16052 Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - .012-.053 Light Review

Nothing better for over 20 years

I've been playing steadily since the mid-1970s, and spent many years as a professional guitarist. Prior to Elixirs, I went through so many strings trying to maintain that snappy sound, and would change sets approximately twice a week. The wound strings would always wind up going dead quickly with my hand chemistry. For acoustics, my go-to guitars have always been Martins. I first… read more tried Elixirs back in 2000, just prior to a string of summer shows. To my amazement, the strings stayed bright and clear show after show. I finally changed them after several months (!!!!) and I was sold. Since then, the strings have gotten even better. Every so often I go back to non-coated strings just to remind myself of how quickly they go dead. I use the Nanoweb Phosphor bronze on my well-worn Martin HD-28 and a wonderful custom guitar made by a friend. I don't hesitate to recommend them as the best strings I've ever used, period.

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Great Strings

Im a guitar repairman and musician. Ive tried many different strings over the years. Elixir strings are my favourite. Most customers request them. Give them a try.

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Best Strings Ever Made

Okay in a desperate attempt to find out which stings truly are the best I personally tried every string on the market. Bought em myself, played em at shows, rehearsals & jams. I have found that Elixirs are by far the best product on the market. No other string can offer the quality, tone & life span! plan and simple you'll have weeks (depending on your style) of "like new" tone… read more .the best I have come across, I had one pack last 6 shows no breaks and they still had great tone! No other string can stand up to that!!! I'll use Martin string as my backups of my backups or to pull single strings out of.... or if someone needs some strings at a gig. So trust me find the set that best suit you and you'll come to agree!

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All that....

65 year old guitarist. laid off for almost 20 years. Picked it back up a year ago. Play fingerstyle - fahey, kottke, etc. Had a vintage yamaha. Started researching current guitars because I didn't want to use that rara avis for everyday. Heard a Furch on YouTube. Never heard anything like it, before or since. Nothing. Ovation, Martin, Gibson, Taylor, Washburn. Spent a year… read more making my own steel string, which sounds great. But the Furch - and BTW - i own 3 now - A violet, indigo (both with laminated backs), and little Jane. These guitars are almost beyond description. But just for the heck of it, put on D'addario coated, then after reading that this Chris Proctor guy uses GHS true Mediums, i tried a set of them. They all sounded good. But just wasn't what it sounded like with the Elixir. So put another set of these on. Sound is back to unbelievable. and the coating....the high B and E strings almost feel like there's no action at all with the light gauge. I mean, I'd figure, heck, for $... a set I'll suck it up with the D'addario...but life's short. This would be like drinking 10$ wine when you could afford something better, or Bud when you could afford Heady Topper. If you own a Furch, don't economize on the strings. And if you own something else - try these.

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Hands down best strings!

I first put elixir strings on my Ibanez Gio a few months ago, and still see no difference in sound quality or wear on the string physically. I don't play electric as heavily as i do acoustic but I am astonished by the amazing quality of these strings. So naturally I bought a set for my Epiphone DR 100 and completely transformed the terribly dull sound of it to something pretty satisfying.… read more I was destroying d'addario and earthwoods in a single night of playing, so I'm extremely happy that my bass player recommended these. I haven't yet but soon will be replacing the d'addarios on my Breedlove Pursuit Concert.

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