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Elixir® Strings was born in 1997. Although we were working with guitar strings already, they weren’t anywhere near a guitar. Instead, we were using them as convenient test subjects in our attempt to develop a better variety of push-pull cable. The coated strings worked quite well as cables, but they sounded terrible as guitar strings. (Picture a guitar strung with day-old spaghetti.)

Working closely with a global player community of more than 15,000, we sought feedback and continued to fine-tune until we produced a coated string with proven long tone life. We had at last developed a coated string judged just right by the most demanding test equipment in the world: musicians’ ears.

Experience the Next Generation of Acoustic Tone - Scott Goldbaum | ELIXIR Strings

Experience the Next Generation of Acoustic Tone - Scott Goldbaum | ELIXIR Strings
Experience the Next Generation of Acoustic Tone - Tom Anello | ELIXIR Strings

Experience the Next Generation of Acoustic Tone - Tom Anello | ELIXIR Strings
Experience the Next Generation of Acoustic Tone - Scott Goldbaum | ELIXIR Strings

Experience the Next Generation of Acoustic Tone - Scott Goldbaum | ELIXIR Strings
Matt Wheeler Electric Guitar Lesson: Altered Pentatonic Scale | ELIXIR Strings

Matt Wheeler Electric Guitar Lesson: Altered Pentatonic Scale | ELIXIR Strings
Patrick Hinds Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Modern Fingerstyle Techniques | ELIXIR Strings

Patrick Hinds Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Modern Fingerstyle Techniques | ELIXIR Strings
Michael Wagner Electric Guitar Lesson: Clave Lesson | ELIXIR Strings

Michael Wagner Electric Guitar Lesson: Clave Lesson | ELIXIR Strings
Cameron Cooper Electric Guitar Lesson: Andy James-style Lick | ELIXIR Strings

Cameron Cooper Electric Guitar Lesson: Andy James-style Lick | ELIXIR Strings
Cameron Cooper Electric Guitar Lesson: Guthrie Govan-style Lick | ELIXIR Strings

Cameron Cooper Electric Guitar Lesson: Guthrie Govan-style Lick | ELIXIR Strings
Mickey Lyxx Electric Guitar Lesson: Rock ’n’ Roll Rebel, Ozzy Osbourne | ELIXIR Strings

Mickey Lyxx Electric Guitar Lesson: Rock ’n’ Roll Rebel, Ozzy Osbourne | ELIXIR Strings
Trace Bundy Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Elephant King” | ELIXIR Strings

Trace Bundy Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Elephant King” | ELIXIR Strings
Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “When You Gonna Change” Lesson, Part 2 | ELIXIR Strings

Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “When You Gonna Change” Lesson, Part 2 | ELIXIR Strings
Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “When You Gonna Change?” Lesson, Part 1 | ELIXIR Strings

Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “When You Gonna Change?” Lesson, Part 1 | ELIXIR Strings
Zach Comtois Electric Guitar Lesson: Jimmy Page Lick | ELIXIR Strings

Zach Comtois Electric Guitar Lesson: Jimmy Page Lick | ELIXIR Strings
Mickey Lyxx Electric Guitar Lesson: “Fester” Arpeggio Lesson | ELIXIR Strings

Mickey Lyxx Electric Guitar Lesson: “Fester” Arpeggio Lesson | ELIXIR Strings
Trace Bundy Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Canon” | ELIXIR Strings

Trace Bundy Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Canon” | ELIXIR Strings
Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “The Daily Battle” Lesson, Part 2 | ELIXIR Strings

Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “The Daily Battle” Lesson, Part 2 | ELIXIR Strings
Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “The Daily Battle” Lesson, Part 1 | ELIXIR Strings

Marc Seal Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “The Daily Battle” Lesson, Part 1 | ELIXIR Strings
Zach Comtois Electric Guitar Lesson: Hybrid Picking Lick| ELIXIR Strings

Zach Comtois Electric Guitar Lesson: Hybrid Picking Lick| ELIXIR Strings
Amber Russell Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Falling Out of Love” Lesson, Part 2 | ELIXIR Strings

Amber Russell Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Falling Out of Love” Lesson, Part 2 | ELIXIR Strings
Amber Russell Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Falling Out of Love” Lesson, Part 1| ELIXIR Strings

Amber Russell Acoustic Guitar Lesson: “Falling Out of Love” Lesson, Part 1| ELIXIR Strings
Ando San Electric Guitar Lesson: Chordal Tapping| ELIXIR Strings

Ando San Electric Guitar Lesson: Chordal Tapping| ELIXIR Strings
David Kim Electric Guitar Lesson: 80s-style Minor 9th Funk| ELIXIR Strings

David Kim Electric Guitar Lesson: 80s-style Minor 9th Funk| ELIXIR Strings
Al Joseph Electric Guitar Lesson: G Minor Lick | ELIXIR Strings

Al Joseph Electric Guitar Lesson: G Minor Lick | ELIXIR Strings
Ando San Electric Guitar Lesson: Selective Picking| ELIXIR Strings

Ando San Electric Guitar Lesson: Selective Picking| ELIXIR Strings
David Kim Electric Guitar Lesson: Blues Rock Licks| ELIXIR Strings

David Kim Electric Guitar Lesson: Blues Rock Licks| ELIXIR Strings
Al Joseph Electric Guitar Lesson: E Minor Arpeggio Lick| ELIXIR Strings

Al Joseph Electric Guitar Lesson: E Minor Arpeggio Lick| ELIXIR Strings
Scott Goldbaum Guitar Lesson: Hammer-ons Within Chords| ELIXIR Strings

Scott Goldbaum Guitar Lesson: Hammer-ons Within Chords| ELIXIR Strings
Jimena Fosado Guitar Lesson: Intervallic Lick| ELIXIR Strings

Jimena Fosado Guitar Lesson: Intervallic Lick| ELIXIR Strings
Chas Evans Guitar Lesson: Movable Chords and Travis Picking Pt 2 | ELIXIR Strings

Chas Evans Guitar Lesson: Movable Chords and Travis Picking Pt 2 | ELIXIR Strings