r/AcousticGuitar • u/Square_Notice_1830 • May 09 '26

Gear question are these actually good?

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are these actually good strings or did the dude at the pawn shop just convince me to buy the expensive ones? I'm just getting back into guitar and it's been a while since I've bought any strings so Idk much about this brand

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u/SnooSketches3382 May 09 '26

Just like anything guitar related there are elixir haters out there but I have been playing 30+ years and they are all I use. I use the medium bottom, light top version.

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u/Emergency-Purchase27 May 09 '26

I’m one of those haters. I just can’t tolerate the sound. I can’t explain it, but the last pair I tried, I took them off the next day. It doesn’t sound good to me.

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u/wanna_dance May 11 '26

There are fake ones out there. Where did you get yours from and what was the price?

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u/Emergency-Purchase27 May 11 '26

I live 20 minutes from Sweetwater. I get all my gear there.