DESC: .009 / .011 / .016 / .024 / .032 / .042 Elixir's great tone & long life make them one of the most affordable ways to play without sacrificing your music because of second rate strings. Elixir& Strings with ultra thin NANOWEB coatingSound great 3 to 5 times longer than ordinary strings Have the bright tone and punch of non-coated strings Feel like traditional strings