Thank you so much for your help! I agree with you; I also prefer to continue changing very often my strings set. However, in a future I will try new coated strings looking for an alternative solution for my fingers.

Best regards and thank you again.

Thank you so much for your help! I agree with you; I also prefer to continue changing very often my strings set. However, in a future I will try new coated strings looking for an alternative solution for my fingers.

Best regards and thank you again.
Fernando.

Great question!

When I first tried coated strings I didn't like them because of how different they felt to play - very slippery (this is way back when I think Elixir was the only brand offering coated strings). I also found them not sounding the way I wanted, or the way I was used to..

Over time - new coated strings reached the market and it became more and more difficult to hear/see/feel the difference between regular strings and coated strings. There are different ways that they produce these variations of coating and I think the strings are so much better now than they used to be.
This being said - I still prefer non coated strings, and I use phosphor bronze (d'addario). I just change them more regularly. However, I think if I really searched the market today I might find coated strings that works for me too - but phosphor bronze non coated sounds and feels the best to me. But I have friends that use coated only and it works and sounds great for them - so it's not like I think that my solution is the best for everyone.

Kind regards/E