« Longer lasting with a more natural feel »

Since nowadays I play so many guitars my personal guitars have to go long times without maintenance. I recently decided to try out the Elixir coated strings the Nanowebs and the Polywebs. I used two guitars and equipped them with each of the different types of strings from Elixir to test out the longevity and tone from the string with the different methods of coatings. The Nanoweb strings seem to be the more natural feeling of the two sets of strings. With the Nanoweb strings each little thread of string is individually coated then wrapped around the central string. The coating helps prevent dirt and gunk from building up in the ridges of the string. This seems to do a good job and the Nanoweb strings seem to last a 3 or 4 times longer than normal strings. Straight out of the box they do not have the twang and spank of a brand new set of uncoated strings but they retain their brand new tone 3 to 4 times longer it seems. This is the 10-52 set which I prefer. Having used GHS strings for years when I could get them I find that other companies strings are slightly lighter than there in feeling. This could all be in my head but a 10-52 GHS set to me feels heavier than everyone elses 10-52 set. This doesnt really matter as these strings held tune and performed fine with the slightly lower tunings I use. The coating gave them a slightly smoother feel and string noise was slightly reduced as well. These strings cost twice as much as regular strings but since they last 3 to 4 times as long you still end up saving money if you switch to these Elixir coated strings. If you are looking for coated strings that still feel close to what regular strings feel like these strings may be for you.