Comments on: How Often Should You Change Your Guitar Strings? http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/ Guitar Reviews, Ratings, Tips, and Comparisons. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:35:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: gig man http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-226288 gig man Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:57:10 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-226288 I gig every week and I change them every week. I play electric (lead)guitar--classic rock, blues. I do a lot of bends. If I leave strings on for two weeks they lose tone and sustain. I play clean a lot and need that sustain. They also start to go out of tune more often. I put about 15 to 20 hours on them a week. Cheers I gig every week and I change them every week. I play electric (lead)guitar–classic rock, blues. I do a lot of bends. If I leave strings on for two weeks they lose tone and sustain. I play clean a lot and need that sustain. They also start to go out of tune more often. I put about 15 to 20 hours on them a week.

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]]> By: nobody http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-201501 nobody Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:13:20 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-201501 When in doubt, change them every 3-4 months. I change them at Christmas, Easter, The Last Day Of School, and My Birthday. Strangely, they are all ABOUT 3 months. And you can ask for them as a gift for the 3 out of 4. When in doubt, change them every 3-4 months. I change them at Christmas, Easter, The Last Day Of School, and My Birthday. Strangely, they are all ABOUT 3 months. And you can ask for them as a gift for the 3 out of 4.

]]> By: Popo http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-173900 Popo Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:34:54 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-173900 Articles like this piss me off...I want to know how often I should replace strings and nowhere in your article do you give a recommendation. I don't care about the factors that cause strings to go bad, I want a definitive answer...6 months? a year? two years? Thanks for nothing. Articles like this piss me off…I want to know how often I should replace strings and nowhere in your article do you give a recommendation. I don’t care about the factors that cause strings to go bad, I want a definitive answer…6 months? a year? two years? Thanks for nothing.

]]> By: Matthew Kraus http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-164773 Matthew Kraus Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:07:40 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-164773 Thank you for your comments. I'm concerned with radiative effects from the string(s). Rather! I've had a lot of guitars, am 60, and would say: A little radiative effect to the young of the guitar neck from the fifth fret to the head would teach the player to use the fifth fret to twelfth fret. I don't want any on the guitar I play. Or the strings! Have had to go with the cheap used, usually! Since I find no report on the computer, I leave it at that. Songwriter, out. Thank you for your comments.
I’m concerned with radiative effects from the string(s). Rather! I’ve had a lot of guitars, am 60, and would say: A little radiative effect to the young of the guitar neck from the fifth fret to the head would teach the player to use the fifth fret to twelfth fret. I don’t want any on the guitar I play. Or the strings! Have had to go with the cheap used, usually!
Since I find no report on the computer, I leave it at that.
Songwriter, out.

]]> By: Diesel G http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-122644 Diesel G Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:20:06 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-122644 I have a Fender Squire that I haven't changed the strings since 1990 and I'm just going to change them now 2011. I try getting 25 yrs out of them. I might have another 7 out of these strings but I wanted to replace them for the new year. I have a Fender Squire that I haven’t changed the strings since 1990 and I’m just going to change them now 2011. I try getting 25 yrs out of them. I might have another 7 out of these strings but I wanted to replace them for the new year.

]]> By: ArchibaldCrippledick http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-121472 ArchibaldCrippledick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:22:10 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-121472 My classical guitar had a plastic saddle in the bridge. I decided to craft myself a new one made out of bone. This material is a lot more solid than any piece of plastic. It's more resistant to string wear, and rumour has it... supposed to sound better? One major irritation about having a nylon strung classical guitar is the lack of adjustment at the bridge for setting the intonation to ensure that the 12th fret harmonic is at the same pitch as the 12th fretted note... which usually isn't the case with most classical guitars. Why aren't these bridges adjustable? Electric guitars are... even some acoustics. Classical guitars are lagging behind in their design. It's time to modernize it!!! I'm not asking for the world - just for an adjustable bridge! I'll ask for the world later... ;) Being able to adjust the intonation would add to the enjoyment of playing a guitar & not having the tuning drifting wildly about because you can't adjust the string compensation. Time for a change! My classical guitar had a plastic saddle in the bridge. I decided to craft myself a new one made out of bone. This material is a lot more solid than any piece of plastic. It’s more resistant to string wear, and rumour has it… supposed to sound better? One major irritation about having a nylon strung classical guitar is the lack of adjustment at the bridge for setting the intonation to ensure that the 12th fret harmonic is at the same pitch as the 12th fretted note… which usually isn’t the case with most classical guitars. Why aren’t these bridges adjustable? Electric guitars are… even some acoustics. Classical guitars are lagging behind in their design. It’s time to modernize it!!! I’m not asking for the world – just for an adjustable bridge! I’ll ask for the world later… ;) Being able to adjust the intonation would add to the enjoyment of playing a guitar & not having the tuning drifting wildly about because you can’t adjust the string compensation. Time for a change!

