Elixir 14677 Stainless Steel L/M Bass 5-stars Reviews

Best bass strings so far

I play with Elixir for several years now. Not only they last orders of magnitude longer than the other brands, but I have never broke a string since I switched to them.

Excellence

Always buy these they stay bright for longer and are no more expensive than other brands

My Go-to!

Slap and tone on my mid-range bass is great. The strings stay clean for a super long time, only need to change twice a year. (the bass is used in the studio once a week) My go-to, would recommend to a friend

Long lasting and bright

Perhaps a little too bright for many people's tastes, but I love these strings.

Durable and great tone

If your are looking for a long lasting and great tone strings, this is one of the best and my personal fav. for durability.

Best strings ever!!!

If you need good, stable string with long last sound of new, buy it!

If you like muddy bass tone, don't buy them! :)

Elixir=Quality

Whatever I bought from Elixir is quality. Totally worth it

Perfect

After one year of active use, the sound is very good and clear, just couple of dark spots on the strings and coating is torn where fingers are plucking, but that should be expected after one year of use.

I'm just thrilled to have this strings on my bass

I have to buy another set for test how long will perform good without cleaning the string..... :)

Awesome

They sound good for their lifetime. You can get away with changing strings twice a year.

They are pretty pricey though, but worth it.

Ok, they cost more, but they last 5 times or more as long

The real benefit in these strings is just how much abuse they take and still sound bright months later. I used to play cheaper strings in the c.¤20-25 range but I found that these lost their brightness after 2 months versus the Elixirs which could last 6 months or more without costs 3 times the price. I wouldn't buy any other strings now.

best buy

best buy, and best sound,

Smooth Stainless Steel

They don't sound and feel like the pure stainless still strings maybe due to the nanoweb coating, but it seems they last much much longer.

That "zing" sound from the pure stainless steel strings is still there but not so bright.

If you are tired of changing your stainless steel strings because they become horrible dead flat after 2 or 3 weeks, this is a good solution. Also the coating gives a nice and "slicky" feeling, good for slides.

Elixir Stainless Steel Medium Bass

By far the best electric bass strings I have ever bought. They completely transformed my bass the tone is fantastic. The strings work for all types of music and sounds great when slapped, picked and finger picked. I have had the strings on almost two months now and they still sound epic with no drop off what so ever. Overall they are brilliant and I will never buy any other strings again apart from these.

Elixir Stainless Steel Medium Bass Review

First time using Elixir on my bass guitar and they are great. They are a little more expensive but the difference is huge, the sound is better and they are very comfortable to play. It is very important for me because of the long and numerous gigs we play. For the ones that play a lot and need a comfortable, reliable and good quality bass strings - these are the ones!

Expensive, but great value

I bought these strings for my Fender Jazz bass having used the same brand on my acoustic guitar. The strings are really bright and give a nice punchy tone. Because they are coated, they are also a little more forgiving on the fingertips. I've read reviews that talk about the coating being worn off by the use of a pick, but I've not experienced that to date. They are expensive initially, but they stay bright for much, much longer than your typical bass string. For me, that adds up to great value (I don't like spending my evenings restringing!)

I'm a convert and now use these on all my instruments (electric and acoustic).

Finally a coated string with the sound of stainless!

Imagine having stainless steel strings that sound mildly used out of the box. Most of the "zing" is still there, and it stays there! These strings seems to never go dead! I played the regular nickel ones before and I have never liked that sound, but used them anyway since I was sick of strings going dead after a month or so. Before coated strings I was always a stainless steel player. So when Elixir released these the decision was a no brainer.

Another great thing about these is that the coating makes them a little easier on your fingers. The coating makes them slightly slippery, not in an annoying way, and it makes slides easier and they dont feel as rough as regular stainless steel strings usually feel. A win/win situation.

If you like stainless steel strings these are the ones to have. I have them on 2 of my basses and they have been there for about 6 months. Still sound like they did on the first day.

Different but great

Yet so far I did not decide to spend that much money on a set of new bass strings.

As I realized that my Rotosound Swing Bass Set lasts shorter and shorter with its freshness and the costs exceeded I decided to buy the Elixir Stainless Steel set for my Jazz Bass. When you take the string out of the paper you realize at first that they feel very comfortable and not that sharp as many others of this category do. Strung up the instrument had to be adjusted. These strings are harder to pull than others I tried before. So when you decide to play them be aware to take some time to get common with the strength, even if my Roto set was a 105, too. Once getting comfortable with it you will love it! Because of the Nanoweb layer they may not sound that sharp as a new set of Rotosound strings but also not that flat as when the Rotos are played. All in all a very great set of strings which someone should try who wants to have some which last longer and sound fresh.

Smooth and present

These strings feel different, than uncoated strings. The coating gives you a very smooth feeling, the fingers glide better on the strings. I like that feeling, but some might prefer rough, uncoated strings.

The coating takes a little top end off compared to uncoated strings, but only in the beginning. They keep their sound over a very long time. The sound itself is well balanced between attack and deep bass with a little more aggression than the nickel ones from Elixier. I use them on all my basses.

Elixir is great for bassists

In the past I tried a lot of strings on my bass guitars (Fender P-Bass, Squier Telecaster Bass, Les Paul Bass). My final choice is Elixir! All of these nanoweb coated steel strings (and the phosphores also) sounds great! My band members told me they like my Elixir's tones. Not as bright as non-covered strings, but much more durable! Traditional strings lasts for 5-6 weeks on my bass. Elixir strings lasts 5-6 months (!) and also sounds good on the 7th month.

Elixir Nanoweb Stainless Steel Bass Strings

These are excellent strings which have the thump of a round wound and smooth feel of a flat wound. The feel of the strings were great and not as Zingy as other round wounds thanks to the special coated material. They last well and provide a solid consistency in performance, would I recommend them- YES