Elixir round wound here.

craigb
Sort of on topic...  What about bass strings?  How many of you have tried Elixers?  Expensive, but I liked them except I sometimes use a pick and the coat tends to come off due to that.

Ah bass strings!
 
I like the classic Rotosound roundwounds for the most part, generally the Billy Sheehan set (.043, .065, .080, .110) which has a bigger .110 E (that makes the world a much bigger and better place!), as well a smaller .043 G. But I bought some single .045's for one bass because the .043 doesn't seem quite right. I find most other roundwounds disappointing in one way or another compared to the Rotosounds (likely because they don't sound exactly like the Rotosounds ).
 
I also have D'Addario Half Rounds (.045-.100) on the fretless, the very nice GHS Pressurewounds (.044-.106) on another bass, and the classic Rotosound flats (.045-.105) on the P-bass. 
 
One of the 5 strings currently has DR Lo-Riders rounds (.045-.130), but that may change at some point.
 
 
And I change my bass strings religiously every 10-20 years! 

By the way: It is SIR David Gilmour

SIR David Gilmour Strings

I used to use Ernie Ball Extra (or was it Super?) Slinkies on my Rickenbacker 12-string, but that was just because I'm a wimp keyboard player with delicate fingertips. Those strings wore out fast, broke often, didn't put the proper tension on the neck and required tuning before every set.
 
Like sentimental - if foggy - memories of a past girlfriend, I have often regretted letting that guitar go. If I had it today I wouldn't insult it with spider-web-gauge strings.

I have big hands and strong forearms but thin fingers so I'll never be able to play those bigger ones. And w/ my joints starting to behave, I don't think it'd be wise to increase the load.
 
 
On my (older) black Les Paul, hybrids work great - heavier low but lighter on the top end. In fact, I did consider giving one size bigger a try. I like the sound of bigger strings. But Hybrids are a nice compromise.

 
On my newer LP, even after I've adjusted it, the hybrids didn't feel as comfortable. I'm thinking that the guitar needs to be played a bit before I can move up - it took me months to "break" the black one.
 
 

My small wimpy arthritic hands like spider webs.

Electric:
Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel wound 008 or 009 depending on the guitar
Elixir 009 Nanoweb.
Tried a few others here and there, but I keep returning to EB. Thinking about sampling their Cobalt.

Acoustic:
Elixir 009 Nanoweb (electric guitar strings heh)

Classical:
D'Addario Pro Arte Composite, normal tension 028-044

Bass:
Uhh I dunno, I've never changed the strings

Well, Jimmy Page used .008 and managed to create and record a catalog of memorable tones which covers the full spectrum, from light to dark.
 
Tony Iommi is another example. 
 
"For D# (root) tuning, his gauges are .008, .008, .011 (unwound), .018 .024, and .032. For C# tuning, he uses .009, .010, .012 (unwound), .020, .032 and .042."
 
So I guess it's not about the strings in the end as long as YOU are at your best w/ the gauge you pick.
 
I think the hybrids above get me there.

Using these for the time being.

Rain

I think that's the set I used to buy.
 
My mate at the local music store used to swap the .16 for a .14 for me though. I bend the 3rd string the most, and find a .14 way easier to move around than anything thicker.
 
 

Stevie Ray's strings were 13 to 60. 
 
13 to 60!
 

I used to play with 14's but that was fingerstyle stuff...blues/folk etc. Not a lot of bending. But you've heard how Stevie Ray played. Those bends....the man had hands like shovels.