Something i notice about guitarists

BrandonBass · #1 12-04-2006, 05:41 AM

anyone notice that guitarists who never change their strings usually suck?

like my band has a rhythm and a lead guitar. the rhythm had been playing for 3years, never changes his strings until they break. doesnt know crap about theory. borrows pedals from me

the lead guy is younger, been playing like 2years and he can solo and improvise quite well. changes string on a regular basis, brings like 10pedals(!) to our jamming sessions

this is only just one example, ive known several other guitarists and they hav similar traits.

i_got_a_mohawk · #2 12-04-2006, 07:36 AM

My guitarist only changes strings when they break.

And he doesnt suck

Also, he always uses the same size and make so there isnt any change, ontop of the the strings are usually only 4-5 hours old tops anyways. (needs to file down the bridge on his les paul, but hasnt had time)

Phil Mastro · #3 12-04-2006, 12:16 PM

My brother doesn't change strings very often, and he barely ever uses any pedals, but he's definitely not a bad guitarist. He's probably the best guitarist I know.

Actually, the guitarists in my band changed strings often, cuz they were always breaking them. They weren't nearly as good as my brother, who barely if ever breaks strings.

Skel · #4 12-04-2006, 12:31 PM

I'm a guitarist and I've seen/known of people who never change their strings, and people that change their strings every night. The real issue is, is the guy in tune? I don't like the feel of new strings, it takes me a a day or so to break them in, but I won't even play with somebody who's out of tune, new strings or not. The reason I change strings is because I can't get in tune any longer.

machine gewehr · #5 12-04-2006, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BrandonBass

anyone notice that guitarists who never change their strings usually suck?

like my band has a rhythm and a lead guitar. the rhythm had been playing for 3years, never changes his strings until they break. doesnt know crap about theory.

My friend changes the strings only when they break due to lack of money.He didn't change the originals for 2 years and he's an amazing player for his age!

AmazingGracePlayer · #6 12-04-2006, 01:35 PM

and all guitarists, no matter how good or how bad, have their strings hanging 2 feet off of the headstock...

El-Bob · #7 12-04-2006, 05:21 PM

my guitarist only changes when his break, & he can play along easily with paul gilbert, symphony x, and FireWind, so....your theory isn't that accurate...

i_got_a_mohawk · #8 12-04-2006, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by htotheh

and all guitarists, no matter how good or how bad, have their strings hanging 2 feet off of the headstock...

I dont, ever, but that could be because im a bass player who sometimes plays guitar.

None of my friends who play guitar do that, unless they have just changed the strings and dont have a pair of pliers, in which case they coil it up on the end.

chaotick · #9 12-04-2006, 05:37 PM

I think rusty strings give it character, lol. Not...

Seriously though, I think that as long as they have the right sound, no need to switch them out.

If one breaks though, and the others are very old, I would change all the strings for uniformity's sake.

davidmurphy · #10 12-04-2006, 06:41 PM

Our guitarist only changes his strings when he breaks them but as he tends to break, on average, 2 every rehearsal it probably doesn't count!
He doesn't even break the same strings............weird.

Although he's just got a Marshall DSL 100 so hopefully the increased volume will allow him to go a little easier on them.

TechZilla · #11 12-04-2006, 11:17 PM

Ours changes stings before each show. It's almost a religon. He's a good guitar player and an ex bass player. His damn guitar never stays in tune no matter what strings he has on it so it really doesn't matter.

Munjibunga · #12 12-05-2006, 12:32 AM

I wouldn't know. I don't track my guitarist's string changes.

i_got_a_mohawk · #13 12-05-2006, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by davidmurphy

Our guitarist only changes his strings when he breaks them but as he tends to break, on average, 2 every rehearsal it probably doesn't count!
He doesn't even break the same strings............weird.

Although he's just got a Marshall DSL 100 so hopefully the increased volume will allow him to go a little easier on them.

That sounds exactly like mine, his record was 4 strings at one 2 hour practice, not all at the same time either.

When he got a JCM900, he didnt go easier on them either, so, i wouldnt hold your hopes up

**BullHorn** · #14 12-05-2006, 07:47 AM

Stereotyping is what killed 6 million Jews, man.

Stop it, move on.

Poop-Loops · #15 12-05-2006, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BrandonBass

anyone notice that guitarists who never change their strings usually suck?

like my band has a rhythm and a lead guitar. the rhythm had been playing for 3years, never changes his strings until they break. doesnt know crap about theory. borrows pedals from me

Are you sure it's not because he doesn't know anything and doesn't seem to care?

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the lead guy is younger, been playing like 2years and he can solo and improvise quite well. changes string on a regular basis, brings like 10pedals(!) to our jamming sessions

this is only just one example, ive known several other guitarists and they hav similar traits.

Holy crap! 10 pedals!? He MUST be good!

I think my practice will consist of changing strings for an hour starting today. Clearly that will make me a better musician.

guy n. cognito · #16 12-05-2006, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BullHorn

Stereotyping is what killed 6 million Jews, man.

Stop it, move on.

Yes, this is exactly like the holocaust. Great comparison.

My lead guitarist is quite good and never changes his strings until they simply won't stay in tune. It's just because he's cheap.

Bruce Lindfield · #17 12-05-2006, 08:25 AM

Something I notice about BrandonBass...

He likes to put down guitarists or any bassist he think might be like a guitarist...

In every thread!!

Matt Till · #18 12-05-2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BullHorn

Stereotyping is what killed 6 million Jews, man.

Stop it, move on.

Wow...

... wow.

Uhm... are you suggesting we kill 6 million guitarists or comparing the double B to Hitler.

... wow.

Wow... that post honestly knocked me out...

... wow.

Bruce Lindfield · #19 12-05-2006, 09:49 AM

Actually it is a bit worrying isn't it - so in fact it was a group of very evil people who killed so many Jews in WWII - of course, stereotyping was the way they sold it to the masses - but that was more of a tool to facilitate the act - not the prime cause!

**BullHorn** · #20 12-05-2006, 10:20 AM

I just tried to sound smart but I guess I sounded too smart for anybody to understand. ( :P )

What I tried to say is that stereotyping sucks and leads you nowhere.