Comments on: Elixir Nanoweb Gore-Tex Condom Strings Review

By: Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing 13-53 Flat Wound Guitar Strings Review | Boles Blues

Sun, 15 May 2011 20:30:19 +0000

[...] never used flat wound strings and my feeling is that “flat wound” is what the Nanoweb Condom strings wannabe, but are not, and will never be. Flat wound strings do not have bumps from string ridges [...]

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:06:12 +0000

Yes, it was a strange experience. If I’d been able to tune the guitar, I certainly would’ve loved to play around with the strings for awhile.

By: kathakali.chatterjee

kathakali.chatterjee — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:46:54 +0000

Ick. Sticky fingers on a guitar sound like pulling through mud…..completely ruins the charm…devastating…

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:11:35 +0000

Right! Bleed instead of worry, Gordon! Your fingers will eventually get used to strings that cut but, so far, you can never seem to wash off the Nanoweb stickiness. You need to feel the string, and not a covering when you play, or you’ll never get your own tone and your vibrato will suffer.

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:46:42 +0000

I’d sooner get a thousand cuts on my fingers than not feel the strings themselves. Thanks for warning us away from these, David!