Elixir 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings With NANOWEB Coating, Light (.012-.053)

The strings ring very prominently and have a noticeable coating on them. I like the 80/20's sort of high range because my Washburn is a little on the low end already. My only issue is that the coating on them is different than other elixir's I have bought, it's like a light white literal coating. It seems fine just different. #sweepstakes

These strings sound great and last a long time.

I've used these strings over and over again. They are easy to play, durable and the tone is great!

I was honestly shocked by how little I liked these strings. I've always had phosphor bronze light gauge Elixir strings on my Taylor 6-string and I've always liked them. But I figured I'd mix it up and try some 80/20 bronze light gauge strings to see what I thought. I really thought I'd be a fan but I was so disappointed. I run 80/20 bronze light gauge Elixir strings on my Taylor 12-string and they're so bright and crisp and have great sustain. That was not the case on my 6-string. I found these to be dull, muted, lacking sustain, and devoid of the overtones, depth, and richness I was used to. To my ear, they truly made my guitar sound $1000 dollars cheaper immediately. I know strings are a personal preference thing and these might work out for some, but they're so bad on my guitar. I left them on for a week, hoping things would settle and balance out but they haven't. I just ordered a 3 pack of the Elixir phosphor bronze light gauge strings and I'm so eager to go back to them. I doubt I'll ever switch it up on this specific guitar again. If these had been on my guitar when I demoed it in the shop, I wouldn't have even purchased it. I guess it goes to show how impactful the right strings for your instrument really are.

I'll admit that uncoated strings give the best acoustic sound, but for a 69 year old novice these coated Elixir 80/20 Bronze make it so much easier to want to keep on playing. That do start out a bit bright but do settle in nicely in a few days. I like the sparkle I hear in these compared to Phosphour Bronze strings. Kudos to the GC staff for their help.

I am a huge fan of the elixir optiweb electric strings. I decided to try these out on my 000. I am super disappointed. After about a month, they are still extremely stiff. I came down from 13s, made sure my guitar was set up to spec, but still somehow these were stiffer than the martin 13s on it before. If that's your thing they are great sounding strings that last a very long time.