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Tryed those strings on my mustang and stratocaster and they rocks.
Playable at once, they dont have to be played on a half year until they are good.
Elixir 12002 super light 009-042.

too expensive for something that doesn't last a whole lot longer and doesn't sound like the strings I have grown to love

I like them, I think they still need stretching and playing in though.

I have super acidic sweat haha
normal strings rust within less then a week
but elixirs last me for ages well worth the couple of quid extra
they feel ,uch nicer then normal strings too

Steve! wrote:I have super acidic sweat haha
normal strings rust within less then a week
but elixirs last me for ages well worth the couple of quid extra
they feel ,uch nicer then normal strings too

I have ubersweaty hands as well. Elixirs seem to last significantly longer for me.

My MIA strat had elixirs on it when I bought it and I didn't notice them sound much better any longer than regular strings. They definitely felt better though. But they didn't seem worthwhile over regular cheap strings.

On my acoustic is a completely different story, I only use elixirs on my acoustic and they sound, and feel amazing for a loooong time! I teach lessons so I play my acoustic pretty much every day, and the last set of strings I had on it from last august until just 3 weeks ago. And they still felt and sounded great, they were just starting to wear thin above the soundhole, and I wanted to clean my fretboard up and clean the whole guitar so I replaced them along with that. If I wanted to I probably could have kept that set of strings on there for another couple months though.

Haze wrote:too expensive for something that doesn't last a whole lot longer and doesn't sound like the strings I have grown to love

is 3 sets for 24,90 € expensive? i dont think so.

when i found something that i like. i tried ernie ball (good strings but have to be stretched for a long time) and daddario (these went out of tune really fast) and fender silver bullet strings nothing felt really good with them only expensive and crap.
and then i bought elixir and it was great from the first time.

Billy3000 wrote:My MIA strat had elixirs on it when I bought it and I didn't notice them sound much better any longer than regular strings. They definitely felt better though. But they didn't seem worthwhile over regular cheap strings.

On my acoustic is a completely different story, I only use elixirs on my acoustic and they sound, and feel amazing for a loooong time! I teach lessons so I play my acoustic pretty much every day, and the last set of strings I had on it from last august until just 3 weeks ago. And they still felt and sounded great, they were just starting to wear thin above the soundhole, and I wanted to clean my fretboard up and clean the whole guitar so I replaced them along with that. If I wanted to I probably could have kept that set of strings on there for another couple months though.

ive heard the same. my brother has an acoustic guitar and only uses elixir strings to.

I use them. The 12-53 gauge and then I replace the wound third with a plain 22. They last ages, I've had the same set on for 6 months and they still sound and feel different so its all good.

weeping_moon wrote:

Haze wrote:too expensive for something that doesn't last a whole lot longer and doesn't sound like the strings I have grown to love

is 3 sets for 24,90 € expensive? i dont think so.

Maybe not to you, but to someone else, that might seem expensive. I know they cost around £13-£14 where I am and I'd consider that to be expensive for a set of strings that only last maybe a month or two longer than regular strings.

They do sound amazing when you first put them on though, I agree. Never tried them with electric guitars before, only acoustics. Maybe one day when I'm feeling flush I'll use them on one of my electrics.

Simon wrote:

weeping_moon wrote:

Haze wrote:too expensive for something that doesn't last a whole lot longer and doesn't sound like the strings I have grown to love

is 3 sets for 24,90 € expensive? i dont think so.

Maybe not to you, but to someone else, that might seem expensive. I know they cost around £13-£14 where I am and I'd consider that to be expensive for a set of strings that only last maybe a month or two longer than regular strings.

They do sound amazing when you first put them on though, I agree. Never tried them with electric guitars before, only acoustics. Maybe one day when I'm feeling flush I'll use them on one of my electrics.

yeah youre right.

but there is sets with elixirs that are cheaper and more expensive.

try it on youre electric guitar. i am happy with them.

To be honest the only strings I liked besides my favourite Pyramid Flatwounds was the Fender Flatwounds that came stock with my Jazzmaster (I found a deal for 10 packs for 25 bux! backups galore!). For acoustic I really, really like John Pearce strings but I also use Elixir Nanoweb 12's. I absolutely detested the Polyweb and I don't enjoy playing the D'Addario Chromes for the first week (they're alright once they're "played in" feel wise).

Haze wrote:too expensive for something that doesn't last a whole lot longer and doesn't sound like the strings I have grown to love

never asked what strings have you grown to love?

Simon wrote:

weeping_moon wrote:

Haze wrote:too expensive for something that doesn't last a whole lot longer and doesn't sound like the strings I have grown to love

is 3 sets for 24,90 € expensive? i dont think so.

Maybe not to you, but to someone else, that might seem expensive. I know they cost around £13-£14 where I am and I'd consider that to be expensive for a set of strings that only last maybe a month or two longer than regular strings.

