Guitar strings: How often

You're unbelievable. You start off by apologizing, then just throw on more insults. I've tried to explain that the fact that I disagree with you doesn't mean that I'm not a serious musician, but apparently your ego is too big to accept that.

And I feel that I should state, for the record, that I'm not talking here about rusty strings. I think you know that. I just don't change them every two weeks.

 

Orison, I totally disagree with you, plus, I also think that your attitude toward other people's personal preferences makes you look like a complete douchebag.

Let me guess, you don't care what "I think", well, go back and read over this thread, and imagine if no one cared much for your crusade against broken-in strings. Notice the appearance that gives you? haha.

If the strings can still be tuned, and they're not rusted/corroded, pinched or cut (visible cut) than I can't see one finding much trouble with it. That is, unless you like the tin'ish sound that comes from many newly stringed guitars, or having to spend extra cash lavishly on several packs of strings a week, like our good friend orison.

 

Orison, you’re right, I really don’t like the tonality of new strings.

They sound tinny to me and but after a couple of days they mellow and that’s the sound I like.

Also I don’t like the sound of a guitar that’s out of tune and for me new strings will go out of tune in the middle of playing a song which to me is unacceptable and again it takes a couple of days for them to stretch out so that stops happening.

So for the most part I don’t change strings until they start to sound muddy with no brightness at all. Of course the exact timing of the string change depends on playing time and what’s coming up in my playing schedule.

Also I’m strictly rhythm I don’t like to make it cry or sing, so maybe that makes a difference as well.

 

I change my strings every 8 months or so and I play like 5 hours a day. Seriously, what's up with the negative vibe in a thread about strings...?

I beleive a true musician can make pretty anything sound like he wants... and not act so judgemental and close minded about other musicians preferences!

 

i change my strings when it sounds like they need to be changed. or if i break one, whichever comes first. i dont really keep track of the amount of time that passes between changes. and new strings do tend to fluctuate a lot in the beggining, i hate that. anyone try those strings with the film around it? i remember those lasting a little longer.

 

Film around it? Do you mean like flat wounds string?

 

nah, its these ones: http://www.elixirstrings.com/products/index.html they have a coating around them.

 

Nah. Thats tape wound strings.

 

elixirs are the best!
I've had a set of strings go 8 months and still sound great.

such good strings

 

I suppose you're all talking about electrics. I, myself, am an acoustic player and if you leave the same strings on for more than 2 months they sound incredibly dead. I still leave it for as long a possible though, so when I get new ones everything sounds extra sweet



haha crusade against strings.....nice one

 

man I just got done jamming and my finger tips smell horrible, if rust could take a shit, that's what it smells like.

That's how I know when to change my strings

 

why you no use a cleaner? Dont buy the shit at the MUSIC STORE. Its expensive and isnt any better for your instrument.
Get a metal cleaner at a auto motive store. Like Breakcleaner or QD ELectric with LUBE. A little lemon oil will keep your fret board from over drying and cracking. If its not varnished, Most Strats are.
If your wound strings start getting cuts from frets, then you really need new strings.
But I really dont worry to much about strings.

 

i change mine every 2 weeks..
i use diadario or GHS boomers 9 gauge, sometimes 10

playing live and having a string break can suck
and for the best guitar lube, use Fast Fret
lasts long as hell too.. ive had my fast fret for like 2 years probably, still good lol

 

haha. This stuff has a trippy smell.. I really dont like it that much. It to greasy. Theres a limit to how much grease I like, I need to be able to stop. This product imo is very bad on finger calluses, seems to make mine dissolve.

But it does clean top of strings and board nicely.. Use a rag and clean the undersides of strings where the real dirt lives and destroys tonality.

Also leaves little fuzzies on your strings.. :cheers2: so you might not need a fuzz pedal. Jk.. :toetap05:

 

i always thought being able to stop was based on coordination and technique, not the kinda guitar/guitar lube you use hehe :>
and if your fingers still hurt, you dont play often enough

 

Never said anything about fingers hurting. Ive played to fingers bleed no lie.
If I got Dates to play I will not even wash my hands with soaps. Ill use only alcohol sanitizer with no aloe...
On a slippery guitar.. ?? Might as well put on some crisco oil. Id wap that grease off with Heptane and play hard core on a dry board. All that special lubes from a music store. Haha GOt shit laying in the trunk of my car that work better.. And last longer.
But Im more of a industrial person anyways.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08262/912821-52.stm

Once this is completed you can catch me there.

I teach real guitar not through Intenet discussions. :cheers2:
There we can futher discuss it. Seriously doubt it will be done on time though.
Ill spin by ther tomorrow take a pic with a real camera..
Since well you know the whole BS'ers club and all and that Im not a member

 

I usually wait until my strings decompose into fossil fuels before I change mine.

 

ill bet..
For the price of metal today. I dont just toss brass out. brass wound strings could be worth alot of money someday.. So save your oldies in a bucket. Just like saving wire.

 

no bullshit.. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08262/912821-52.stm

 

New strings sound 1000x better than old strings.