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Elixirs will last longer than standard strings, but the coating does deaden the string somewhat. They'll be better longer, but won't match the performance of a nice set of standard phosphor-bronze strings that have been on a nice acoustic a short time. Also, they tend to make guitars sound less brilliant, a problem if you have say, a vintage Gibson LGO (small body acoustic with a mellow tone), a B-25 or something. I currently have them on my Norman ST-40, a hand-made Taylor copy with a cedar top and they sound OK, but don't thrill me. I've also heard them on about 50 other guitars and was equally meh.
Martin and D'Addario are my choices for strings usually, Martin for acoustic only, D'Addario for both, but mostly electric.
Jason
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