They do sound amazing when you first put them on though, I agree. Never tried them with electric guitars before, only acoustics. Maybe one day when I'm feeling flush I'll use them on one of my electrics.

your shopping in the wrong stores then Simon
soundslive have them for £9

I used to use Elixirs on my acoustic but had to stop as I found they would break for no apparent reason - by which I mean, lightly strumming a chord and the D string would snap/tuning down a step and the high E snapped/etc. It would happen regardless of whether they'd been on for weeks or were brand new and they always tended to go at the bridge, right at the point where the ball-end winding ends, suggesting some sort of inherent flaw in the way they're made.

If it had happened once or twice I wouldn't have thought much of it, but it got to the stage where it was getting ridiculous, and of course you can't buy a single string to replace the one that broke, so I'd end up with hybrid part-Elixir string sets on my guitar before I wised up and stopped wasting so much money on the damn things.

Nobody else noticed this?

Also, while I was quite taken with the intense brightness at first, I really think they're too sparkly bright.

UlricvonCatalyst wrote:I used to use Elixirs on my acoustic but had to stop as I found they would break for no apparent reason - by which I mean, lightly strumming a chord and the D string would snap/tuning down a step and the high E snapped/etc. It would happen regardless of whether they'd been on for weeks or were brand new and they always tended to go at the bridge, right at the point where the ball-end winding ends, suggesting some sort of inherent flaw in the way they're made.

If it had happened once or twice I wouldn't have thought much of it, but it got to the stage where it was getting ridiculous, and of course you can't buy a single string to replace the one that broke, so I'd end up with hybrid part-Elixir string sets on my guitar before I wised up and stopped wasting so much money on the damn things.

Nobody else noticed this?

I have never broken a single elixir string in the 10 years that I've been using them on my acoustic. I would suggest you have your bridge checked out as it sounds more like there's something wrong with the bridge on your guitar, not with the strings. The fact that strings keep breaking time after time, suggests something is wrong with the bridge.

Billy3000 wrote:

UlricvonCatalyst wrote:I used to use Elixirs on my acoustic but had to stop as I found they would break for no apparent reason - by which I mean, lightly strumming a chord and the D string would snap/tuning down a step and the high E snapped/etc. It would happen regardless of whether they'd been on for weeks or were brand new and they always tended to go at the bridge, right at the point where the ball-end winding ends, suggesting some sort of inherent flaw in the way they're made.

If it had happened once or twice I wouldn't have thought much of it, but it got to the stage where it was getting ridiculous, and of course you can't buy a single string to replace the one that broke, so I'd end up with hybrid part-Elixir string sets on my guitar before I wised up and stopped wasting so much money on the damn things.

Nobody else noticed this?

I have never broken a single elixir string in the 10 years that I've been using them on my acoustic. I would suggest you have your bridge checked out as it sounds more like there's something wrong with the bridge on your guitar, not with the strings. The fact that strings keep breaking time after time, suggests something is wrong with the bridge.

I considered that possibilty myself, but couldn't find anything wrong and never had the problem again when I stopped using Elixirs. Maybe there was a dodgy batch of Elixirs at one point and I was unlucky enough to have them end up in my local string shop. Either way, they're jinxed as far as I'm concerned and there are a few alternatives on the market now too. Plus I hardly ever play acoustic guitar these days.

UlricvonCatalyst wrote:I have never broken a single elixir string in the 10 years that I've been using them on my acoustic. I would suggest you have your bridge checked out as it sounds more like there's something wrong with the bridge on your guitar, not with the strings. The fact that strings keep breaking time after time, suggests something is wrong with the bridge.

I considered that possibilty myself, but couldn't find anything wrong and never had the problem again when I stopped using Elixirs. Maybe there was a dodgy batch of Elixirs at one point and I was unlucky enough to have them end up in my local string shop. Either way, they're jinxed as far as I'm concerned and there are a few alternatives on the market now too. Plus I hardly ever play acoustic guitar these days.[/quote]

Something similar has happened to me before, but it was actually an issue with the guitar. The strings aren't as rugged as others on the market therefore they can be prone to break easier due to burrs or pits in the saddles. Just check that the saddle is smooth. Elixir also have an amazing customer service, they have a policy that if any of their strings break prematurely they will replace them for free! Top company.

^ If I knew then what I know now....

That phrase "The strings aren't as rugged as others on the market" speaks volumes.

After it had happened a few times - always to different strings, so no obvious cause - I always asked in guitar shops if they'd heard similar reports. Jimmy Moon was the only one who had. I believe he said he stopped stocking them on that basis (but don't quote on that). I think he also said they're just D'addarios with a coating and the ball-end snap thing is a common flaw with D'addarios (again, don't quote me).