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Topic: Elixir Strings for Steel? |
Rick Johnson
From:
Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2007 8:08 am |
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I'm not sure if Elixir offers a set for pedal steel
but has anyone ever tried some Elixir singles?
Rick
www.rickjohnsoncabs.com |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2007 8:32 am
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I don't like Elixers, they seem to rust about twice as fast as other strings on my acoustics, and the coating on the wound strings comes off after a while. They sound good when they're new but they don't stay "new" very long.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 10 Jan 2007 8:53 am
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My impression is that they would not be of much help for pedalsteel players. Pedalsteel strings go dead more from constant bending than standard guitar players and there greasy fingers. There has been a bunch of experiments done with them I that seems to be the consensus so far.
If you try them and like them let us know.
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Tommy Mc
From:
Middlesex VT
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Posted 10 Jan 2007 4:43 pm
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| I haven't tried them, but I've heard some acoustic pickers complain that they break easier than other brands. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 12 Jan 2007 9:39 am
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I like 'em and they seem to last and keep their brightness longer. I use a hybrid set on my Telecaster which they don't make which is a .009 through .046 so I get a set of "10's" in the Elixer brand and use only the wound strings on my guitar and then keep the .010, .013, & .017 plain strings for my steel as that's the gauges I use on strings 1, 3, & 5. The first set of them that I tried on my tele was a regular "Nanoweb" set of "9s" which seemed to last forever. The only bad thing I've found about them is they're usually over twice the price of a set of Ernie Ball's or other brand of strings...........JH in Va.
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 12 Jan 2007 11:27 am
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There's another kind of coated strings that are supposedly better.
Cleartone strings
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 12 Jan 2007 11:35 am
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| Cleartone treated strings claim to be better (see ad in latest Guitar Player mag.), but I haven't tried them. I have found Elixer's to be well worth the money if you have a lot of guitars that are not played often. On a main axe that is played a lot, I'm not so sure. |
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Stephen Silver
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 15 Jan 2007 9:34 am
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I just put elixir strings on my p-bass on recommendation of a good friend who has been playing bass for many years. I lik the sound and they do seem to last last last.
On an acoustic guitar that I rarely play (once or twice a month) the elixirs are also giving a consistant performance.
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Ulf Edlund
From:
Umeå, Sweden
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Posted 15 Jan 2007 11:32 am
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I'm with Bob Hoffnar on this. The huge strain will most likely kill the strings on a pedal steel before dirt/rust does. Even if the guitar is not played often.
So coated strings would sort of let us play bad strings longer.
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 17 Jan 2007 1:03 pm
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| I won't play any other string on my Tele. I find the Elixir's way outlast the normal nickel wound or stainless and are worth paying the extra for. But.....no way would I put them on my ShoBud. |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Jan 2007 4:12 pm
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What I've found on Tele is that they don't have quite the edge on a new set of DiAdarrios, but they stay nearly as bright for a long time. The biggest killer seems to be moisture and dirt being ground into the strings from greasy fingers.
I change my 3$ DiAds every two gigs or more if I use that guitar for practice all week. I feel guilty not changing guitar strings more than once every 6 weeks. I have a set of Elixirs on a practice tele upstairs that have been on it for 6 months, and they still sound pretty good.
On Steel the coating would not hold up very long at all because of the constant grating of a metal bar. They withstand fretting on a 6 stringer because there isn't the constant grating of a metal object,only momentary fretting.
I've used a couple 36es for my E9 B a couple times and didn't notice a pronounced difference over my SS GHSes.
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Mike Black
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2007 9:51 pm
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2007 7:08 am
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| I tried 'em on Dobro and they hang in there pretty good as well as cut down on the scrape and clatter that comes with playing the instrument.I also have a set on my Baby Taylor and they sound great for a while and good for a long time. I don't think they'd have the twang I'm looking for on PSG. |
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