old strings - muddy tone?

[sedan_dad]

Originally Posted by R.Lee

If they don't break I don't replace them.

Amen.
If I wanted to sound like a piano I'd play one.

[Philbiker]

Originally Posted by chalie

Since many of you guys talking about the life of the strings.

I wonder if there is an instruction how to best taken care of strings once they are strung to maintain their best quality.

There suppose to be 2 different situation.
-one that you use daily and ...
-one that you stored for months

Wash your hands before you play. Simple as that. I don't change my strings until they lose intonation. I've gone 10 years or longer on sets of strings on my basses.

[ghostintheruins]

Washing your hands does help, but only if you don't really sweat a lot. My hands sweat like a downpour, so that doesn't do me any good.