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vodka gimli · 8th March 2010

I work for D'Addario, so all that follows is completely biased, but factual:

Some manufacturer's approach to coated strings is to essentially dip a pre-made string into the coating. This can leave you with out-of-round strings and the gap between windings can get clogged with coating.

At D'Addario, we coat the wire, then wrap it around the core. Our newest version of EXPs uses a new technique that has halved the amount of coating needed. They sound and feel as close to regular strings as you will find, and last 4 times as long. Definitely worth buying a set to check out. If you've tried coated strings before, you owe it to yourself to get a set of EXPs and hear/feel how far the technology has come.

YMMV, and it probably will, strings and tone are a personal preference, etc.

8th March 2010	#17
vodka gimli Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 593	I work for D'Addario, so all that follows is completely biased, but factual: Some manufacturer's approach to coated strings is to essentially dip a pre-made string into the coating. This can leave you with out-of-round strings and the gap between windings can get clogged with coating. At D'Addario, we coat the wire, then wrap it around the core. Our newest version of EXPs uses a new technique that has halved the amount of coating needed. They sound and feel as close to regular strings as you will find, and last 4 times as long. Definitely worth buying a set to check out. If you've tried coated strings before, you owe it to yourself to get a set of EXPs and hear/feel how far the technology has come. YMMV, and it probably will, strings and tone are a personal preference, etc. __________________ "Directly or indirectly, all questions connected with this subject must come for decision to the ear, as the organ of hearing; and from it there can be no appeal." — Lord Rayleigh