For years and years I blew Elixer strings off because I thought they were overpriced and I'd heard stories of them having a "dead tone"....boy am I glad I finally broke down and gave them a try! They look AND sound GREAT! Not only that, they'll last just about as long as you can keep from breaking a string! It's worth the few extra bucks to get Elixer acoustic strings if you want your acoustic to sound as good as possible.