Changing string

[Elton Breaux]

How often does everyone change their strings. I currently change mine every month or so. Am i changing too often or not enough?

 

[Calvin Phillips]

lollll, I’m pretty bad at not changing them often enough. I guess when you can say when the string starts to change colour its been too long

 

[Noah Berends]

I change my strings every other month usually, usually every 3 months on my guitar with a Floyd due to the time difference. When I was playing live more I tended to change them around every month to month and a half. I never really had a set schedule, when they started to sound dull or worn I changed them and that’s pretty much still how I operate

 

[idssdi]

It really depends on whether im playing acoustic or electric. Om my electric i use elixir so they last a bit longer so i change them like once in 2-3 months. In my acoustic I try to do it like once a month but im lazy so that doesnt really happen usually

 

[Chris Robertson]

because I dont play on stage anymore and only at home, As long as they remain in tune during songs then I dont change them for months on end. I do give them a weekly clean. but I would say every 4-6months for me.

 

[Elton Breaux]

What do you use to clean them?

 

[Chris Robertson]

I use the Dunlop ultraglide conditioner stuff. Seems to work well for me
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/dunlop-ultraglide-65-string-cleaner-conditioner
that stuff

 

[Elton Breaux]

Im going to get some of that.

 

[Chris Robertson]

The way I do it, not sure if its right or wrong but it works for me.
I always put a cloth between the strings and fret board so that only the strings get the conditioner. I was never sure if it was harmful to the wood in some way or not(most probably not otherwise it wouldnt be reviewed so good on most places) so thats how Ive always done it. Then once it is on, I leave it on for about 10-15minutes and then I wipe them down with the cloth.

 

[Elton Breaux]

Thank you bro. I can honestly say ive never cleaned them. But now i will definitely do it. Will it help with the life of the strings? I personally use ernie ball 10-52 since im in drop d alot. Every now and then drop c to play bullet for my valentine.

 

[Chris Robertson]

I find it helps me, maybe others dont. I mean always do your own research anyway
I use the same strings usually, also play alot of dropped C or C# for trivium stuff

 

[Ben Thorpe]

I’ve been playing for almost 9 months and I have never changed my strings lol. Is this something I should be doing on a regular basis?!

 

[Tory Capman]

Really as long as they stay in tune you’re okay. Fresh strings will feel and sound better tho! Lol. Now if you were performing regularly, that would be a mistake and you’d most likely have broken a string onstage by now

 

[Noah Berends]

Lol, I went a year on my first guitar without changing my strings but then I loved the sound of new strings so much I never waited again ;D

 

[Jak Angelescu]

@calvin “lollll, I’m pretty bad at not changing them often enough. I guess when you can say when the string starts to change colour its been too long”
I laughed WAY too much at that, because I literally did not pay attention to my strings at all until the beginner lessons of this school. I looked at my strings and they were practically all rusty looking from being two years old
But my answer would be the beginner lessons talk about string changing. They talk about how often you should change depending on your playing activity and why. I had no idea that old strings had a problem with staying in tune until I watched that lesson.
If you play for long durations every month should be fine as long as you don’t have a gig.

 

[Ana Psuturi]

I try to change them every two months, but it really depends on frequency of playing and, Of course, the brand matters too for example -Elixirs tend to sound bright longer, than the other strings. But again as long as your comfortable with how they sound and the don’t cause trouble tunning wise- your good.

 

[Jake Arnold]

I change mine everytime they lose their bright twangy-ness. So that (for me) is once every week or two.
It really depends on how much you play, I play at least 2 hours a day so they get dull really quick on me. On electric thats not really too big of a deal, but dull strings on an acoustic will probably start to drive you crazy and really take away from the sound.
Definitely wash your hands before playing and your strings will stay nicer longer though! Plus I am probably just being a baby about my dull strings . Its kinda personal preference Id say.

 

[Jen Hapke]

I’m not sweating that much while playing so my strings look shiny. It also helps to wipe them of after playing. The last time I changed strings it was because I try around with different strings and I didn’t like the feeling of coated strings (elexier).

 

[alex nosik]

On my epiphone les paul i change my strings whenever they all break. on my strat, I modified the trem bridge, so I have to change them like 1 time every other week.