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Goretex, those makers of fine camping gear, have started manufacturing
guitar strings, under the brand name Elixr. About a month ago, I was out
at one of the Goretex stores with a friend who was picking up some
raingear for a trip to south america. I spotted the strings, and decided
to buy a pack and see how they did.
Well, I just decided to replace my old strings. They were well past
needng it. After getting the first two of the new Elixr strings on tho,
I started to regret the act. These things sound horrible. They have a
sharp, metallic quality that sounds more like Piano strings, than a
guitar. Even my worn-out Fender strings sounded better than these.
The two that are on there are coming off. The others won't be put on.
I'm going out to get new strings. Probably some Fender bullets, or
something flatwound...
The metallic quality the was...interesting... and if I were in a thrash
metal band, I could see using them. But not for surf. They just sound wrong.
-c*
Been there, done that too....indeed not my brightest idea. However I
keep an Ibanez for "distortion sounding guitar palying" aside to my
Jazzmaster and the aren't even good for Metal music...they sound way to
metalic, I regret I didn't go for my usual d'Addario strings....
Well, learned that, never trusr a camping equipment company on their
strings....I was promised the metallic sound would ware of after a bit
of playing, but it didn't....
Jerry S. from Belgium
-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt [mailto:]
Sent: dinsdag 10 juni 2003 13:34
To:
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Gear Review : Elixr Strings
Goretex, those makers of fine camping gear, have started manufacturing
guitar strings, under the brand name Elixr. About a month ago, I was out
at one of the Goretex stores with a friend who was picking up some
raingear for a trip to south america. I spotted the strings, and decided
to buy a pack and see how they did.
Well, I just decided to replace my old strings. They were well past
needng it. After getting the first two of the new Elixr strings on tho,
I started to regret the act. These things sound horrible. They have a
sharp, metallic quality that sounds more like Piano strings, than a
guitar. Even my worn-out Fender strings sounded better than these.
The two that are on there are coming off. The others won't be put on.
I'm going out to get new strings. Probably some Fender bullets, or
something flatwound...
The metallic quality the was...interesting... and if I were in a thrash
metal band, I could see using them. But not for surf. They just sound
wrong.
-c*
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d'addario chrome...flatwound...
or some GHS flatwounds...
or if you can find them, la bella flatwounds (although I
think la bella just makes bass strings.)
I wish rotosound made flatswounds for guitar...I love
rotosound for bass.
Try these, and I bet you'll be happy.
dp
--- cobalt <> wrote:
>
> Goretex, those makers of fine camping gear, have started
> manufacturing
> guitar strings, under the brand name Elixr. About a month
> ago, I was out
> at one of the Goretex stores with a friend who was
> picking up some
> raingear for a trip to south america. I spotted the
> strings, and decided
> to buy a pack and see how they did.
>
> Well, I just decided to replace my old strings. They were
> well past
> needng it. After getting the first two of the new Elixr
> strings on tho,
> I started to regret the act. These things sound horrible.
> They have a
> sharp, metallic quality that sounds more like Piano
> strings, than a
> guitar. Even my worn-out Fender strings sounded better
> than these.
>
> The two that are on there are coming off. The others
> won't be put on.
> I'm going out to get new strings. Probably some Fender
> bullets, or
> something flatwound...
>
> The metallic quality the was...interesting... and if I
> were in a thrash
> metal band, I could see using them. But not for surf.
> They just sound wrong.
>
> -c*
>
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