Elixir Strings 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings w NANOWEB Coating, Light (.012-.053)
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Although you'll spend nearly twice the money to get into a set of Elixer strings, it's money well spent. I know that as a college student I had always heard of Elixir strings but could never justify spending the extra money. However, after trying a set, I have been playing nothing but Elixers for the past 10 years.\n\nI'm not going to pretend to know the science behind any of this, but can tell you that these strings make any guitar sound much better. They typically give a bright, even, and deep tone that you simply don't get with the budget brands. Additionally, they last nearly twice as long before needing to be replaced. Lastly, I will say that the webbing on these strings makes them much easier on the fingers for beginning and experienced guitar players alike. Sliding up and down the strings wont cut you up nearly as bad as other brands.\n\nOne point of clarification here: buy the NANOWEB instead of the POLYWEB. As the Poly coating wears off it can be uncomfortable to play and adds an ugliness to your guitar that any civilized being shouldn't want. Keep your baby looking good and she'll be good to you. However, if I remember correctly, the poly-coated strings did hold their sound and playability even longer than the Nanoweb coating, so if that's more of a priority for you don't feel bad about getting those.\n\nIn summary, if you're looking for the best guitar strings on the market, you've found them. Figure out the correct weight of strings for your guitar and order some. I highly doubt you'll regret it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Have a full Bodied Yamaha Acoustic that had Elixir polyweb light. That all but destroyed the performance! Went to these and i am absolutely amazed at the difference strings can make. I know they can, but, holy S**T !! What an upgrade. Forget "Poly". It\'s "Nano" from now on as well as 80/20 Bronze! It\'s as if i bought a new guitar and a far more $ one at that. Low -E to High- E , all strings resonate brighter, longer, truer . Albeit I now know that a full body needs a heavier string, the sacrifice is the increased force to fret the strings. Just have to toughen up,strengthen my left fingers. Feel,playability is smooth. I feel i made two changes at once but both in the Right direction.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "When is a guitar string dead and time to replace it? Duh, that's easy. When it breaks.... Not quite true here but with these strings you might be more apt to have the sting break before they need to be replaced. I know, I know, I will get a lot of flack for that because some purists think that strings need to be super bright sounding and once that is gone then replace. I disagree. These string do start out bright in sound and that will fade. Then they got into to mellow tone with more pronounced bass and smoother treble but then something magical happens after that. They start to sing! The sustain builds and you get a seductive smooth sound after that. When that last tone shift hits, its music to everyone's ears.\n\nWhen should you really change them out? For me its when the strings don't stay in tune after a song or two. But I play about an hour a day each day and sometimes more on the weekends, and yeah some days off as well and I haven't noticed a need to replace them after 2-3 months now. The nanoweb technology is amazing, period. Buy Elixor and never look back.\n\nI play an acoustic Taylor 216 in case you are wondering."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Best strings for acoustic. The lush sound reminds me of listening to Robert Goulet play piano. The first time I set up my Martin with these strings and gave it a quick strum, my wife turned her head around and said "what was THAT?". The difference between this and other strings I\'ve used is night and day.\n\nAnd the bonus is, these strings last a LONG time, and that\'s great because I don\'t change mine nearly often enough. I signed up for the subscribe & save because I want to be reminded when to change them.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's okay. I decided to try it out because my favorite Independent band, Boyce Avenue, uses the brand and their guitar sounds so nice live. Anyway, they're durable and lasts long. However, the strings are kind of hard to press compared to the usual strings that I use. Also, I don't like how it eliminates the squeeky noise when sliding chords and whatnot--makes me feel like I have a silent guitar. The tone is nice and balanced, but not quite bright in my ears. Still giving it a 5 though because they're very durable and clean looking compared to the ones I usually use, which after about 5 days of heavy duty usage it turns to a different color."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I purchased a used hollowbody guitar for fingerpicking - a Loar LH301T and absolutely fell in love with it. It was like the moment that Ollivander hands you the wand that chooses you. But the strings were old so I changed them which completely changed the feel & sound. It took some tracking down but the Elixir Nanoweb 80-20 Bronzes were the strings it had. I'll never use anything else now. The coating eases the sliding of your fretting fingers with only a minor squeak rather than the loud squawk you get with uncoated strings. But the coating is perfect for the flesh of the fingers to catch on for fingerpicking. I had tried D'addario coated strings first but found them just a tad too slippery for my fingertips. I have my wand back now."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Acoustic guitar strings have two categories now: B.E. (Before Elixer) and A.E. (After Elixer) These things have added countless additional hours to the life of my strings. They can be beaten daily for months and still retain brightness. By the time that you start to see some of the clear coating peeling off, it MIGHT be time to change them, but even then they will hang on for months after that. I have not tried using Elixers on my electric, I just don't think it's a good fit for what I do, but I think that Elixers on an acoustic will someday be mandatory and the world will be a better place because of it. I must add that they stay in tune much better than regular strings too!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've played many types of guitar strings in my 25+ years of playing and these are some of the brightest-sounding and comfortable strings I've purchased.\n\nThey came highly recommended by a lot of YouTube guitar instructors as well as many peers. I decided to try them out and I like that they're easy on the fingers, but don't sacrifice tone or brightness.\n\nThey last a fair amount of time. Everything always depends on frequency of play, but for me they hold out for a while.\n\nThey are especially good for guitarists starting on an acoustic guitar because it's easy on the fingers.\n\nI highly recommend."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I put these on my "old faithful" 1974 guitar and it was like playing a completely new and fresh instrument! Comfortable to the touch, the light gauge (.010) is a delight to play, and - so far - they\'ve lasted longer than I would have expected. Great value. Even though they\'re a bit more expensive than some of the competing brands, they are SO MUCH nicer to the touch that I doubt that I\'ll be looking around for anything better than these. Super! I\'ve also put them on my "at hand" Martin now... and it, too, is a different instrument with these strings.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "These are great strings if you are not some kind of snobbish weirdo. They sound great and you don't have to change them forever. On my full body acoustic the heavier gauge strings sound way better. Unfortunately I didn't realize they were heavy strings and I went a long while just thinking it was cause I'm more used to electric guitar that I didn't enjoy playing it. I saw when I went to order strings again that the heavy ones were what I ordered last time and got extra light and oh the difference, an actual treat to play. Although the sound quality definitely suffers a bit with the lighter strings. The heavy ones had a very full sound with a great top end and brightness. The extra lights are bit less punchy, still sound good just diminished a bit."}]