Elixir Nanoweb Light Phosphor Br. 3P

I have a Taylor guitar and they fit these strings as standard to all their guitars. However as a gigging musician, I found them a little too expensive as they were costing between €14 & €17 per set. I play pub gigs about 6-8 times per week & play hard sometimes so I occasionally break strings. This made the cost a little prohibitive as opening a set to use 1 string leads to having to change the whole set when the gig is over making the benefit of the long life somewhat moot. They are excellent sounding strings and do stay cleaner & playable for longer than other brands.

I am delighted they put them in 3 packs at a more affordable price and would be happier if they put them in packs of 10. Also, if they reduced the price a little more then they would pick up way more customers like myself. Smaller margin but way bigger volume of sales. Almost all of my peers locally feel the same way. At the right price point I would think every guitar player would probably use these! They are worth €10 a set all day long!

Anyway, thank you Thomann for supplying at an affordable price!

I have a collection of guitars, ranging from top of the line to quite cheap, I have been playing Pro & Semi-Pro since the 50's and over the years tried most brands, since coming across Elixir strings about 12 years ago - they are all I've used since.

Pros for Elixir are they outlast normal strings - so although they are initially more expensive to buy, I find they last 3-4 times as long as cheaper strings so work out better value in the long run.

Being coated - they cut back on squeak whilst playing - a bonus when recording and protect the string from sweat and dirt with the bonus that they sound good throughout their life!

Cons? well none really the only one would be they are expensive at first glance but as explained above, work out cheaper in the long run - so none (which is why I use them)

I've found that there are two camps of opinion on Nanowebs:
Generally players who like a bright tone with a slight plastic attack or sweat alot and need strings that last a long time play these, and players who like the dry more metallic twang of regular phosphor bronzes (which darken with age) who don't.

I was in the second camp for a long time until I played a set of these on my Taylor GS mini and discovered that the nanoweb 12's are perfect string for that guitar and they take a beating.

The only other thing to mention is that they feel like they have slightly higher tension than a corresponding set of 12's or 13's so if the higher tension seems a concern then try a 11's if you play 12's. the tension will be slightly less than regular 12's but more than 11's