

I've used a few different brands of strings in my 17 years playing the guitar. I had settled on GHS Boomers, which were probably my favorites up until a few months ago. Then a guy at Guitar Center recommended these Elixir strings when I complained about my Boomers only lasting two weeks or so with regular playing.

They really do last for months without losing their tone or starting to accumulate gunk. I had long been in the habit of washing my hands any time I wanted to play some guitar, and I also wipe the strings down after playing, but regular strings just tend to get gunked-up too soon no matter how well I care for them. These, though, they're still shiny and new after two months. I wipe them down maybe once a week.

I've got no major complaints about the way they sound, but I'll admit they don't sound as good as a brand-new pair of Boomers. The difference is slight, but it's noticeable to me. That said, Boomers (and any other brand) usually only sound great for two or three days, then they start to build up gunk and lose their tone completely within a week or two. A very slight sacrifice in tone, and I get about 10 times the life out of these strings. (Actually, I don't know how much life I'll get out of them. I'm still on my first set. I can see them lasting six months before I absolutely have to change them.)