Gore Text Guitar Strings

I run into something weird the other day. I've been cutting the D string in my guitar constantly, and I thought to - just to elevate the self-esteem - blame it on the string. I thought that would be the pro's way. So I went to the store once again and asked him to sell me something better, because perhaps they've got a bad batch from the brand I've previously used (D'addario, the cheapest)

The guy in the store was a little suspicious towards my doubts about the bad batch, but happy to sell me a double priced Elixir Strings, and I thought to give them a go. The package states promisingly "great tone - long life" and I hope the long life refers to the endurance of the string, not the tone, not the least because of the price.

The secret of the strings is polymer coating (Gore, from the company behind the outdoor jacket's lining, too). They say it keeps the string from dirt and rust, providing a fresh tone for a longer time. All I noticed is that they don't feel steel-cold like strings normally do, but warm like plastic.

So, I now have a gore-tex rocking strings. And, to afford to rock like pro for a couple of plays longer I also bought a thinner pick.