ELIXIR Acoustic Guitar Strings (Tone lasts 3-5x longer)

Phosphor Bronze
with NANOWEB Coating

WARM

BRIGHT

80/20 Bronze
with NANOWEB® Coating

WARM

BRIGHT

80/20 Bronze
with POLYWEB® Coating

WARM

BRIGHT

		Gauge		E-1		B-2		G-3		D-4		A-5		E-6
		Extra Light		.010		.014		.023		.030		.039		.047		BUY NOWx Musician's Friend Sam Ash Strings and Beyond Guitar Center Music 123 Elderly Instruments First Quality Musical Supplies JustStrings.com Find a Store Near You
		Custom Light		.011		.015		.022		.032		.042		.052		BUY NOWx Sam Ash Strings and Beyond Guitar Center Music 123 Elderly Instruments First Quality Musical Supplies JustStrings.com Musician's Friend Find a Store Near You
		Light		.012		.016		.024		.032		.042		.053		BUY NOWx JustStrings.com Musician's Friend Sam Ash Strings and Beyond Guitar Center Music 123 Best Buy Elderly Instruments First Quality Musical Supplies Find a Store Near You
		Light-Medium		.012		.016		.024		.035		.045		.056		BUY NOWx Musician's Friend Sam Ash Strings and Beyond Guitar Center Music 123 Elderly Instruments First Quality Musical Supplies JustStrings.com Find a Store Near Yo
		Medium		.013		.017		.026		.035		.045		.056		BUY NOWx Strings and Beyond Guitar Center Music 123 Elderly Instruments First Quality Musical Supplies JustStrings.com Musician's Friend Sam Ash Find a Store Near You

WHY CHOOSE COATED STRINGS?

The advantage of string protection

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The Reason: Uncoated strings do not have any protection from the direct contact with your fingers, and as gunk builds up in the string winding, the string is unable to vibrate as freely as when it was shiny and new.

The pictures above are examples of what might happen to your strings after 15 hours or so of play. You can see why your uncoated string is sounding lifeless. Tiny bits of skin and dirt become trapped in the windings, and sweat and skin oils have caused the metal to corrode.

With Elixir Strings, the patented polymer coating 
covers the entire string and forms a barrier against tone-killing gunk.

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A string is made of a metal core (usually steel), and includes a metal winding on the heavier gauges. As you play your guitar, bass, or other stringed instrument, the uncoated string will quickly accumulate oils, dirt, sweat, and bits of skin that get trapped between the windings. The lack of coating also hastens the corrosion of the metal, and the feel of the dead string begins to hamper your playing performance.

With Elixir Strings, a protective fluoropolymer coating is added to the string via a patented process. The coating forms a barrier between the string and the environment. Since the entire outer surface of the string is coated, the gaps between the winding are protected. As you can see in the photos, after just a few gigs, an uncoated string shows the debris and corrosion in the winding, while the Elixir String remains nearly pristine. Result: With Elixir Strings Players report with Elixir Strings their tone lasts longer than any other string, uncoated or coated. You’ll spend less time and frustration changing strings, and more time playing.

ELIXIR Strings vs other "Coated" Strings      

Why not all coated strings are created equal

We've shown you the advantages of Elixir® Strings over non-coated strings. But why should you choose Elixir Strings over other coated brands?

Other coated strings still allow debris and corrosion to occur within the windings of the string.

With Elixir Strings the patented polymer coating covers the entire string and forms a barrier against tone-killing gunk. Result: Elixir® Strings retain their tone longer than any other string, uncoated or coated, according to players.

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Elixir Strings is the only brand that provides a coating over the entire string. Look closely at the photos above that are examples of what can happen to your strings after about 15 hours of play. You can see the protective coating that extends all the way around the Elixir String, which stops foreign objects from getting into the winding. Other coated strings do not offer the same protection and therefore allow gunk to build up in the gaps leading to tone loss.

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