]]> By: ArchibaldCrippledick http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-121468 ArchibaldCrippledick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:01:00 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-121468 DUST is really bad for any metal surfaces of your electric guitar or bass. Dust attracts moisture... which will then eat into the metal & completely ruin it. Some people love that road worn, battered, completely beaten up look... others like me prefer pristine almost virginal guitars that haven't been touched by anyone else but me! If I scratch it or neglect it where it rusts... I'll be, naturally, in a world of pain... But, if you scratch or neglect my guitar after borrowing it - you'll be in an even bigger world of pain! Only kidding... :P It's Only a piece of wood with metal strings - at the end of the day! Yes, it's an expensive, nicely worked piece of wood... in a life or death situation between saving my cat or guitar? It would have to be my cat... the grumpy, bad tempered evil moggie... who's eating me out of house & home! Nobody told me you couldn't feed them Wheetabix...!? :) DUST is really bad for any metal surfaces of your electric guitar or bass. Dust attracts moisture… which will then eat into the metal & completely ruin it. Some people love that road worn, battered, completely beaten up look… others like me prefer pristine almost virginal guitars that haven’t been touched by anyone else but me! If I scratch it or neglect it where it rusts… I’ll be, naturally, in a world of pain… But, if you scratch or neglect my guitar after borrowing it – you’ll be in an even bigger world of pain! Only kidding… :P It’s Only a piece of wood with metal strings – at the end of the day! Yes, it’s an expensive, nicely worked piece of wood… in a life or death situation between saving my cat or guitar? It would have to be my cat… the grumpy, bad tempered evil moggie… who’s eating me out of house & home! Nobody told me you couldn’t feed them Wheetabix…!? :)

]]> By: ArchibaldCrippledick http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-121464 ArchibaldCrippledick Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:45:27 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-121464 To Atomicmonkey, your guitar strings are covered in your sweat after playing so much. Your sweat is acidic, this is why it's always beneficial to wipe your strings with a cloth whenever you play at any stage of picking your axe up, or that black gunk will ruin a perfectly good set of strings! They'll last months if you do decibe ty clean them with just a cloth or some 'special' shop bought magic solution... save your money - just use a ordinary cloth to give em a good ole wipe down! Also, every week - check the intonation on your guitar. Because your strings naturally stretch - your intonation will drift too...! :) Beg, borrow or steal a strobe tuner to check it! To Atomicmonkey, your guitar strings are covered in your sweat after playing so much. Your sweat is acidic, this is why it’s always beneficial to wipe your strings with a cloth whenever you play at any stage of picking your axe up, or that black gunk will ruin a perfectly good set of strings! They’ll last months if you do decibe ty clean them with just a cloth or some ’special’ shop bought magic solution… save your money – just use a ordinary cloth to give em a good ole wipe down! Also, every week – check the intonation on your guitar. Because your strings naturally stretch – your intonation will drift too…! :) Beg, borrow or steal a strobe tuner to check it!

]]> By: puzzle http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-117704 puzzle Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:18:19 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-117704 What about Nylon strings? What about Nylon strings?

