Weird Science

[Black Plaid]

Do you have any luck with Elixir strings lasting longer?

Yes, but I don't like how they feel. Oh the irony.

 

[JTB]

Yes, but I don't like how they feel. Oh the irony.

I agree. They feel a bit slick for electrics. I use them exclusively on acoustic and they last forever. I have a friend who self-proclaims to have alien skin. He gets good life out of Elixirs. He can ruin a set of conventional strings in a matter of minutes.

 

[László]

Yes, but I don't like how they feel. Oh the irony.

I'm on your team re: the feel, though they've improved noticeably over the years.

My PS acoustic came with D'Addario's coated 80/20 Bronze strings; they sound and feel good, and last a year or so.

"Maybe that's because you only play it a couple of times a year."

 

[Black Plaid]

I'm on your team re: the feel, though they've improved noticeably over the years.

My PS acoustic came with D'Addario's coated 80/20 Bronze strings; they sound and feel good, and last a year or so.

"Maybe that's because you only play it a couple of times a year."

John Cordy just did a spot on the D'Addario coated strings, and his expierence is that normal strings rust when he *doesn't* play them.

Not exactly sure how that works, I mean, I guess he has to play them at least, once. It's when he plays a bit, and then lets the guitar sit around. Am guessing there's an oxidization for him and playing makes sure it doesn't build up.

So wild how we all have different expierences with this stuff.

I think my hands are very oily, and that gets wedged into the wound strings, while other people have like acidic sweat which causes oxidization and nickel coatings to come off. It's possible that for those, my ultrasonic hack wouldn't have any effect.

 

[László]

John Cordy just did a spot on the D'Addario coated strings, and his expierence is that normal strings rust when he *doesn't* play them.

Not exactly sure how that works, I mean, I guess he has to play them at least, once. It's when he plays a bit, and then lets the guitar sit around. Am guessing there's an oxidization for him and playing makes sure it doesn't build up.

I was kidding around, but I agree, the coating doesn't completely prevent oxidation, though it slows it, at least for me.

There have been times I've changed the coated strings out of sheer guilt, expecting a 'new string' tone afterward, but they've sounded the exact same. The unused ones seem to feel a little nicer, though. I'm happy to have any improvement, of course.

So wild how we all have different expierences with this stuff.

I think my hands are very oily, and that gets wedged into the wound strings, while other people have like acidic sweat which causes oxidization and nickel coatings to come off. It's possible that for those, my ultrasonic hack wouldn't have any effect.

My hands are dry. For whatever reason, strings last a pretty long time. Since string changing is one of my least-favorite chores, this is not a bad thing!

 

[Black Plaid]

My hands are dry. For whatever reason, strings last a pretty long time. Since string changing is one of my least-favorite chores, this is not a bad thing!

Yeah, that guitar I got from you with the "old" strings were pretty fresh from my reconing! I haven't even put the new set you sent out on yet!

Come to think of it, I should give em the old sonic treatment and see what happens! Will report back.

 

[Black Plaid]

Yeah, that guitar I got from you with the "old" strings were pretty fresh from my reconing! I haven't even put the new set you sent out on yet!

Come to think of it, I should give em the old sonic treatment and see what happens! Will report back.

Oddly, the low E didn't sound any better, but the A and D did.

So I just put a fresh set of pure nickel wound strings on that came with the guitar. They are awesome.