Professional guitarists frequently insist on non-coated strings because any sort of coating on a string can dampen its sound, robbing the guitar of its brilliant highs and change its tone–almost ...

New Haven, CT, October 17, 2007 — While the cities and sites changed for musician Shawn Persinger during his four month excursion to 14 countries, including Egypt, China and India, one element ...

“The process of music is from brain to someone’s ear, basically. The less that gets in the way of that little journey, the better,” Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones once said. “Strings are the link ...

The soon-to-be Elixir Strings that resulted were “unsuccessful prototypes” that would eventually revolutionize the $250 billion guitar string industry, Elixir Strings Product Manager Bill Connors said ...

ELKTON, MD, October 24, 2007 — Elixir Strings, pioneer of long-life strings, and Tom Anderson Guitarworks have teamed up to give musicians a chance to win a new electric guitar through an “Elixir ...

MUSIKMESSE 2018: Following the success of its innovative Optiweb coating last year - which ranks among the best electric guitar strings available today - Elixir has announced a whopping nine new sets ...

NAMM 2017: The coated string experts at Elixir have announced the latest addition to the company's line of electric guitar strings, OPTIWEB. The lightweight OPTIWEB coating promises to provide ...

Every January, NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants) converges on Anaheim, drawing more than 75,000 attendees to experience the products and services of over 3,500 brands across the music ...

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