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Post by cedarchoper58 on Aug 16, 2021 16:25:56 GMT -5
new stings or old broke in which do you like poll
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Wish
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Post by Wish on Aug 16, 2021 17:19:44 GMT -5
I don’t like stings....new or old.
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gdw3
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Post by gdw3 on Aug 16, 2021 17:37:41 GMT -5
New-ish, but after having been played a couple of hours.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Aug 16, 2021 18:25:47 GMT -5
I dont change them unless I break one.
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Post by jazzguy on Aug 16, 2021 23:58:23 GMT -5
Couple hours is perfect, all downhill from there.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Aug 17, 2021 6:56:39 GMT -5
New, stretched and tuning stable.
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MoJoe
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Post by MoJoe on Aug 17, 2021 8:37:42 GMT -5
I dont change them unless I break one. ^^ This. Flatwounds only and FastFret to keep 'em tidy. |
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Post by reverendrob on Aug 17, 2021 12:23:15 GMT -5
I don't change mine unless they get thwacked or don't hold tune or are pitted to a point where they feel icky.
I DESPISE the jangly new string thing.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Aug 17, 2021 21:08:12 GMT -5
New for me after a proper stretch. Then again, I keep strings for years because my hands are very non-acidic.
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Post by Blacksunshine on Aug 17, 2021 21:45:14 GMT -5
Day or two old, played on for an hour or two.
Like the Rev mentioned, I dislike the sound of new strings, too jingle jangly.
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gdw3
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Post by gdw3 on Aug 26, 2021 18:11:44 GMT -5
I voted new, but really, they're perfect for me after about 2 hours of playing.
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Post by jhawkr on Aug 26, 2021 20:07:33 GMT -5
Don’t like rustic strings at all. Also acoustic strings last a long time but you can hear them degrade over time.
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Post by guildx700 on Aug 26, 2021 21:48:15 GMT -5
New strings have a lovely chime to them but they need to be broken in.
Old dead stings suck.
Somewhere in the middle of that all lies the perfect strings.
So...there needs to be a third option in the poll.
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DrKev
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Post by DrKev on Aug 27, 2021 12:58:54 GMT -5
Old strings sound like poop and don't stay in tune better than new strings. That's not my cuppa tea.
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Post by HenryJ on Aug 27, 2021 13:54:50 GMT -5
As a bedroom player, I can go years between string changes. I voted for old strings, although I do like new strings.
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Post by Duke on Sept 1, 2021 12:38:37 GMT -5
New and stretched a bit.
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twangmeister
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Post by twangmeister on Sept 7, 2021 11:47:40 GMT -5
Relatively new well-stretched strings for my guitars and basses equipped with roundwounds.
Old LaBella Jamerson flatwounds for my Precision bass.
Since I rarely play out any more I changed four sets of strings on my electrics that were four or five years old just last week. Talk about dead.....
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Post by saltyseadog on Sept 28, 2021 3:01:13 GMT -5
I voted for new but only after being well stretched, conversely on my Dobro type resonator I never change them and it seems to sound better and better so go figure.
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herb
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Post by herb on Sept 28, 2021 14:01:49 GMT -5
Another for the new, stretched out feel and tone. I have a couple of guitars I'm looking at right now that are begging for string changes, but in the last few months I've bought a new home and moved to different city so it hasn't been a priority. I'm just getting back into playing regularly.
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Post by LTB on Dec 7, 2021 16:42:12 GMT -5
New for me after a proper stretch. Then again, I keep strings for years because my hands are very non-acidic. Lucky man! I clean mine with Alcohol hand sanitizer before I play. That helps me |
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Post by Ragpicker on Dec 11, 2021 10:58:47 GMT -5
I like new-ish strings. They hold tuning and give me the Twang I want on electric and the presence I want on acoustic.
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Post by achase4u on Dec 15, 2021 12:53:49 GMT -5
Depends on context. I usually like them broken in at least a little. But on my jazz purposed guitars, I like rounds broken in for a while. Flats I like after a short break in, but I still leave them on for a couple years if they are working for me.
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