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Random question about coated strings

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meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10333
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I was wondering if any of you guys know the answer to my question? 

I had a set of strings on my acoustic and I am trying to determine what they were. 

The ball ends were gold on all strings. 
They were coated strings and went a bit fluffy after a lot of use. 
They have an almost rose gold colour to them, they look nothing like phosphor bronze. 

Any ideas folks?>
The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • paganskinspaganskins Frets: 273
    meltedbuzzbox said:

    The ball ends were gold on all strings. 
    They were coated strings and went a bit fluffy after a lot of use. 

    Sound like Elixir


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  • stephen.wood125stephen.wood125 Frets: 217
    +1 for Elixir, mine went like that.
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    By way of comparison, Martin and Fender use colour coded ball ends on their coated acoustic guitar strings and they do not get quite so *furry*.
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10333
    I guessed gold ends were elixir or Ernies. 

    I seem to recall old Martin strings used to all be gold as well but I havent tried the lifespan stuff
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    The Lifespans I’ve used haven’t gone fluffy, only Elixirs. 
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 15603
    I've had Elixirs and they definitely went fluffy. 
    I’ll handle this Violet, you take your three hour break. 
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  • bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
    @meltedbuzzbox ; check out me olde thread that shows what the fluffiness looks like up close (through a microscope). :)


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  • AliGorieAliGorie Frets: 308
    ah, that's y I don't like a synthetic coating on my sound  - luckily I  have 'bronze alloy' friendly skin excretions.

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