Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

hi guys,
does anyone use nanoweb or polyweb elixier strings on their rickenbacker? ive heard they are ok and last longer and save the neck finish aswell. any thoughts?

I use 10's in the Nanoweb Elixir's on my Ric 6-string guitars - I like them a lot. I also use them on my acoustics when I play out, and I can get about 10 3-to-4 hour gigs out of a set of Elixirs; I used to use Martin SP strings and got about 3 gigs out of them, so the price difference in the Elixirs is well worth it if you play a lot.

stringsncords wrote:I use 10's in the Nanoweb Elixir's on my Ric 6-string guitars - I like them a lot. I also use them on my acoustics when I play out, and I can get about 10 3-to-4 hour gigs out of a set of Elixirs; I used to use Martin SP strings and got about 3 gigs out of them, so the price difference in the Elixirs is well worth it if you play a lot.

do u know if they scrape the neck as much as roundwounds? i want something to keep the neck in good condition

I have over 1,000 gigs on my Martin D35, and the neck is in fantastic shape - I highly recommend Elixirs.

I use Elixir Nanowebs on my Ric acoustic, and I really like them on that guitar.... However, I am not nearly as impressed with them on my 12-string Breedlove acoustic. But I've never tried them on an electric guitar....

I used Elixir Nanowebs om my Rick acoustics, because Melibee liked 'em so much!

Then I switched to Martin Extra Lights on 12s and Lights on 6s. Playablity went way up: the Martins are lower-tension and should be easier on a 12 string neck.

Longevity, when wiped down regularly with Lem-Oil, improves quite a bit.

On electrics, however, I use Tomastik-Infelds when I want premium strings.