theGUITARaddict: Ibanez: S1XXV... keeping them green?

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Ibanez's S1XXV comes with a set of green strings- I've no obligations to replace them with the same set of greens...

Ijau D. Koceng said...: it's DR neon strings am i right?

(haven't use my hi-def green yet); March 25, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Reuel Tan said...: hmmm do the DR neons perform that much longer as they say?; March 26, 2012 at 7:44 AM
subversion.sg said...: They last as long as the coat is there, once the flaking takes place, they are regular strings indeed; March 26, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Reuel Tan said...: how long does the coat stay on?; March 26, 2012 at 9:36 PM
subversion.sg said...: as long as you don't scratch them off :-) that's quite impossible to achieve at the picking area, the fretting area usually remain unscathed.; March 27, 2012 at 7:07 AM
JSMOOTH said...: Yes but the coating makes them horrible to play. Sticky, plasticy feel. They sound just as plastic.; March 29, 2012 at 4:47 PM
subversion.sg said...: that's subjective. some people find them acceptable, i don't feel the repulsion, just that i don't fancy them too much because they flake off. it's not really rewarding for my because i pick hard so those coated strings won't last that long for me.

it's psychological because those of us who own classical guitars won't mind that non-metal feel of the nylons but once we switch to coated strings, we feel there's something different about it :-P; March 29, 2012 at 9:05 PM