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elixer guitar strings

Unread post by chuckd16 » Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:57 pm

hey all i'm new and just wondered how good are elixer guitar strings? any feed back would be great!!! thanks :wink:
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Unread post by PlayLikeDave » Sun Sep 14, 2003 9:11 pm

It depends. If you wanna be like Dave, I hear he uses D'Adarrios, but in my opinion Elixirs rock. Honestly, Elixirs made my last guitar sound 20x better. They give this sweet tone that I have heard nothing else do. They are comfortable on the fingers and slide really well (maybe too well). They are way expensive tho. I paid $25 for my last set of Elixirs. I am thinking about getting Martin SP lights or mediums. I hear they are really good. D'Adarrios do the trick too.

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Unread post by i-am-me » Sun Sep 14, 2003 9:12 pm

Welcome! i love elixirs too. just got em. mine are only 12 bucks though.... they're great!
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Unread post by grock » Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:16 am

i go back and forth on this. but i do like coated strings either way. dadarrio ar good but squeak a bit but they have a different feel. but uncoated strings are no good.
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Unread post by Dancing Ants » Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:46 am

I buy Martins, usually. D'Addarios and Elixirs are just too damn expensive for me..the Martins have a GREAT sound the first few days, then they mellow out to a nice sound. :)
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Unread post by Ando » Mon Sep 15, 2003 3:40 am

PlayLikeDave wrote:It depends. If you wanna be like Dave, I hear he uses D'Adarrios, but in my opinion Elixirs rock. Honestly, Elixirs made my last guitar sound 20x better. They give this sweet tone that I have heard nothing else do. They are comfortable on the fingers and slide really well (maybe too well). They are way expensive tho. I paid $25 for my last set of Elixirs. I am thinking about getting Martin SP lights or mediums. I hear they are really good. D'Adarrios do the trick too.

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$25.. OVERPRICED!

I refuse to pay any more than $15 for a set...

I mean come on, some places you can get em for 12 or 13... Get em off ebay.
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Unread post by fatjack » Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:39 am

andyrice_13 wrote:
PlayLikeDave wrote:It depends. If you wanna be like Dave, I hear he uses D'Adarrios, but in my opinion Elixirs rock. Honestly, Elixirs made my last guitar sound 20x better. They give this sweet tone that I have heard nothing else do. They are comfortable on the fingers and slide really well (maybe too well). They are way expensive tho. I paid $25 for my last set of Elixirs. I am thinking about getting Martin SP lights or mediums. I hear they are really good. D'Adarrios do the trick too.

peace
$25.. OVERPRICED!

I refuse to pay any more than $15 for a set...

I mean come on, some places you can get em for 12 or 13... Get em off ebay.
i get mine for 14
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Unread post by Ando » Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:40 am

fatjack wrote:
andyrice_13 wrote:
PlayLikeDave wrote:It depends. If you wanna be like Dave, I hear he uses D'Adarrios, but in my opinion Elixirs rock. Honestly, Elixirs made my last guitar sound 20x better. They give this sweet tone that I have heard nothing else do. They are comfortable on the fingers and slide really well (maybe too well). They are way expensive tho. I paid $25 for my last set of Elixirs. I am thinking about getting Martin SP lights or mediums. I hear they are really good. D'Adarrios do the trick too.

peace
$25.. OVERPRICED!

I refuse to pay any more than $15 for a set...

I mean come on, some places you can get em for 12 or 13... Get em off ebay.
i get mine for 14
Still good. Better than 25! geesh..
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Mon Sep 15, 2003 7:55 am

I get mine for either 12 or 15 depending if i'm at guitar center or sam ash..
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Unread post by PlayLikeDave » Mon Sep 15, 2003 8:20 am

andyrice_13 wrote:
PlayLikeDave wrote:It depends. If you wanna be like Dave, I hear he uses D'Adarrios, but in my opinion Elixirs rock. Honestly, Elixirs made my last guitar sound 20x better. They give this sweet tone that I have heard nothing else do. They are comfortable on the fingers and slide really well (maybe too well). They are way expensive tho. I paid $25 for my last set of Elixirs. I am thinking about getting Martin SP lights or mediums. I hear they are really good. D'Adarrios do the trick too.

peace
$25.. OVERPRICED!

I refuse to pay any more than $15 for a set...


I mean come on, some places you can get em for 12 or 13... Get em off ebay.
Hey, I really didn't buy them...I bought a crappy guitar from Guitar Center that I returned, and the guy threw in the set. I thought it listed @ $25 on the receipt. This is why I would not buy them from there...those price Nazis

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Unread post by Brock » Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:47 am

grock wrote:but uncoated strings are no good.
how about "I don't like the sound of uncoateds", because you'll find a multitude of people who strongly disagree with that statement. myself included.
Dancing Ants wrote:I buy Martins, usually. D'Addarios and Elixirs are just too damn expensive for me..the Martins have a GREAT sound the first few days, then they mellow out to a nice sound.
Hmmm... D'Add's cost me $3.50/pack, martins $6.50/pack
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Mon Sep 15, 2003 11:59 am

I will say it again

Dean Markley Signature Series Vintage Bronze Acoustic. The only other strings better are Martin SP+. The reason why is because they last longer. Dean Markley is good, but D'addarios are over rated, EXTREMLY overated. I have used them only a few times, and took them off as soon as I could, and put back on some Dean Markleys. Dean Markleys rule!
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Unread post by Brock » Mon Sep 15, 2003 12:18 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:I will say it again

Dean Markley Signature Series Vintage Bronze Acoustic.
Still haven't gotten a chance to try these - i doubt they carry them at the shitty music stores we've got down here...
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Unread post by DMBFreak84 » Mon Sep 15, 2003 5:50 pm

elixirs :D
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Unread post by gcom007 » Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:09 pm

they suck...

D'addario EJ16
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