Originally Posted by: manXcat

Originally Posted by: JeffS65Those Elixir 13s are brutal.

My own limited exposure to coated Elixirs, acoustic and electric, I found the same. Not a fan. [br][br]IDK why, but for supposedly identical spec. composition coated roundwound phosphor bronze of the same gauge as D'Addario EXP and numerous others I've tried, Elixir strings feel much harder on the fingers, equivalent gauge for gauge.

I've played forms of D'Addario's strings since, like '83. Until recently, all I would play (electric) were D'Addario XL 9s. Even now, for my electrics, I do D'Addario NYXL 9s or 10s (depends on the guitar). So, I'm a fan. Since I was going to ditch the Elixirs on my acoustic, I figured I try out the Ernie Ball stuff.

But good point, the Elixirs just are the hardest strings I've played that I can recall.