anyone ever played elixir steel acoustic strings?

I've tried them before. They are much smoother and easier on the fingers than normal strings. They also last a little longer. I have heard that they break easier and are more "fragile" than normal strings, but I didn't really have that problem.

I like them on my Taylor, as they darken the sound a bit, and are comfortable, but I quit using them on guitars a play a lot because they sound duller as they age, to me anyway, and they get all fuzzy and frayed on the low strings. I always have extra High E and B strings around because I seem to break them a lot, and for 15 bucks, I don't want to keep replacing the whole set.

I just got some D'Addario coated strings, and they seem pretty cool, and cheaper.
(Well, Squirrel has them in Austria on the guitar I brought over, now that I think of it.) Should ask her how she likes them!:)

I hate 'em. :(

The first time I tried them was a little over 2 years ago when I was asked to do an impromptu set at an industry party with someone else's acoustic. I had never heard of coated strings before and I couldn't figure out why my hands kept slipping off of the strings while I was playing. :mad:

Although people say otherwise, I'm sure I must've looked (and sounded) like a complete idiot.

Never again man... never again....

I put them on my electric and acoustic. I love them on my acoustic guitar. They're great. They last a lot longer and sound great. On electric, I have about half of the strings still left on it, I broke the other have. I was kind of pissed. $15 for stings that I end of breaking. I think I'll switch back to 11's instead of 10's. I break way too many strings with 10's. Any ways, if you get them off of musicians friend, they're only $8 a pack. That's not too bad.