To me, using
Elixir Polyweb is like playing guitar while eating potato chips.
I'm definitely not the best person in the world to review these
strings.. so here goes!I have two friends that use Elixir Polyweb
strings on their electric guitars. I can't stand the way they feel
or the way they sound. The Polyweb coating is just way too thick
(in my opinion) and sucks all the life out of the strings. When a
brand new string has no 'twang' in it, it's just not right! When
i'm listening i can hear it and when i'm playing i can feel it: deadened
vibrations, choked overtones, subdued sustain. It's like
playing a shoebox with rubber bands (imo). I just don't get that people
(friends of mine!) would pay $10 for these things?
These guys don't know each other (although it's possible their paths
have crossed) and they're definitely not coordinating. But it's
interesting that they both also put Elixirs on their basses and their
acoustic guitars. They say that the Elixir (Polyweb) strings are
easier on their fingers, plus there isn't the same string noise that you
normally get (which is definitely true).
Having said all of that, i do know a store owner who strings up all
of his (mostly cheap) electrics with Elixirs. His logic is the
same that's employed in the acoustic room at the Guitar Center: that
these guitars will hang out in the open for weeks and weeks, only coming
down when some kid with really grubby hands wants to bang out the latest
Green Day tune on 'em! :)
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