• Reviews around coat (4.32 of 5)

    Elixir Strings Nickel Plated Steel 5-String Bass Strings w NANOWEB Coating, Long Scale, Light (.045-.130)

    • A secondary benefit is this: the coating also provides a consistent surface allowing for an easy release from the finger tip facilitating percussives, ghost notes and grace notes
    • Elixir touts that these strings could last as much as 5 times longer than normal strings, because of this protective coating
    • I have used several top name coated strings, which I will not mention the names, and they just do not measure up
    • They are made of nickel-plated steel and have a proprietary coating to enhance grip and prevent corrosion to retain tone.
    • I was hyped about the protective coating around the strings, that's why I bought em
    • The Elixir plated strings have just enough coating to reduce the effect.
    • It seems the slickness if the coating may make that easier to
    • The coating feels like silk and even when that is worn the steel does not shred my fingertips like cheap strings
    • They are made of nickel-plated steel and have a proprietary coating to enhance grip and prevent corrosion to retain tone.
    • The coating is clear , and not really visible.
    • For the price and the protective coating shedding
    • The coating is a great enhancement.
    • They are made of nickel-plated steel and have a proprietary coating to enhance grip and prevent corrosion to retain tone.
    • The coating on these and the polywebs is nice, if you're a coating on bass strings kind of person
    • They are made of nickel-plated steel and have a proprietary coating to enhance grip and prevent corrosion to retain tone.
    • The coating also feels slicker than Sunbeams and there is less string noise than regular roundwounds
    • The nanoweb coating is easy on your fingers