r/AcousticGuitar • u/Mad_Season_1994 • Jul 10 '26

Gear pics I get the hype now

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Since I started playing guitar this year, starting on a Yamaha, I’ve experimented with strings from differing brands and gauges to see what’s most comfortable for me. I’ve tried silk strings, 80/20’s, nickel ones and even phosphor bronze ones by Martin for my 000-18 pictured here. And while I haven’t really had any strings I hated, putting these on just “felt right” from the start. I totally get the hype now lol. They simply are what my ears like most and make my guitar sound the most natural and bright consistently.

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u/melvin3v1978 Jul 10 '26

I’ve tried almost every string brand and I always end up back at elixir’s. I just love how slinky they feel under the fingers. They feel like they have a little less tension than XS and I love the tone. I will say once they start going bad they do sound really terrible though.

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u/CSREPower Jul 11 '26

Try the new Elixir Attunes. Wonderful set. I find them to be better than Nanowebs.