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Bob V · 29th August 2010

Taylor ships their guitars with Elixir's because they're going to be hanging on the wall at the store for weeks or months. I've never heard of anyone using coated strings because they're easier on the fingers, but hey, it's worth a try.

My preference is D'Addario EXL's for my number 2 acoustic since it doesn't get touched much and I might go months between string changes. The D'Addario coated strings don't sound any different than the real strings and they feel just about the same.

But from your point of view I have to say the Elixir strings feel very slippery, at least the wound strings with a coating, of course.

29th August 2010	#20
Bob V Gear interested Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Glen Head, New York Posts: 29	Taylor ships their guitars with Elixir's because they're going to be hanging on the wall at the store for weeks or months. I've never heard of anyone using coated strings because they're easier on the fingers, but hey, it's worth a try. My preference is D'Addario EXL's for my number 2 acoustic since it doesn't get touched much and I might go months between string changes. The D'Addario coated strings don't sound any different than the real strings and they feel just about the same. But from your point of view I have to say the Elixir strings feel very slippery, at least the wound strings with a coating, of course.