90 dB thanks for the link - I will try the locking method next time I restring. I also use Elixir, traditionalists be darned!

My only issue with Elixirs is that the wound strings last SO long that I often break strings somewhere mid-string, where my bending has worn through the winding with a particular fret wire (my frets are dressed properly). This happens becuase the Elixirs stay 'live' sounding way longer, to my ear, than other strings. In the past before elixirs, I would break them almost exclusively at the saddle.

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