Elixir String woot woot!!! Share your thoughts!!! Prog on!!!

[macmackerz]

^ for sure tatagal yan.
though 2 wks palang yung akin. 

let's see kung no signs of oxidation or something after a week in the case. 
1 week ko nang hindi nailalabas gitara ko e.

[Dahji2]

currently playing my newly installed elixirs on my pgm3.. all i can say is 'wow!' superb feel, ang dulas..excellent tone! i guess magtatagal ako sa piling ng elixirs! my observation, it's tougher to bend than d'addarios,eballs,rotos.. ok lang, very little difference lang naman..

[teleclem]

So are elixirs better than pyramids?

Feel/tone - Pyramds hands down.
Life/looks - Elixirs hands down.

Boils down to your needs. I don't mid changing my strings now and then (bihira naman) to use something with better feel/tone.

[musicdigitalsounds]

Same lang po ba ang price ng polyweb and nanoweb sa lyric? magkano po.

[kawayan_strat]

My elixirs are now almost 4 months old,namamatay na sya.......sintunado na yung high "E" and "G" string.tsk All those talk about elixirs lasting up to a year is a bunch of crock, maybe to a bedroom guitarist who gig 2-3x a month,but to a gigging musician who plays 4-6x a week, I don't think so. Kung tibay lang pag uusapan, matibay talaga, pero kung stability and intonation, halos pareho lang sa mga ibang major srting brands.

[phoenix_rising]

My elixirs are now almost 4 months old,namamatay na sya.......sintunado na yung high "E" and "G" string.tsk All those talk about elixirs lasting up to a year is a bunch of crock, maybe to a bedroom guitarist who gig 2-3x a month,but to a gigging musician who plays 4-6x a week, I don't think so. Kung tibay lang pag uusapan, matibay talaga, pero kung stability and intonation, halos pareho lang sa mga ibang major srting brands.

Very subjective parin talaga kapatid. But one good point, walang kalawang, unlike regular strings, one week kalawang na. Or earlier pa. So palit agad.

[SixtyCycleOhm]

Very subjective parin talaga kapatid. But one good point, walang kalawang, unlike regular strings, one week kalawang na. Or earlier pa. So palit agad.

 Agree. Wala namang claim ang Elixir na it would last up to a year. It says on the box 3-5x compared sa regular strings which in my case 1 week kung regular so 3 weeks pag Elixir. Like everything else on the internet, opinions should be taken with a grain of salt. Players in gear forums range from beginners/novices who seldom play their instruments to pro/gigging musicians who play and practice everyday but the kicker is you wouldn't be able to tell by the posts alone.

[doubletrouble]

currently playing my newly installed elixirs on my pgm3.. all i can say is 'wow!' superb feel, ang dulas..excellent tone! i guess magtatagal ako sa piling ng elixirs! my observation, it's tougher to bend than d'addarios,eballs,rotos.. ok lang, very little difference lang naman..

yup I noticed that it's tougher to bend also & sometimes it slips while bending. 

[kawayan_strat]

Very subjective parin talaga kapatid. But one good point, walang kalawang, unlike regular strings, one week kalawang na. Or earlier pa. So palit agad.

Like i said,kung acidic ka at pawisin, regular strings are out,pero kung katulad ko a hindi pnapawisan yung kamay,ok lang regular strings. di kasi  kinakalawang ang regular strings saakin.hehehe

yup I noticed that it's tougher to bend also & sometimes it slips while bending. 

IMO,mas malambot nga sya i-bend kumpara sa regular strings.

[macmackerz]

IMO,mas malambot nga sya i-bend kumpara sa regular strings.

agree.

[evhul]

Pwedeng ibenta ang elixirs as "SLIGHTLY USED" hehehe

[metalmaster]

naka try na ako ng elixir pero sa ernie,addario,roto parin ako.. minimum lang kasi sahod ko hehe

[macmackerz]

naka try na ako ng elixir pero sa ernie,addario,roto parin ako.. minimum lang kasi sahod ko hehe

kaya mas dapat kang magelixir's bro! 
ako nga walang sahod e.
mas tipid kasi elixir kasi hindi ka papalitpalit. 

[rowley75]

kaya mas dapat kang magelixir's bro! 
ako nga walang sahod e.
mas tipid kasi elixir kasi hindi ka papalitpalit. 

+1.

