Elixir guitar strings
I’ve used these strings exclusively on my Larrivee L-03. I play with the “Light .012 – .053″, with great results. They honestly last longer then most and the have a great range of sound. They also allow me to slip and bend the strings with great ease. I might add that they keep tune for ages as well.
The I love the sound I get on the bass end especially when I am in “open D” (DADGBE) when slapping the bottom D with my thumb on songs like “Peggy’s Kitchen Wall, BRUCE COCKBURN” and “Neon, John Mayer”. The mid’s are fantastic on “Penny for your Thoughts, Peter Frampton”.
I change my strings every 4-5 months and they still keep up their sound intensity, but after that my pickiness and stubborn ways would come back into the fold. When I was a struggling musician, I would boil, yes boil, my strings and then place a cloth around the end of the string and wind the string in a circular motion to eliminate the dead skin that had developed around the outside exposed part of the strings.
I haven’t used my electric guitars in a while so I unfortunately haven’t gotten around to try the Elixir‘s on them.
Has anyone tried these strings on their electrics?
Keep on Jammin’
May 22nd, 2011 at 2:23 pm
I found your post very interesting especially the part about boiling the strings to remove the dead skin that had developed around the outside of the strings. Did you lubricate the strings to prevent it from rusting?
May 25th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
No I didn’t lubricate the strings, now that would of been the thing to do next Arnold! Where were you and the internet when I needed you?
I heard it from a great guitarist called Eddie M’s. The man was a real throw back to a time when guitar was taken very seriously but it held this mystic and religious feel to it.