A simple question for stringed instrument players - Page 2

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 09.22.2009, 04:32 PM

all at once..

I know it sucks breaking in new strings, they are stiff, they get out of tune all the time BUT

it sucks even more to have that ONE string be stiff and get out of tune when the rest are fine. Plus it does feel nice to have a new set of strings once they get slightly worked in, nothing is smoother on the fingers than a new set of superlight 9s

the frequency depends on if you are peforming or not.. when I am in a band I change em ever 3-4 weeks.. not to often or I will have stage troubles staying in tune, but not to far apart lest they lose that sharp tone.

GeneticKiss · 09.22.2009, 04:41 PM

I do gig, but I haven't gigged in a little while. I'll probably just change the one string this time, but if any more break in the near future, I'll change them all.

I agree with whomever said old strings sound better, but only with acoustics. In the beginning of my band, our singer played an acoustic that he almost never changed the strings on (largely because it was easier to hold the tuners and turn the guitar than to turn the tuners), and made the songs sound much darker...

swa(y): Having a Floyd is both a blessing and a curse. I bend strings alot, and I can get pretty slammin' on heavy rhythm parts, so I was always going out of tune between songs when I had a guitar with a hardtail or a regular trem. I don't do that as much with the Floyd. That said, changing strings can be a little more tedious, and as you pointed out, you're pretty much locked into one tuning. But I gave up playing in weird tunings a while ago because I felt whenever I used an altered tuning, I'd sound too much like Sonic Youth. Plus, I play a lot of leads/solos (not shredding, but soloing nonetheless-think Johnny Greenwood mixed with some wannabe J. Mascis/David Gilmour), and altered tunings aren't really suitable for that. But it's okay, since my band primarily plays in standard A440 and drop-D tunings. The drop-D tunings could be a problem until I got an EVH D-Tuna, which allows you to drop your low E string down to D just by pulling it out.

king_buzzo · 09.22.2009, 04:46 PM

i change them all after a few months or weeks depending on the usage.

atsonicpark · 09.22.2009, 05:17 PM

As soon as I get a guitar, I'll let it sit in the sun for a few months to get the strings rusty.

09.22.2009, 04:32 PM	#21
SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	all at once.. I know it sucks breaking in new strings, they are stiff, they get out of tune all the time BUT it sucks even more to have that ONE string be stiff and get out of tune when the rest are fine. Plus it does feel nice to have a new set of strings once they get slightly worked in, nothing is smoother on the fingers than a new set of superlight 9s the frequency depends on if you are peforming or not.. when I am in a band I change em ever 3-4 weeks.. not to often or I will have stage troubles staying in tune, but not to far apart lest they lose that sharp tone. __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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09.22.2009, 04:41 PM	#22
GeneticKiss expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,666	I do gig, but I haven't gigged in a little while. I'll probably just change the one string this time, but if any more break in the near future, I'll change them all. I agree with whomever said old strings sound better, but only with acoustics. In the beginning of my band, our singer played an acoustic that he almost never changed the strings on (largely because it was easier to hold the tuners and turn the guitar than to turn the tuners), and made the songs sound much darker... swa(y): Having a Floyd is both a blessing and a curse. I bend strings alot, and I can get pretty slammin' on heavy rhythm parts, so I was always going out of tune between songs when I had a guitar with a hardtail or a regular trem. I don't do that as much with the Floyd. That said, changing strings can be a little more tedious, and as you pointed out, you're pretty much locked into one tuning. But I gave up playing in weird tunings a while ago because I felt whenever I used an altered tuning, I'd sound too much like Sonic Youth. Plus, I play a lot of leads/solos (not shredding, but soloing nonetheless-think Johnny Greenwood mixed with some wannabe J. Mascis/David Gilmour), and altered tunings aren't really suitable for that. But it's okay, since my band primarily plays in standard A440 and drop-D tunings. The drop-D tunings could be a problem until I got an EVH D-Tuna, which allows you to drop your low E string down to D just by pulling it out. __________________ https://handinthefates.bandcamp.com<--music
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09.22.2009, 04:46 PM	#23
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	i change them all after a few months or weeks depending on the usage.
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09.22.2009, 05:17 PM	#24
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	As soon as I get a guitar, I'll let it sit in the sun for a few months to get the strings rusty. __________________
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