Elixir .012 Plain Steel

30+ years as a professional musician. For me the best in sound and durability

I have been using elixir strings for well over 10+ years now.
The reason is very simple: while some big brand strings lose tonal quality or flexibility after 3-4 days, Elixir strings' sound just simply does not change even after 2-3 weeks.

The 11 in the 9-42 and 9-46 sets are a joke. This fixes the problem perfectly.

I became aware of a lack of high e strings, which did not come as a surprise - for most guitar player it actually doesn't.
Checked Thomann and happily found single strings offers - went for it and shortly afterwards became lucky owner of a couple of e strings. Equipped my remaining sets, strapped my guitar and boom. Ready for 2026 and beyond ;)
Rapid shipping as usual, thanks to Thomann :)

As always elixir strings last ages and sound close enough to uncoated strings for daily use without the hassle

Great replacement string. You could make a custom gauge set out of it.

good replacement for a broken one, nice to have such option instead of changing the whole set

Good to have a good alternative to change just a single string when you need it.