]]> By: AtomicMonkey http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-101202 AtomicMonkey Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:55:07 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-101202 To Bryan: I had the same problem with my axe too. But I left mine in a case inside my trunk and boy that was a horrible idea. Humidity mixed up with all the sweat makes the strings get sorta rusty. Your best bet is to keep the guitar inside the case and at a nice fresh temperature. And don't leave your axe in the trunk for a day just cus of women lol. To Bryan: I had the same problem with my axe too. But I left mine in a case inside my trunk and boy that was a horrible idea. Humidity mixed up with all the sweat makes the strings get sorta rusty. Your best bet is to keep the guitar inside the case and at a nice fresh temperature. And don’t leave your axe in the trunk for a day just cus of women lol.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-100626 Bryan Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:56:08 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-100626 I play electric. My strings tend to get covered in this brown dirt that is quite noticeable when i wipe it off with a rag. I even wash my hands usually before playing. the G string is always the dirtiest looking. even after a few days there are black markings where my fingers went the most. after a few weeks the G B E strings look gross and are actually painful to play unless I put this fret oil stuff on it. otherwise my fingers don't slide good, it feels like a rusty wire under my finger. Do you think this has to do with the fact that my guitar is never in the case, i always have it out? I'm thinking maybe the air oxidizes the strings quicker when its not in case. But I haven't really tried putting it in the case because I kinda play guitar throughout the day. I play electric. My strings tend to get covered in this brown dirt that is quite noticeable when i wipe it off with a rag. I even wash my hands usually before playing. the G string is always the dirtiest looking. even after a few days there are black markings where my fingers went the most. after a few weeks the G B E strings look gross and are actually painful to play unless I put this fret oil stuff on it. otherwise my fingers don’t slide good, it feels like a rusty wire under my finger. Do you think this has to do with the fact that my guitar is never in the case, i always have it out? I’m thinking maybe the air oxidizes the strings quicker when its not in case. But I haven’t really tried putting it in the case because I kinda play guitar throughout the day.

]]> By: Adi 11 http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-100533 Adi 11 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:48:05 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-100533 Are you guys kidding? No more than a month if off period. When gigging, at least every other gig. Otherwise all the life gets sucked out of them. Are you guys kidding? No more than a month if off period. When gigging, at least every other gig. Otherwise all the life gets sucked out of them.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-100294 Kyle Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:05:42 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-100294 Craig: That is EXACTLY the same position I found myself in a while ago. Like 8 months old, about an hour a day, and a G-string that always went out of tune. I went ahead and changed my strings after one of them broke, and it fixed everything. Also, I didn't realize how bad my tone was until I switched them out: there was a huge, noticeably better change in my sound. Ever since then, I've been changing them about every 2 months. Craig: That is EXACTLY the same position I found myself in a while ago. Like 8 months old, about an hour a day, and a G-string that always went out of tune. I went ahead and changed my strings after one of them broke, and it fixed everything. Also, I didn’t realize how bad my tone was until I switched them out: there was a huge, noticeably better change in my sound. Ever since then, I’ve been changing them about every 2 months.

]]> By: Matt http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-91145 Matt Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:08:16 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-91145 @MJG Haha, that's one expensive set of new strings! Right on though. I wish I had a second guitar that I could just leave a set of old strings on. Maybe I should check out the pawn shops. @MJG Haha, that’s one expensive set of new strings! Right on though. I wish I had a second guitar that I could just leave a set of old strings on. Maybe I should check out the pawn shops.

]]> By: MJG http://www.guitar-stuff.net/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/comment-page-1/#comment-90065 MJG Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:29:47 +0000 http://guitarstuff.mattvanstone.com/2006/04/17/how-often-should-you-change-your-guitar-strings/#comment-90065 I play a 50th Aniversary Strat with original strings that are over 6yrs old!! I love the sound, albeit somewhat dead and muddy. Makes for a different sound to work with, and with effects can be cool. Records remarkably well too! I'm seriously considering buying another electric tho, so I can play with new strings too, but I think I'm going to keep the originals on the 50th for as long as i can. I play a 50th Aniversary Strat with original strings that are over 6yrs old!! I love the sound, albeit somewhat dead and muddy. Makes for a different sound to work with, and with effects can be cool. Records remarkably well too!

I’m seriously considering buying another electric tho, so I can play with new strings too, but I think I’m going to keep the originals on the 50th for as long as i can.

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