Caevan O’Shite Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Oh, yeah, if I was gigging, especially regularly, I'd be changing my strings all the time! Definitely a day before every gig, with a stretching and set-up checking regimen. Yeah, DanielT and Lancer, if/when those little kinks, dents, or even breaks in the winding show up, you're long overdue for a change. As I play without a pick, and try to work on less of a death-grip on the neck, I'm getting less and less of that. I don't break that many strings lately, due largely to the fact that I use .011's and heavier and riding bareback (no picks). I mostly change strings to regain the tone of the wound strings, and sometimes even replace them while keeping the old plain strings on there! Just to be lazy and cheap, really... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagarin, The Cosmonaut Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 i used to play D'Ad's XL only, but about a month ago started experimenting....bought a pack of some Rotosound's strings (occasionally; my local dealer went out of D'Adarios and offered that stuff)....... i don't remember what was exactly printed on the package....something with the word BLUES capitalized..... it SUCKS! dull sound in general, absolutely deaf lows, dim highs.. in that case i had to change them right after i got XL's Per aspera ad astra! -=- http://kryukov-anton.pisem.net/Gagarinmuzak/lemmeno.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tld Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I've used GHS strings for quite some time. .010 to .046. My body chemistry is absolutely murder on strings. I always change them before doing any playing/recording that I care about. When I was playing out regularly, I changed them for almost every gig. In my case, the low strings start getting dead just as fast as the high strings...probably because sweat gets into the windings. Recently, I've been recording a lot of my own bass tracks as well, and even those strings loose their tone fairly quickly. That was getting REAL expensive until I started using Ken Smith stainless bass strings which last me a lot longer. Tom http://www.digitalaudiorock.com The Protools Plugin Preset Co-op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Originally posted by Gagarin, The Cosmonaut: i used to play D'Ad's XL only, but about a month ago started experimenting....bought a pack of some Rotosound's strings (occasionally; my local dealer went out of D'Adarios and offered that stuff)....... i don't remember what was exactly printed on the package....something with the word BLUES capitalized..... it SUCKS! dull sound in general, absolutely deaf lows, dim highs.. in that case i had to change them right after i got XL's Well, if you're talking about their bass guitar strings, the best IMHO are from the Swing Bass series. Available in both nickel wound and stainless steel. As most would expect, the stainless does last longer, though their nickel wounds aren't slouches. Must be the stainless steel cores. It's what I've used for years, along with the D'Addario XL nickels, and I don't expect to change brands anytime soon. sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagarin, The Cosmonaut Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 no, man, i've been talking about their guitar strings.. Per aspera ad astra! -=- http://kryukov-anton.pisem.net/Gagarinmuzak/lemmeno.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TieDyedDevil Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 I can get about 20 hours out of a set of strings. The intonation starts to suffer by that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 DR strings are rockin as mentioned , i like em a lot. sometimes my local store does't have all the guages or types. i love the sound of new strings. DR's sound and feel new longer (to my ear). and i play just like warren haynes after!!!not http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gug Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Hey elferooney, I'm sorry for blasting you when you first came on to the forum. There was no excuse for that. You proved me wrong. I hope you enjoy the forum as much as I do. Mikegug www.facebook.com/theresistancemusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Originally posted by guitarzan the impaler: DR strings are rockin as mentioned , i like em a lot. sometimes my local store does't have all the guages or types. i love the sound of new strings. DR's sound and feel new longer (to my ear). and i play just like warren haynes after!!!not I put some String Savers on my Strat, and I have to say that the claim of strings lasting longer seems to be true. The EB Super Slinky strings I use seem to last forever on that guitar. Far fewer string changes than with the stamped saddles my guitar had on it. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elferoony Posted November 11, 2003 Author Share Posted November 11, 2003 I was blasted? It's all right, I don't remember it just like I don't remember how to play 'Eruption.' I like your posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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