|
RobF -> RE: Stocking up on strings (May 24 2020 14:28:15)
|
quote:
Looked brand new but once you start play them they'll probably sound inferior or break soon. If a pro player like Jose Tanaka prefers fresh strings there must be something in it.
Maybe. Maybe not.
I put a set of LaBella basses on a guitar a little over a week ago that look and sound fine. I had put them on and pulled them off a guitar I had finished, maybe about three or four years ago, can’t remember why, probably because the guitar didn’t immediately spring to life, kiss me on the cheek and dance around the room like Pinnochio; they’ve been sitting in an open bag in my shop’s used string box for years. But, they are fine.
A similar discussion occurred on here not that long ago where the point was made that the longevity of a string on the gigging guitar of a pro, like Ricardo, can be quite a different thing than what’s likely to be experienced by the majority of players on the Foro. But, people should do what makes them feel good. If checking the best before date and changing strings every two days works for someone then, by all means, they should have at it. I just don’t have the cash (or inclination).
Another way of looking at it is; pros like Ricardo and José simply can’t afford the risks, real or imagined, presented by old strings, while most others can. Also, they go through strings at such a rate that they probably don’t have sets sitting around long enough for aging to ever become a concern.
Finally, if you do decide on a rapid string rotation cycle, please don’t clip the ends, as the old strings can be donated to schools and the like for reuse.
|
|
|
|
