Elixir Super Light Nanoweb Electric Guitar Strings
May 24, 2009 by RockOn
Filed under Cheap Electric Guitar Deals
Product Description
Elixir® Strings with ultra thin NANOWEB? coating have the bright tone and punch of non-coated strings and feel like traditional strings. Elixir® Strings are coated in a unique way to protect wound strings from your DNA and other contaminants. A flexible, strong, yet micro-thin polymer tube defends the Critical Zone of Tone from invading enemies. Nothing (including the coating) gets between the windings. The result? Strings that sound and feel their best three to five times longer than ordinary strings. Gauges: .009; .011; .016; .024w; .032w; .042w
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I remember getting to try these out before they came on the market. At the time they were called ‘Gore-Tex’ or something like that. I wrote them back saying the coating was too thick. (I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who said that).
Well now it’s ten years later and they have a very successful product on their hands. Make sure you get the NANOWEB version, unless you’re a jazz player. The ‘polyweb’ coating is just too thick for my tastes. It really mellows the tone of the strings a lot. The coating on the nanowebs is just right.
I used to play D’Addarios. After you play on these for an hour or two, they sound like a 2 day old set of D’Addarios. This is perfect, especially because they sound like that for WEEKS!
I gig quite a bit, and these will go for about a month before the tone goes dead enough to be objectionable. I usually change them out before then, just to prevent string breakage. With that said, these strings are not any more prone to breakage than other brands.
I also like the fact that the newer version (been out for a year or two now) has anti-rust coating on the E, B, and G strings as well. This makes a big difference to someone like me, who has sweaty hands. The anti-rust really does work.
Downsides? Well, price is one.
The other would be the fact that if you’re addicted the zing factor you get with brand new strings, you may be dissapointed. Out of the box, these are deader sounding than a new set of GHS, Ernie Balls, D’Addarios, etc. But if you compare them a week later, the Elixirs will still be sounding as good as the day you put them on.