It's weird because the other 5 are fine and I've never had a string break so soon before with other brands

The high-E string broke (rather violently) at the tuning peg after being tuned up and down a few times, makes me a bit concerned how well they'd hold up to string bends if tuning between Drop-D and standard a couple times was enough to break it.

Sound great, look great, but I had them for 2 days before the E string and D string broke

At first i was happy with these strings but after only 20 days of use my low E string broke from just messing with the machine head

The strings looked good, but 2 of the strings broke within 1 minute after tuning the guitar

, both times i used them , i had a string break within a week

Moreover the sound is not good and one string broke after a few days.

I've only had a few strings break in over 10-15 years of using Elixirs.

One of the strings broke during installation.

once that string broke from just a half step raise, no thanks

Aside from one little problem, the G string broke while I was winding it while stringing the pack onto my takamine acoustic guitar

Both sets of strings sounded great but both has a string break very quickly

I've replaced my strings probably 7 times in the last 3 years, and only once did I have one of the strings break (during installation)

I bought these strings as a beginner, and one of the strings broke in the process of tuning it

I can't vouch for the claim of being longer lasting, but I have not yet had any of these strings break in the few months since restringing.

The complaints regarding the g-string and other strings breaking are valid

The fifth string broke untunig the guitar!

I did notice at least one other review that said that the G string broke after a month, but for me it broke immediately.

Moreover the sound is not good and one string broke after a few days.

I was playing hard to be loud, but a string break from strumming has never happened to me before

Sound good but had a string break afterAbout 2 weeks

I never really got a chance to try them as within a few minutes of putting brand new strings on, and then tuning them (via an electronic tuner, starting low so the string was not tuned too high), the G string broke

He hates it when a string breaks.

One of my strings broke in the middle as I was putting these on

I am pissed because the string broke while installing it

One of the strings broke while tuning

All in all, I was a genuinely satisfied customer until my bass E string broke

However, seems g-string breakage is a huge problem with these, as a google search of "elixir g-string break" came back with many forums of users complaining of this issue

My buddy we got these same strings a month ago said his G string broke on up within two weeks

While restringing the guitar the Low E string broke for no apparent reason, had to dig into my trash to find my old E string to put on my guitar , Geez!,

They were incredibly stiff feeling and one of the strings broke during installation

I had 3 strings break on me didn't care for this product reallly!

I know they can, but, holy S**T !!

Buy a couple sets...you WON"T be disappointed :)

and I can not play for at least a day until my fingers can recover (I've been playing for five

I can do a couple gigs with them, but broke the G in middle of solo in front of 300 people

They were hard to play; the G and B strings were killer on my fingers

Then the G string broke after less then 2 weeks

poor tone, G and B string lots of extra noise when plugged into a

e.g. Low E and A strings and the vulnerable G string

The G-string broke while trying to tune down a step

The complaints regarding the g-string and other strings breaking are valid

By this promotion, are "normal" strings suppose to last only about a week or less?Also, the last set I put on had a "dead" G string

The B string broke after 3 weeks of play (only about 1 week in the alternate tuning)

Finally, after only an hour of busking, the B strings broke

The high E string broke within a week while tuning

The only conclusion I can come to is that I received a defected E string

Sound great, look great, but I had them for 2 days before the E string and D string broke

The low-E and A strings lack the resonance and depth of

If I were to nit pick, low E string sounds weird and too rounded when you hit its harmonics

I was putting these on and my bottom E and B string both broke with barley any tension on them at all

The high e string broke as soon as I put it on

But I broke the high E and decided on these strings

I recently played these strings on both a Martin, as well as on a Seagull to provide a fair and objective comparison, To my ear, right out of the box they sound very artificial

I personally love the coatings as they help me to slide around on the strings easier.

I've been using a set on one of my guitars for at least 4 months now, and after playing at least 4 times a week for at least an hour or two, the strings sound nearly as good as the day I first strung them

For a couple of days, they will lose their tuning quickly as you play, but then they are extremely reliable and stay in tune

Great as always!

I used to use Martins but they kept breaking as I use a multitude of different tunings

I have had them for about a month now and they sound just as good as when I first bought them

Perfect A+A+A+A

I've been using a set on one of my guitars for at least 4 months now, and after playing at least 4 times a week for at least an hour or two, the strings sound nearly as good as the day I first strung them

I released the tension on all the strings as fast as I could and left it