Staving Off Tone Death by Choosing Elixir® Strings
It doesn’t matter what style you play or what kind of
music you’re into. From jazz virtuosos to metal shredders
and everyone in between, all guitarists want tone that’s
consistently great — one that inspires them to their best
performances…and tone starts with the strings.
But your tone today might not match your tone
tomorrow. As you play your guitar, the strings will quickly
accumulate oils, dirt, sweat, and bits of skin that get
trapped between the windings. Ordinary strings do not
have any protection from the direct contact with your
Your tone stays great… longer
than any uncoated string.
fingers, and as gunk builds up in the windings, the string
is unable to vibrate as freely as when it was shiny and
new. You know the result: string tone that has lost the
will to live and a string feel that hampers your playing
performance.
With Elixir Strings, the patented fluoropolymer
coating covers the entire string and forms
a barrier against tone-killing gunk.
Even after 15 hours of play, the
string is nearly as perfect as when
it left the factory, and your tone
sounds as great as when you
put on the new strings.
Photo Credit: Sarah Bastin