Elixir Nanoweb Mandolin Strings 12 String this is a truly great

this is a truly great instrument

but in an eminently playable short-scale package

this small-bodied guitar has a tone that's anything but small

I have a hard time choosing between this and the rosewood version of the same guitar

and a simple Tone control

Elixir Nanoweb Mandolin Strings 12 String this is a truly greatElixir Strings are brought to you by W. L. Gore and Associates, an innovator in PTFE polymer since 1958 (think Teflon). If you're a skier and a hiker like me, you've probably used Gore Tex clothing for years. Now, they turn this expertise to making polymer coatings for their Elixir guitar strings, and the results are striking. You don't have to spend long in any guitar related discussion before someone eventually begins praising the long lasting tone