Elixir HD not being produced until June

[TBman]

I had wanted to order a couple of sets of the 13 - 53 strings and I found that they aren't available until June from my favorite vendor. I have some EJ17, but I had wanted coated strings. What else is out there that's similar in gauge and coated?

[llew]

Maybe the new D'Addario XS? Strings and Beyond still has the EXP's which are also coated but are being discontinued.

[rick-slo]

Nothing quite like Elixir Nano for coated strings. Personally in the past I have ordered sets of Elixir light gauge and separate singles for the first string (some times the second string also).

[BrunoBlack]

Originally Posted by TBman

I had wanted to order a couple of sets of the 13 - 53 strings and I found that they aren't available until June from my favorite vendor. I have some EJ17, but I had wanted coated strings. What else is out there that's similar in gauge and coated?

I’m in the same boat. I use 13-53 HDs on a couple of my guitars and have had several sets on back order for a couple of months with no firm delivery in sight. I haven’t seen a packaged set with the same mix. Luckily, I have a few sets in storage. I guess we can make up our own custom Nano sets in a pinch. But those work beautifully on 2 or 3 of my guitars.

[donlyn]

Elixir HD not being produced until June

Originally Posted by Haasome

I’m in the same boat. I use 13-53 HDs on a couple of my guitars and have had several sets on back order for a couple of months with no firm delivery in sight. I haven’t seen a packaged set with the same mix. Luckily, I have a few sets in storage. I guess we can make up our own custom Nano sets in a pinch. But those work beautifully on 2 or 3 of my guitars.

Good thing they last a long time. .

Don
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[Bob Womack]

Aren't the HDs only different on the first three strings? The first two strings are the same gauge as mediums and the third, G (.25), is between the lights (.24) and the mediums (.26). In a bind, you could pick up a set of mediums and a set of lights, blend them, and be correct on all but the G.


Bob

[BrunoBlack]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

Aren't the HDs only different on the first three strings? The first two strings are the same gauge as mediums and the third, G (.25), is between the lights (.24) and the mediums (.26). In a bind, you could pick up a set of mediums and a set of lights, blend them, and be correct on all but the G.


Bob

That’s correct. That’s what I meant when I said make a Custom set out of Nano strings. They are expensive, so there’s the — what do you do with the extra strings if you don’t use mediums... or lights. I expect this will come to pass.

[Rev Roy]

Might want to check out D’Addario EXP19s (Bluegrass) and Santa Cruz Mid Tension. I’ve liked them both on a variety of dreads...though these days I’m back to basics on both my current guitars - EXP17s.

[NoodleFingers]

Try Ernie Ball Paradigms. You just might have a new favorite string. In my experience, they last at least as long as Elixirs but do not feel or sound like a coated string.

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[sevenpalms]

...and there are no individual Elixir strings to be found! I’ve checked all the usual online sites...apparently they’ve cut way back on production!