RustPuppet wrote:
Wow, epic post Bob. Thank you, sir!
Point by point:
1. I've had the nano's for over almost two months now and still find them too bright, so it's definitely time to experiment with other options.
OK... The Elixirs will drop off a little for a couple of days after fitting. Thereafter the drop off is much slower than with other strings.
2. AFAIK the saddle wasn't changed during the setup, still looks like the original double bridge bone one to me.
3. Chatted to Mando at Music Connection when I did the initial setup, all I asked was that the guitar be setup for 13s rather than 12s. I haven't had a tech look at the instrument since deciding I'm unhappy with the tone.
Mando knows his onions. You might mention your problems to him and see what he suggests.
4. Previous strings seemed yellowish if memory serves. Definitely uncoated. They were rather worn though which might account for the lack of brightness I enjoyed.
Well... old strings can tarnish and also the windings can fill up with gunk. So they will lose tone and especially tops. Which is the point of Elixirs - they don't do that (well... they will eventually, but it takes a lot longer). I know one or two other players who like the sound of really old strings, so you're not alone.
