Comment on surely your hobby can't be that expensive
Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 hours agoI have had a guitar for a few years and I haven’t spent a dime since buying it. Haven’t even broken any strings yet, which I already have 3 packs of replacements for.
n4ch1sm0@lemmy.zip 17 hours ago
You definitely don’t play enough, or your strings a gnarly and should be replaced anyway by now dude lol
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 14 hours ago
That explains it. You haven’t played enough to get GAS, Guitar/ Gear Acquisition Syndrome yet. One day, it will get in your head that the reason you aren’t improving is because you need a better guitar, and life as you know it, will be over.
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 11 hours ago
I didn’t have GAS when I was playing guitar, but when I switched to synthesizers, oh boy
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 hours ago
I get that. It happens to drummers, too.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 hours ago
Is there any real reason to replace them if they aren’t broken? I know they can get stretched out, but I thought that would affect the sound. They still sound okay as long as I tune it.
dejpivo@lemmings.world 16 hours ago
They lose some of their sound, literally. This is very audible with the mandolin, it gets quite muted as the strings age. What a difference when you change them.
n4ch1sm0@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
Not to mention they also just get gross, and can fuck up your fretboard too. Every string change sesh is also an opportunity for me to clean and condition the fretboard.
You keep your strings in better shape with string conditioner/cleaner if you’re using steel / nickelwound /nickel though