[dudeofdude]

lahat ba ng strings nagppeel overtime? 2 na kasing elixir users naeencounter ko na peeled yung wounded strings

[Tasty]

lahat ba ng strings nagppeel overtime? 2 na kasing elixir users naeencounter ko na peeled yung wounded strings

Normal lang yun dun sa area na tinatamaan ng pick.

[oist]

installed elixir polyweb strings on my pseudo-pgm..

ok nga yung feel nya kumpara sa ibang strings but i find the sound very sterile upon turning-up my amp's volume. checked both the clean and driven sounds and tried tweaking my amp and pedal settings but to no avail. my drive pedal sounded like a POS overdrive pedal that lost it's balls in a street fight. (and no, i do not hate OD pedals. i just hate the ones that make their control knobs appear like mere embellishments..) i even used my guitar's treble-compensated volume control to see if it makes it sound any better but it made it sound even worse.

my original objective in testing an elixir string set is to see if it could withstand my awful bends and stay in-tune after a month or so (it's not an issue of me not knowing how to tune a guitar. it's about how the strings yield to the abuse my awful bends give them. of course i know how to tune my instrument. ).. but after reading what kawayan_strat posted and after what i heard with my own ears for the past 2 weeks, i'm taking these strings off my guitar and perhaps try going back to regular strings. might give pyramid a shot before going back to ernie ball or if budget does not always permit, fernando. )

perhaps it's not a good idea to combine elixirs with my pickups. might work for some but definitely not for all.

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gear used:

ibanez rg570 custom with V7, S1, and V8 pickups.

amp:

solid state

pedal:

custom made MSIAB

[chifonclo]

lahat ba ng strings nagppeel overtime? 2 na kasing elixir users naeencounter ko na peeled yung wounded strings

+1 ganyan den na notice ko sa strings ko

[kawayan_strat]

installed elixir polyweb strings on my pseudo-pgm..

ok nga yung feel nya kumpara sa ibang strings but i find the sound very sterile upon turning-up my amp's volume. checked both the clean and driven sounds and tried tweaking my amp and pedal settings but to no avail. my drive pedal sounded like a POS overdrive pedal that lost it's balls in a street fight. (and no, i do not hate OD pedals. i just hate the ones that make their control knobs appear like mere embellishments..) i even used my guitar's treble-compensated volume control to see if it makes it sound any better but it made it sound even worse.

my original objective in testing an elixir string set is to see if it could withstand my awful bends and stay in-tune after a month or so (it's not an issue of me not knowing how to tune a guitar. it's about how the strings yield to the abuse my awful bends give them. of course i know how to tune my instrument. ).. but after reading what kawayan_strat posted and after what i heard with my own ears for the past 2 weeks, i'm taking these strings off my guitar and perhaps try going back to regular strings. might give pyramid a shot before going back to ernie ball or if budget does not always permit, fernando. )

perhaps it's not a good idea to combine elixirs with my pickups. might work for some but definitely not for all.

****************

gear used:

ibanez rg570 custom with V7, S1, and V8 pickups.

amp:

solid state

pedal:

custom made MSIAB

Ok naman yung nanoweb,buhay na buhay.

[morphine]

4 months and counting,,,,,still happy wit z toanz!

[shredmaestrobri]

4 months and counting,,,,,still happy wit z toanz!

\m/

and i have no peeling happening pa!

[yetsky]

kaya mas dapat kang magelixir's bro! 
ako nga walang sahod e.
mas tipid kasi elixir kasi hindi ka papalitpalit. 

yeah this!

[Dahji2]

Like i said,kung acidic ka at pawisin, regular strings are out,pero kung katulad ko a hindi pnapawisan yung kamay,ok lang regular strings. di kasi  kinakalawang ang regular strings saakin.hehehe
IMO,mas malambot nga sya i-bend kumpara sa regular strings.

I dont know.. i've been with D'Addarios for 5 years straight, then biglang Elixir, so na-feel ko agad yung difference when it comes to bending. and nag-adjust ako ng truss-rod dahil mas-malakas ang tension ng Elixirs. Anyways, i'm with Elixirs na, no plan of going back to D'Addarios. 

[masarapangtaho]

Is it just me or does elixir strings eat through picks more than your usual strings? or maybe i just need a heavier gauge pick, i'm using .60mm now.

[shredmaestrobri]

Is it just me or does elixir strings eat through picks more than your usual strings? or maybe i just need a heavier gauge pick, i'm using .60mm now.

no difference when using jazz iiis (ernie ball and elixirs). in fact i play easier with elixirs on. ever since i converted to jazz iiis. my picks seemed to last way way longer.