Elixir Nanos

[Cripes]

Well folks. I gave them an honest try. I think their tone is fine. But, I just keep slipping off the bass strings. Hard dry callouses and slick strings - and perhaps my style - don't work together.

 

That brings up another point. Do you folks who don't have pronounced callouses normally use Elixirs? Conclusion to be drawn later.

[guitarist21]

 

Originally posted by Cripes Well folks. I gave them an honest try. I think their tone is fine.

 

 

Giving them an honest try is definitely a... noble thing to do.

 

I don't really like the tone so much; for some reason, they don't sound as robust as the Martin SPs I use. But that's just IMO. I commend you for giving them an honest try.

 

Ellen

[kwakatak]

I've never had a problem with such string slippage. FWIW, I don't have pronounced callouses and try to use as little effort as necessary.

[AK47]

I'm a convert. I used nanos' for years. They had acceptable tone and lasted a long time. One day the tone just wasn't acceptable anymore. An unacceptable tone that lasts a long time was an easy choice. I took off the Elixir and never looked back.

[recordingtrack1]

Hi AK,

 

I'm just on the other side of that street going in exactly the opposite direction. I love the tone and they do last a long time.

 

I've yet to find another string that I consider to sound as good. I like Martin PB's but they last me only a couple of weeks at maximum.

 

Frankly, I don't care for Elixir poly's. They are too slick. Nano's feel more natural like a regular string to me.

 

RT;)

[riffmeister]

I find the polys a bit slippery, but I love their 'worn in' sound on my dread and can play them as well as I can any other type of string. I don't find the nanos to be slippery, and I have pretty good calluses on my left hand fingers. I think the nanos sound great on my OM, brighter than polys for sure, but not as bright as a brand new set of regular P/B strings (which is exactly why I like the nanos).

[pkrider]

Originally posted by AK47 I'm a convert. I used nanos' for years. They had acceptable tone and lasted a long time. One day the tone just wasn't acceptable anymore. An unacceptable tone that lasts a long time was an easy choice. I took off the Elixir and never looked back.

 

Me too.... I've been using Martin "Bluegrass" SP4250 for almost a year now. While the other Martin's seem to go dead in a few days, the SP4250's give me about 3 or more weeks of fresh sound.

 

PK

[kwakatak]

OK, I think I'm getting tired of the Elixirs again. My Larrivee sounded a bit subdued (muffled) last night while I was playing some fingerstyle tunes on it. I don't know if it's because I don't have as much fingernail on my picking hand this week (gotta clip 'em every so often or they bend and split) or the fact that I was wearing cotton but I think it's time to go back to Martin SPs for a little while. OTOH the Elixirs on my strumming guitar still sound OK so they'll be staying on my Tak, which can be a little bright.

[STEELSTRINGS]

I had been using polys off and on and was fairly impressed with the tone but I bought a set of nano PBs this time and I may stick with them.

[theGOOCH]

I have pretty intense calluses and I use Nanos.

 

I love the sound and the longevity

[guit30]

Love the slick feel of Polys

Jim

[Jacktheshrubber]

Eh i'm not a fan of Elixers. I agree with above that one day they just go dead. No warning or build up to it. One day a good sound and the next, bleh. Also I found them a little bit too bright on my Taylor so I switched and I'm happy with Martins. Maybe I'll give them another try once my Taylor warms up. Wait...do Taylors ever warm up?