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06-03-2011, 11:46 PM
| | | | Is it a good idea to sand down your strings?
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is it a good idea to sand down your strings (rounds) with a high grit sand paper? i know i would have to use a heavy gauge to compensate for the loss mass.
edit note:i know about grounds and other variations so no need to recommend them.
please try to read through forum (or what you can) before commenting.
Last edited by mastershake : 06-05-2011 at 10:35 PM.
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06-03-2011, 11:47 PM
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06-03-2011, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by LM Bass  No | could you pls elaborate? (why)
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06-03-2011, 11:51 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawton, OK / Ruston, LA | | | Why would you sand your strings? |
06-03-2011, 11:53 PM
| | | | to eliminate finger noise highs/overtones |
06-03-2011, 11:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC | | | You'd be better off getting some Chromes, or other flatwounds. Sanding the strings will ruin them. |
06-03-2011, 11:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Salem, NH | | | buy flatwounds.
or half-flats.
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06-04-2011, 12:01 AM
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Ground wounds
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06-04-2011, 12:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX | | | I doubt it would be possible to sand them evenly by hand, which would mean some parts of the string would be thin and some thick. It would probably not vibrate in a normal, symmetrical manner which would lead to all sorts of sonic weirdness. |
06-04-2011, 12:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | This is a stupid idea, on so many levels. Just buys some flatwounds. 
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06-04-2011, 12:36 AM
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06-04-2011, 12:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | | | Soak 'em in bacon grease while your at it. That'll keep 'em nice and good.
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06-04-2011, 12:41 AM
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good one, shake!
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06-04-2011, 12:59 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Close to Los Angeles, CA | | | Sanding strings!? That's a HORRIBLE idea for so many reasons. What gave you such a thought!? |
06-04-2011, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Love I doubt it would be possible to sand them evenly by hand, which would mean some parts of the string would be thin and some thick. It would probably not vibrate in a normal, symmetrical manner which would lead to all sorts of sonic weirdness. | this makes sense |
06-04-2011, 10:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chester, Pa.,USA | | | The guy that wrote that article is an idiot.
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06-04-2011, 10:21 AM
| | | | You could do it... but what if a little piece of metal pokes into your fingers whilst playing. You'll know all about it...
The person who wrote that article is a complete idiot, as stated. 'Finger noise' is all part of the sound. In a band setting you probably wouldn't hear it!!! |
06-04-2011, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by mastershake | I've seen some weird stuff on the internet, but that link goes into a whole other dimension of bizarre.
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