8 MONTHS: Elixir Nanoweb vs D'addario XS vs UNCOATED Stringjoy Naturals!
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- 0:00 Are 'coated strings' a myth?
0:10 Backstory
0:29 The Experiment
1:30 Elixir Nanoweb (Coated) Test
1:49 Elixir Nanoweb Comments
2:49 D'Addario XS (Coated) Test
3:29 Stringjoy Naturals (Uncoated) Test
4:11 Final Comments
6:18 ANOTHER Twist!
** It's gonna be a shootout! **
Stringjoy v Elixir v D'Addario!
Or is it Elixir v D'addario v Stringjoy?
Or D'addario v Elixir v Stringjoy?... Whatever.
Get ready for a comprehensive Acoustic Strings Review and Test!
In this video you get an Elixir Strings Review, a D'Addario Strings Review, and a Stringjoy Strings review all in one!
Elixir Nanoweb Acoustic guitar strings are thought of as the mother of all coated guitar strings. If you've heard of them, you probably already have a strong opinion either way.
D'addario XS Acoustic guitar strings are the darling of the local guitar shop right now.
Stringjoy Natuals were the talk of UA-cam... until Stringjoy rolled out their own coated string: Foxwoods. But before they had their own coated strings, they were saying that strings don't need coatings if they're well made. Were they right the first time??
Let's test three fine sets of Acoustic Strings, each having been installed for about 8 Months, with about the same amount of playing time (very little).
My entire framework for thinking of coated vs non-coated guitar strings just went out the window.
If you have been thinking about coated strings, even Stringjoy's Foxwood coated strings, maybe you should watch this before writing off regular old Phosphor Bronze strings!
Great strings last longer than you need them to, coated or not. If you use coated strings, do it because you like them.
Includes sound samples of Stringjoy Natural Phosphor Bronze strings on a Greg Bennett by Samick ASDR, Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze Strings on a vintage Aria 796 (think Jethro Tull), and D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze strings on an Ibanez AEF100.
Stringjoy Natural Phosphor Bronze Guitar Strings
www.amazon.com/Stringjoy-NB12...
D'Addario XS Phosphor Bronze Strings
www.amazon.com/DAddario-Acous...
Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze Strings
www.amazon.com/Elixir-Strings...
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Trying each type of string on different guitars defeats the purpose of the comparison. The woods, construction, bridge, etc of an acoustic guitar have a significant impact on its tone, attack and sustain. The guitar with the Elixirs looks like it has an adjustable bridge, which is known to impede the transfer of vibration from the strings to the guitar body, dampening some frequencies and reducing sustain.
No, actually I think the adjustable bridge enhances the tone because it allows you to dial it in for maximum transfer of kinetic energy.
@@BillySoundFarm Adjustable bridges make much less contact with the guitar body compared to a well fitted traditional bridge/saddle, so there is less transfer of energy. It just lets you dial in the action for convenience instead of having to make a new saddle.
I thought the red guitar sounded the best, though I can hear the liveliness of the un coated strings. That said, I love Elixirs on my particular guitar. I personally like the natural compression, it feels and sounds controlled to me, on my guitar. Thank you for the video.
Yeah I'm coming to the conclusion more and more that certain guitars like certain strings
@@BillySoundFarmyeah it’s an interesting thing. Based on your video I would not use Elixirs. When I got this guitar ($3500 koa) I was like ‘no way I’m using coated strings on it.’ I tried a bunch, and when I finally put Elixirs on it I knew from the first strum. I think koa and mahogany tops naturally damps out high frequencies so there’s less of a noticeable difference between coated and un coated, and the elixirs have a nice strong midrange that compliments the wood. A guy I jam with has a nice solid mahogany guitar with Elixirs which is what opened my eyes to them, they work on that guitar too. I don’t use coated on my electrics. Anyway I like your video style. Thanks again and keep rocking!
@@JoeEngineersThings thanks for the encouragement!
I need the coating. I have excessive sweaty hands and i can't keep wiping it down cause i literally hold my guitar all day. That being said i do love the string joy customs . They are a bit stiffer compared to daddario
Your logic seems to be very flawed. You're saying that, in your opinion, the uncoated strings sound better to you after 9 months of hardly ever being played. But most people play their guitars. I play mine almost every day. Even if coated strings didn't sound as good to me as uncoated strings when new, which is not the case, what counts is how they sound over time when played. In other words, how they sound on average over time when played compared to uncoated strings. I've found Elixirs to sound better over time than any uncoated string I've tried. What's the point of judging strings on guitars that are hardly ever played? The whole point of coated strings is to retain their tone over time WHEN PLAYED. Your comments seem to ignore that. If you don't playa guitar you can put any strings on it. In fact,you might as well not put strings on it at all. What's the point?
Hello friend! So you're right that this test doesn't say anything about the degradation curve from playtime. If you watched to the end you would notice that I did bring that up. I also mentioned that my hypothesis is that the coating would have zero effect on degradation based on playtime because the coating doesn't stop vibrations from deteriorating the structural integrity of metals. Coatings just stop corrosive elements from deteriorating the chemical structure of the metals. If my hypothesis is right, if you played the strings continuously there would be zero difference between coated and uncoated strings, all other things being equal. Since posting a friend of mine pointed out that the more you play the more sweat and oils from your hand get on the strings, some my hypothesis might be wrong. I'll probably do a follow up that tests "playtime".
-But on your point about it not mattering how long strings last when they aren't played frequently... Not everybody plays the same guitar everyday. Lots of people have collections of guitars, including guitars that get played once a month, beloved though they might be. Also some people have guitars that have a specific use case that might not be an "everyday" use case. So while the longevity of an unplayed string might not matter to you, that doesn't mean it doesn't matter to anybody else.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting it means so much to me!
@BillySoundFarm 9 months late but this just came up in recommended. Interested to know if you did a comparison. The chloride in sweat corrodes and weakens metal (like saltwater vs freshwater on boats), and the difference between Elixirs and uncoated is particularly noticeable to people with sweaty hands who play regularly going a month or two between string changes
can't wait for the twist
lol this has been a rollercoaster
I don’t know I think the brown guitar sounded the best 🤷♀
how dare you
I have never used coded strings... And I don't intend to start now!
I've never played coded strings either. Are they computer made?
Too hard to compare on different guitars... That Ibanez is also super coated! So much poly finish.
Since this video came out I've been approaching the problem with a little bit of a different methodology... I've been collecting data on every set of strings I've been using on all my guitars, it's subjective data but I think in the aggregate It will not be unmeaningful. The preliminary after I guess a year of data is that the XS and the nanowebs are eternal, But the XS don't feel and sound coated So they win by a mile between the two. The only problem is that they're bright, so if you really want that warm phosphor bronze sound, The foxwoods do that but not as well as uncoated strings. They're close, but not perfect, and they also are not eternal.
@@BillySoundFarm yeah. I hope they somehow come up with a warmer formula. On the right guitar they're the best strings... But they're too bright for so many guitars with most playing styles... I think they work really well for finger pickers