Your next guitar?

[SJ_Digriz]

It's a little bright, but I rarely change the strings which helps to compensate.

If you don't need to change the strings on a $50K Bosendorfer, I don't see a reason to change the strings on a $500 import

[nix808]

It's a different mechanism though.
New strings do sound different, there is more treble IMO.

That said, I change strings when I break em.
Anyone who does string changes, they can find a home here heh

[Uncle E]

Coated strings keep their brightness longer. Since I started using Elixirs, I change strings less often.

[skipscada]

Coated strings keep their brightness longer. Since I started using Elixirs, I change strings less often.

Same experience here. Consistent, perfectly acceptable sound over a much longer period. Out of curiosity I tried some Rotosounds on my acoustic the last time around. Liked the sound and could definitely use them regularly if I for some reason wanted to change strings often, but I'm used to not changing very often, and they just lost the sparkle too fast for me, and relatively quickly felt dead.

[incubus]

Coated strings wear out faster for me because they get grooves in them (especially where I pick)

[fedexnman]

Coated strings keep their brightness longer. Since I started using Elixirs, I change strings less often.

Yep .... Me too on acoustics only ... I use the Nanowebs , I hated when Elixers 1st came out , I think they only had Polycoating and 80/20 bronze they sounded dead to me ... I use the NanoWeb HD lights (Taylor) Phosphor Bronze .... This is just on acoustic guitars .. I still only use regular strings on my electric ( Ernie Ball slinky) and bass ( DR )..... Does anyone here use coated strings on Bass and Electric guitar ???

[Uncle E]

I use Elixirs on bass, as well as coated GHS's. I got a good deal on red coated GHS's and they look killer on my black/black PJ bass. I'll upload a picture of my bass soon, it's so killer. Lindy Fralin P pickup, hum canceling Dimarzio Ultra Jazz bridge pickup, and a Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor built-in. I love that bass.

[deastman]

It's a little bright, but I rarely change the strings which helps to compensate.

If you don't need to change the strings on a $50K Bosendorfer, I don't see a reason to change the strings on a $500 import

I think it was closer to $900, but I take your point. Anyway, gotta run- the Steinway guy is here about the strings.

[tapper mike]

It's a little bright, but I rarely change the strings which helps to compensate.

If you don't need to change the strings on a $50K Bosendorfer, I don't see a reason to change the strings on a $500 import

I think it was closer to $900, but I take your point. Anyway, gotta run- the Steinway guy is here about the strings.

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Bosendorfers always sound dark and haunting to my ears. Steinways always sound lifting and romantic.

I love flatwound guitar strings. If you don't. Consider cleaning your strings and fretboard before and after you play. As well clean your hands and consider stainless steel frets. They make your strings sound brighter and last longer while also lasting decades longer than nickel chrome.

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

The Monoprice guitars arrive with coated strings. Having never tried these before, the feeling was one of a sort of 'friction', which actually became something I liked.

It seems too that some of the other budget guitars, with D'addario strings also arrive with a coated set.

One experience with these coated strings was in installing a set of thicker strings on a guitar. The gauge began at .011 for the 'high e'. The 'g string' was wound. I found that with that type of string set, the coating quickly wore off at many of the 'fret points' of the 'g string'. It actually became problematic, as certain notes didn't play correctly after that point.

So, the coated strings seem like a mixed bag over here; they've got their own feel, which is actually kind of cool, but having a 'wound, coated g string' led to some problems in one instance.

[incubus]

I'm always surprised by peeps. Again for me, it's not that they suck or anything but they get really obvious grooves that happen pretty quickly, thus negating the "long lasting" part for me.

Oh well, to each their own, I'm glad everyone is happy with them

[Uncle E]

Yes, you guys are right about the coated strings, the Elixir Polywebs and other similar thick coated strings do tend to fray and groove. The Nanowebs and GHS coated don't have that thick coating, they feel like you're playing metal strings and don't fray or groove as badly. The new Optiwebs that Elixir is releasing next month are supposed to be even more like metal strings.

[incubus]

My murican deluxe is "olympic white" ....

Should I go "fugly" with mint green

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/Amer ... t-Green.gc

Or a little less stark with this:

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/11-H ... ggshell.gc

Pups will be antique white as well as knobs/selector switch.

Also, Uncle, you don't happen to have a N3 bridge pickup lying around, do you?

[Uncle E]

Also, Uncle, you don't happen to have a N3 bridge pickup lying around, do you?

We actually just put a set of SCN's on an olympic white body. The SCN's are off white, similar in color to the body, and the pickguard is whiter than both of them. The combination looks killer, like one of Jimi's old strats but not the yellowish white that Fender is doing on the signature models.

We carry N4's now. People say those are the ones to get.

[incubus]

Thanks. Yeah, I have two N3's so I'm going the cheaper route. Found one for 50 bucks today.