In Praise of D'Addario XS coated strings

[Freeman Keller]

Love the longevity, thanks for review I will give em a try. Wish they coated 12 strings

Both D'A and Elixer have coated 12 string sets. D'A are only 10 - 47 which would be a normal "light" gauge for a 12. They clock in at 245 pound at concert tuning. I tune my twelve strings down a couple of steps so these would actually be more like 220 pounds - pretty reasonable.

I've been using Elixers on the twelves for a long time now. I like the long life and the coating seems to kill some of the jingle jangle. They make them in several gauges sets so you should be able to find what you like.

 

[Dukex]

I've tried a lot of coated strings over many years, including D'Adds (can't remember which ones), but I always return to the Elixir Nano PBs. Bur your review sounds promising. I'll have to give these XS stings try!

 

[RomanS]

I guess I'll have to be the naysayer here - my Iris OG came with the D'Addario XS strings new, and I didn't like them AT ALL; waited for them to get broken in (as I generally hate the sound of new strings on acoustic), but the sound stayed the same for a long time - just bright and jangly, too many overtones...
For reference - my favorite strings on most acoustic guitars are Martin Retro monels, or D'Addario Nickel Bronze for something a bit brighter.