The coating helps protect the strings from corrosion, so it is a big plus.

Many times, these coating will feel 'slick' or 'slippery' and, while reducing some string noise and extending string life, many players don't like that feeling.

For me, the best coated strings are the Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze, or the Polyweb for warmer tone.

Not terrible strings, but if you want better coated strings, elixirs or martin lifespan would do a better job.

No crazy coating, great feel, even better sound.

The coating is great too as I have had no trouble sliding my fingers up and down the frets

if you like coated strings definitely worth a try

Definitely sweet sound, and the coating is much easier on these old fingers!

But these sound great and feel fine, and the're the least expensive coated strings I've found.

These are great strings and I love the coating

It's because these strings ring like new very a very long time and the coating does not hinder the natural ring

These are easily the best coated strings I've tried

I have used D'Addario acoustic guitar strings for many years, and D'Addario's EXP coating works well for me

These strings are fine, but they feel too much like un-coated strings.

I wanted the durability and sound with out the crazy coating so after asking around, a trusted musician friend of mine simply posted "D'Addario EXP" on my facebook wall.

The coating doesn't disturb your playing at all

In my husband's opinion (a true audiophile in all senses of the word), "the D'Addario EXPs are the most natural-sounding, longest-lasting coated strings available that I have used."According to the manufacturer, EXP coated phosphor bronze strings produce warm, bright, well balanced acoustic tone and 4 times more life

They have some kind of gold colored coating over the plain strings, so it's not just the wrapped strings that are protected

so coated strings work for me.

The coating is nice, although I'm not sure if it made the strings feel smoother on my fingers.

Many times, these coating will feel 'slick' or 'slippery' and, while reducing some string noise and extending string life, many players don't like that feeling.

I agree with the other reviewer in saying they are the best sounding coated string out there

My favorite coated strings

... it's a thin coating of the phosphor-bronze winding, like these 

The coating just makes the strings squeakier and scratchier, flat picking or finger plucking.

I like that the coating is just enough to reduce some of the finger noise without effecting my tone.

The coating is not supposed to flake off on these because it is underneath the wrap

This means the coating won't flake off

Yes, the coating was flaking on the Elixirs' as stated above, but they sounded great for a long time.

If you like super-bright sounding strings, maybe you want regular non-coated, but these are probably the brightest coated strings available.

The coating is very light, if any and really hurt my fingers

The coating keeps them shiny

Good coated strings with nice sound for a good price

They were not as bright sounding or crisp as I'm used to with a new set of strings.

The coating on these strings is not as slick as on Elixir strings, but it's noticeably there in comparison with the standard D'Addarios.

If you have a too bright, 'brassy' sounding acoustic, try these out