D'Addario 10-46 for me, like to bend 'em a bit. Anyone remember having to boil their strings to prolong their life? (it doesnt much)
Mike
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Bluesnote wrote:I never saw the point to boiling your strings(unless you were a bass player due to the cost) rather than spending a few quid and get a new set with clear sound and perfect intonation. It amazes me how long some folk in here keep their strings on their guitar. Maybe its because some have so many different instruments and therefor not played as much, but I change my strings usually between three to four weeks, depending on how much I play really.
When I was playing in the band it was usually around two weeks.
Bluesnote wrote:Bluesnote wrote:I never saw the point to boiling your strings(unless you were a bass player due to the cost) rather than spending a few quid and get a new set with clear sound and perfect intonation. It amazes me how long some folk in here keep their strings on their guitar. Maybe its because some have so many different instruments and therefor not played as much, but I change my strings usually between three to four weeks, depending on how much I play really.
When I was playing in the band it was usually around two weeks.
Bluesnote wrote:I never saw the point to boiling your strings(unless you were a bass player due to the cost) rather than spending a few quid and get a new set with clear sound and perfect intonation. It amazes me how long some folk in here keep their strings on their guitar. Maybe its because some have so many different instruments and therefor not played as much, but I change my strings usually between three to four weeks, depending on how much I play really.
When I was playing it was usually around two weeks.
roger bayliss wrote:I just ordered 3 sets of DR pure blues 12 - 54's which are pure nickel . I like my strings when they have been on a while as well Bojan and if they sound great why change em. I have tried the L5's as well and really like the tone.
Bojan wrote:roger bayliss wrote:Yes Bojan I noticed the extra tension in the L5's when I used them I think they were intended to be that way and they do not bend so easyily either... I dunno how young Hank used to bend 13's phew !
I don't think he bent them at all; I think he relied much more on the tremolo. Take for example the intro for The Frightened City or for Apache. Those "bends" are achieved very effectively with the trem arm (provided it "floats"). Because the strings were so hard and tight and unbendable Hank developed his tremolo technique in the first place. And when you remember how Hank really whacked those strings, like in The Savage, they had to have a higher tension to resist the plectrum and produce the desired effect. I guess the same case is with Dick Dale, who used even heavier strings. Heavy strings definitely have their advantages after you get used to them. They have a fuller sound and better sustain and they almost never get out of tune. When you play the .56 low E string, it sounds like a piano!!!
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