BREAKing Up

After a six year love affair with Elixir strings, I’m calling it quits. Shortly after I started playing the guitar I was introduced to Elixir’s. I used the Elixir Nanoweb Lights for a while, then switched to Nanowed Mediums. I even experimented with the more synthetic-feeling Polyweb coating for a short stint. I eventually settled on the Nanowed Mediums, which I used until last year when I switched to the new Phosphor Bronze product. Along the way, I have always had problems with strings breaking. Specifically the G string, and more recently the D string.

This year I decided to experiment with some other brands. I tried Martins, DR’s, John Pierce’s, and D’Addario’s. After using the D’Addario EXP coated mediums for two months now, I’m sold. The EXP’s have great tone and they’re extremely strong. The Elixir’s definitely have longer-lasting tone, but I change my strings weekly at most, so that’s not an issue for me. The fact is, I haven’t broken a string in like two months. Huge record.