Elixir 12102 Strings Electric Guitar Strings w NANOWEB Coating, Medium (.011-.049)

I swear by these strings. Have toured, practised, and recorded with them. Great sound, but the real win is that they last long. Years of gigging and I have yet to break a string during a show. They work quite well tuned lower (I play in open C#) without any rattle or buzzing.

Always great strings

These strings are by far better than any other brand I've ever tried. I tried them for the first time just because they came on the guitar I just bought. They never lost the brightness and harmonics. I changed them only because I had them for almost a year and thought I should. To my regret the new set of strings (Martin)I put did not sound as bright and alive as the old Elixir I just took off. Even though they cost twice as normal ones, they sound like new for more than twice the time. Therefore in my opinion better value for money (+ delays having to change the strings which is a task I feel is as necessary as it is boring)

This strings sound excellent. I wouldn’t buy any others. I play a lot and my strings used to get dull even within a week until I switched to these. They last a good while which makes them a real money saver. There is a bit of a learning curve if you aren’t used to coated strings because they can feel a little slick, but getting used to them doesn’t take long—just a a small adjustment of touch. They fit perfectly and play nicely.

Purchased for my hybrid electro-acoustic, great strings as the previous set have lasted a good five months. I don't gig but play my guitar most days so they get regular use. Very playable and even the 11-49s allow a few degrees of bend and are smooth to fret. I personally wouldn't fit anything else.

Fitted these strings to my Gretsch White Falcon and love the tone and especially the feel. Being a bigsby user I tend to avoid string changes as much as possible and these seem to last very well. I use Ernie Ball Slinkies on all my other guitars and always have been happy but on the Falcon these strings are a different class again. Will be using these for the foreseeable. 11 gauge on 25.5" scale are perfect and Bigsby tuning stability is excellent.

I have been using these strings on all my guitars since they hit the market, electric of acoustic, they are just great... They stay bright and full of tone for a stupid amount of time, they stretch in very easily, and hold their tune...... I don't think I shall ever buy a different type of string, same goes for everyone I know.... If your not sure, just try them, on amazon they are way cheaper than in the guitar shops also. (Guitarist 25 years+ )

I really really like the feel of Elixirs and still can't decide between these or the Thomastik Infeld Power Bright ones. The slicky feeling of the Elixirs help the hand slide with ease (but you DO need to be careful on active pickups, they do make too much noise) and I'd recommend them anyway, even though I can't tell any sonic differences between these and the Thomastik (that I use on my other guitar which is a 25.5 scale). Update: I had a spare set of Thomastik Power Brights Regular .11 and did some A/B testing (recorded some tunes with the Elixir, changed to Thomastik, played a little in order to break them in then recorded the same tunes with those). Well, it seems that the Elixirs albeit older, are louder than the Thomastik, according to the shape of the waveform and the extra pressure they put on the amplifier. These are also brighter than the Thomastik ones which provide some extra mid to hi frequency clarity. In any case, the differences were small enough to not really care for one or the other (mostly fixable with some EQing anyway), but since I like the slickiness of the Elixirs more, I'll stick with them (plus they're much easier to find and buy).