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Old 08-15-2017, 07:38 AM
AndrewG AndrewG is offline
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Originally Posted by beninma View Post
Now you guys are making me tempted to try them.

One thing I don't get.. is the rust/tarnish you get on normal strings rust from the steel core leaching out onto the nickel/pb/whatever wrap?

Cause if these have a Ti core + normal wrap I'd have thought you'd still get the normal tarnish/corrosion/oxidation on the wrap.

It's great to have another option.. obviously Elixirs are controversial and have a love/hate. These could be the same but they don't have a coating to worry about fraying.

It doesn't seem ridiculous to me, and my guitar was only $600. The thing about "these are for players with multiple $3000 martins" is funny cause that usually seems like the core audience on this forum.
Yes, what kills wound strings is gunk getting in the wrap and corrosion-and nickel corrodes just by looking at it. I don't understand why an uncoated, nickel wrap should perform any differently, irrespective of the core material.
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