D'Dario or Elixir?

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Unread post by Brock » Sat Aug 09, 2003 7:09 pm

Damn, where are all my D'Add guys? There's a ton more on the boards than just me and Tino... anywho, ya. Uncoated D'Adds are the best strings I have ever played in my life. (haven't played that many, but played the main ones; elixirs, martin sp/+) I absolutely hate the tone of the elixirs, to use shane's earlier metaphor, they sound like candy to me - like a joke. They don't sound "full", I guess... i don't know. anywho. try d'add uncoateds. also, where in the hell were d'add's only 3 bucks cheaper than elixirs? my d'adds are $3.50 :) elixirs? $23 somethin...
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Aug 09, 2003 7:10 pm

elixirs are $12 :P
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Unread post by Brock » Sat Aug 09, 2003 7:20 pm

not here :?
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Unread post by Jay » Sun Aug 10, 2003 12:10 am

TrippnBill686 wrote:Damn, where are all my D'Add guys? There's a ton more on the boards than just me and Tino... anywho, ya.
right here.

i can't wait till these elixers wear out and i can put real strings on my taylor. :p

coated or uncoated, i like d'addario a lot better.
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Unread post by CPTino3001 » Sun Aug 10, 2003 9:10 pm

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TrippnBill686 wrote:Damn, where are all my D'Add guys? There's a ton more on the boards than just me and Tino... anywho, ya.
right here.

i can't wait till these elixers wear out and i can put real strings on my taylor. :p

coated or uncoated, i like d'addario a lot better.
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Unread post by HendrixWS » Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:51 am

I just ordered D'add Lights coated off of musicians friend they had a special 2 packs for 12 so I got those and as usual my Martin SP+ I love em the medium ones give this great tone for rhythm guitar.
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Unread post by CPTino3001 » Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:15 am

HendrixWS wrote:I just ordered D'add Lights coated off of musicians friend they had a special 2 packs for 12 so I got those and as usual my Martin SP+ I love em the medium ones give this great tone for rhythm guitar.
I don't care for the tone on the coated DA's as much...

I think they wear down just as quickly as well...

My favs are the DA Phosph/Bronze med's...

I think think they are the EJ17's or something like that...
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Unread post by Lying In My Grave » Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:41 am

i couldn't wear my d'addarios out fast enough. i didn't wash my hands before playing, wipe the strings after, nothing to prolong the life. they're terrible. imo :)
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Unread post by jsgksu » Mon Aug 11, 2003 11:11 am

D'addarios to me sound like what elixirs sound like after youve had them for a few weeks. I think Elixirs are much better and they last much longer. I bought a pair of Elixir Nanoweb lights and a pair of D'addarios lights and put them the elixirs on my guitar and the d'addarios on my moms guitar, we both have the same exact guitar so I was able to play both, brand new, at the same time, on the same guitar. The Elixirs were obviously much better, no contest IMO. But it all does come down to personal preference in the end.
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Mon Aug 11, 2003 11:39 am

I'm a D'Add EJ16 (phos/bronze, non-coated, lights) fan myself. I only tried Elixers once and wasn't impressed. They sounded sorta dead from the beginning. There's nothing like sound of the first hour or so of the EJ16s. Then they mellow a bit and stay that way for weeks. They don't grow beards in the picking area either...

But as other have said, it's really a personal preference....
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Unread post by Jay » Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:45 pm

elixers have intonation problems that are annoying when they age, and they break...doesn't this happen to anyone else?
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Unread post by CPTino3001 » Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:45 pm

Jay wrote:elixers have intonation problems that are annoying when they age, and they break...doesn't this happen to anyone else?
does to me
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Unread post by Roastbeef » Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:59 pm

CPTino3001 wrote:
Jay wrote:elixers have intonation problems that are annoying when they age, and they break...doesn't this happen to anyone else?
does to me
See this amazes me. I've heard this a lot - about Elixer's tendency to break. I have never in my life had an acoustic string break except for the high G on my 12 which I think is like a 0.09 so that's understandable. For the money they cost, I would be furious if one broke while restringing. Give me my $6 EJ16s anyday....
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