Elixirs going up on 1 July 2013

[WalMan]

Just got an email from Strings Direct - see [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co/stringmails/june2013/Elixir_Price_Rise/Elixir_Price_Rise.html"]HERE[/url]

[mushers]

wow they can keep em then

[Mr. Foxen]

Ah balls, just put the last of my sets on a bass that I decided I didn't like that much.

[LiamPodmore]

This is going to put it at about £20 for guitar strings, £40 for 4 string sets and £50 for 5 string sets. I just started using them last month and i don't know whether it's worth carrying on using them now. I might grab a 5 string set before the end of the month because they'll last years with the amount i use it.

Liam

[HotelEcho]

30-40%???

What the hell, are they starting making them out of Neodymium or something?

[Kev]

Wow. What with more and more coated string alternatives being released all the time, what a way to shoot yourself in the foot. Unless everyone is about to do this?

[White Cloud]

Oh well, back to Rotosound Swingbass for this poor player

[Jellyfish]

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1370893243' post='2107128']
Oh well, back to Rotosound Swingbass for this poor player
[/quote]

Or Rotosound Nexus.

EDIT: Also, does anyone know if this is just Strings Direct? I assume it will be other outlets too.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Jellyfish

[skej21]

For that price, they better be made from adamantium!

[WalMan]

I still have a couple of sets in stock, and they do last a long time.

I did try a different coated brand a couple of years back but they weren't a patch on the Elixirs.

IIRC the price is possibly gettting back towards where they started years back. I still love'em and think they have the edge for me once you take longevity into account. A set that lasts getting on for twice as long come out the same as two sets of another brand if you look at it that way

[Jellyfish]

Here's a reason not to use them too, at least.

http://btpub.boyd-printing.com/display_article.php?id=1115676

[WalMan]

[quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1370896613' post='2107205']
Here's a reason not to use them too, at least.

[url="http://btpub.boyd-printing.com/display_article.php?id=1115676"]http://btpub.boyd-pr....php?id=1115676[/url]
[/quote]Never experienced that & IIRC it was the D’Addario I tried & hated. Hey ho

[Moos3h]

[quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1370896613' post='2107205']
Here's a reason not to use them too, at least.

http://btpub.boyd-printing.com/display_article.php?id=1115676
[/quote]

The good news is his tinfoil hat IS conductive, so the government can't read his thoughts...

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1370896613' post='2107205']
Here's a reason not to use them too, at least.

[url="http://btpub.boyd-printing.com/display_article.php?id=1115676"]http://btpub.boyd-pr....php?id=1115676[/url]
[/quote]

Only applies up until you use them. Chances of the coating surviving a trip through the bridge and going over the saddles is slim. They work fine, I use Elixirs with my stupid amounts of gain, and loads of top (bunch of the reason I use elixirs is they reduce string squeak as your fingertips rub them) with no hum issues.

Have tried the other coated strings but they didn't do the lasting.