Elixir .009 Plain Steel Single String Reviews

Best Strings

Best strings for me.! I use them many years and somethimes buy another brand for test but everytimes i return to Elixir!

Exactly what you'd expect

This is quite literally exactly what you'd expect, we are all here because we were either putting on new strings or enjoying our new strings a little too hard and snapped one.

Great strings

Not much to say. This are my strings for many years now, they last a lot, specially on humid climate.

As expected

Good exchange if you ever break an Elixir

Elixir Plain Steel

Excellent strings for acoustic guitar.

Perfect for aggresive sweat

They sound awesome and they don't corrode as easily as other brands. The price may be a bit on the higher end but is definitely worth it if your sweat is rusting other brands in a week. Amazing in general.

Nothing exceptional

I've bought couple of Elixirs of various light gauge as spare strings and for some experimenting with custom set. I was curious about it and Ernie Ball singles are available only as sets of six (which would take years for me to spent).

Anti-rust plain steel Elixirs are packed quite crude in paper sleeve and in my opinion are nothing exceptional, maybe even slightly worse in sound. Their price is higher than d'Addario's singles, but this difference doesn't matter. For the durability I have to wait, I don't play guitar intensively.

Elixir

I use these strings for a long time now. And they are the only strings that do not rust or lose any tone for a long time.

The strings feel less loose than the other brands, though. It almost feels like gage 010.

It is absolutely worth the money if you have troubles with rusting strings.

Must have these as spare strings!

Very good quality. Grab few and keep close in "ups" situations!

best spare

best spare string ever.

Elixir!

The mark of perfection! :)

Always the G string

Fitting new Elixir strings to my 12-string acoustic I managed to snap the high octave G string even though I was tuning down by a semitone, so I had to borrow a .009 gauge string from a new pack of Ernie Ball super slinkys ... and hence the need to stock up with some .009 single string replacements. These are not nanoweb coated like the full set I was fitting to my 12 string which do not appear to be available as single strings but at this gauge it is no problem.

Excellent

These strings are always great. I wouldn't use anything else.

Great string, just it broke.

My father likes to build his own set, he really likes .009 by Elixir but it broke in less than a month.

What can I say, better luck next time! Last time it did last quite a time.

Reliable

Reliable time, long service, great sound.

a must have for guitar players

Who hasn't broke an E string on their guitar? It happens all the time, so if you're in a live situation, or just don't want to change the other strings because they still sound great, the best is to have a good replacement around. These elixir singles are pretty good sounding and long lasting, so you can keep them in your guitar case for a long time without no problems, since they have an anti-corrosion coating.

Best

My favorite brand once again in my guitar. Holds well over time with great tone.

The best!

The best strings in the world !!! I am happy that these strings exist and wish longevity manufacturers.

Elixir are great

I've been using elixir strings for about a year and more now and they sound great and are durable. I was however a little disappointed in the packaging. I assumed that the loose strings were going to be sealed but they weren't and one of the strings nearly got loose.

Durable

It's coated, which makes it very resistant to corrosion until you damage the coating with picking. Even then it only corrodes at the damaged part, leaving most of the string shiny.