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.
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n4ch1sm0@lemmy.zip 16 hours agoYou definitely don’t play enough, or your strings a gnarly and should be replaced anyway by now dude lol
Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 hours ago
dejpivo@lemmings.world 14 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 10 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
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 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 10 hours ago
I didn’t have GAS when I was playing guitar, but when I switched to synthesizers, oh boy
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 9 hours ago
I get that. It happens to drummers, too.
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 5 hours ago
I never played the drums, can you give me examples for a classic Drummer GAS situation?