[wooglins]

Better off changing them often if you are the type that can swap your strings out quickly and dont mind. I do not believe that any coated string sounds better than an uncoated string. One item that was pointed out to me by a sting clinician for one of the two majors is that coated strings do not reduce string wear from playing. They reduce corrosion, in if you dont clean your strings can help reduce gunk. But no coating stops the strings from developing tone robbing dents that come from be fretted. Those dents and the reduction of tension over time are what kill well played strings. So go with coated if your guitar is not played often, go with uncoated if its a daily player. I keep coated on my GA4 as it does not get much love, and uncoated on my Custom GS, and before it the Spring Ltd. 716ce.

For some the advantage of reduced string squeak is a benefit with the Elixers.