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For me the reduction of squeaking is worth it alone.
Also, I personally hate the over-bright non-coated string sound for the first few days, then the horrible dull strings not too long afterwards. I find there is a quite short window in which they sound good.
If you have more than 3 guitars, it's Tedious. time-consuming and expensive to keep replacing strings, especially for guitars that are played less frequently
Some manufacturers fit Elixirs as standard
My problem with Elixirs is that I don't like the sound of them at any point, and I hate the slippery feel. I just don't like coated strings at all really - they never seem to sound or feel right to me. DR Dragon Skins are the only ones I can stand, and even they feel odd at first.
I especially hate when they go 'furry' where they wear at the frets or where you pick - that means they have to come off straight away, it's not even like uncoated strings where you can get away with cleaning them if you have to get a little more time out of them.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
I’m currently using Martin Retro 12s and enjoying them very much. They seem to be lasting very well, being made of “Monel” alloy (mostly nickel and copper apparently) rather than the usual 80/20 or phosphor bronze.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
This time round though I thought I'd give EB Earthwood Bues and Rock a try, and they're great - 10s, which seems very light compared to most acoustic strings, but they sound good, are lovely to play, and I just need to adjust the truss rod a little.
I was at first reticent to get them, because who plays 10s on acoustic? But as BB King once said to Billy Gibbons, "why are you working so hard?"
Some great players have used very light strings, John Renbourn is one who comes to mind.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson