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My Strings Keep going Dead!!!
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I too kill strings very quickly. I'm very anal with my hands and playing, washing before, wiping strings down during and after playing.
STLL strings (no matter what brand) would last a good 4-5 hours of playing.
What your going to have to do is go to coated. I did a review of DR Bootzillas a couple threads ago. These are my favorate coated string... better then Black Beauties.
Your (our) sweat just kills regular strings. Nothing that can be done about it, other then move to coated.
STLL strings (no matter what brand) would last a good 4-5 hours of playing.
What your going to have to do is go to coated. I did a review of DR Bootzillas a couple threads ago. These are my favorate coated string... better then Black Beauties.
Your (our) sweat just kills regular strings. Nothing that can be done about it, other then move to coated.
Set the EQ on your amp so that the "dead" strings sound good and new strings sound bright and clanky. Then strings will last you years.I have purchased 2 sets of DR Strings in the past month and after a gig they are dead. What can I do to prolong life? Should I switch brands? I wipe them down after a couple of songs and between sets. Help Please!!!
I would also recommend coated strings. I've only used Elixirs but I have always been very satisfied with them. When they get old (3-6 months), they're still bright, not dead and clanky like normal roundwounds.
If I would like a darker tone than the one that new (and elixir) strings provide, I would switch to flatwounds. But since I only own one bass and mostly prefer bright strings, I've never tried those on my bass, only on a fretless P bass I have borrowed from a friend and try to learn to play on. And fretlesses are a completely different story...
BTW, I never vipe my strings, never felt any need to do that when using elixirs... And they're also IMO more confortable than most uncoated ones Iv'e tried.
If I would like a darker tone than the one that new (and elixir) strings provide, I would switch to flatwounds. But since I only own one bass and mostly prefer bright strings, I've never tried those on my bass, only on a fretless P bass I have borrowed from a friend and try to learn to play on. And fretlesses are a completely different story...
BTW, I never vipe my strings, never felt any need to do that when using elixirs... And they're also IMO more confortable than most uncoated ones Iv'e tried.
don't boil your strings, it will kill the faster.
denatured alcohol is cool and it works, but soaking them is a pain in the arse and will irritate you when you have to keep changing your strings.
i suffer from bad acid sweat, the only thing you should look into is...
www.caig.com
deoxit axe wipes. i am telling you these things work great and more people should check them out, acid sweat or not.
they work so good. i used to go through non coated strings, one set per 30 minute gig. i've had the same strings on for over a month and a half. 2 shows, 5 practices, and tons of just playing around.
denatured alcohol is cool and it works, but soaking them is a pain in the arse and will irritate you when you have to keep changing your strings.
i suffer from bad acid sweat, the only thing you should look into is...
www.caig.com
deoxit axe wipes. i am telling you these things work great and more people should check them out, acid sweat or not.
they work so good. i used to go through non coated strings, one set per 30 minute gig. i've had the same strings on for over a month and a half. 2 shows, 5 practices, and tons of just playing around.
hells yeah they do!!!
i just did this yesterday and it works wonders!! they sound brand new!
a few things to try:
1. use antiperspirant on your hands
2. switch to flats
3. keep one set in denatured alcohol and switch them out every gig
1. use antiperspirant on your hands
2. switch to flats
3. keep one set in denatured alcohol and switch them out every gig
?
I have very acidic hand sweat also.
Tip #1: Stay away from steel strings.
Tip #2: Nickels, nickels, nickels.
The nickel-wound strings aren't as affected by the acidity and seem to last a LOT longer (months vs days for me).
Tip #1: Stay away from steel strings.
Tip #2: Nickels, nickels, nickels.
The nickel-wound strings aren't as affected by the acidity and seem to last a LOT longer (months vs days for me).
I've been a TB member for quite a while and never went into the "strings forum" before. The first thread I saw was this one. WOW! You all have given me so much hope for how to deal with my acid hands. I own eleven basses and play two shows a weekend + two practices a week. I end up having to buy, on average, four sets of Elixirs per month! That gets expensive! Now I am inspired to try un-coated strings and use denatured alcohol. If that works, that will save me a ton of $$$. However, doesn't the constant stretching and relaxing of a string also kill it? Are the Deoxit Axe Wipes just Deoxit on a little wipe-towel?
I too kill strings dead as doornails! I hate boiling them - maybe I'll check out the alcohol thing.
BUT - if you like bright SS rounds (and personally, I do), check out D'Addario ProSteels. I haven't been a fan of the XLs, but the ProSteels are great. Cheap, bright, and at least for me, they last and last.
Ian
BUT - if you like bright SS rounds (and personally, I do), check out D'Addario ProSteels. I haven't been a fan of the XLs, but the ProSteels are great. Cheap, bright, and at least for me, they last and last.
Ian
I have to shake my head in disbelief every time I hear people talk about Boiling strings.
Folks - if you are focused on having bright/live strings, you Really don't want to boil them. That's a temporary solution at best, one that will quickly take a set from not-so-bright-but-usable to completely-unusable-trash.
Folks - if you are focused on having bright/live strings, you Really don't want to boil them. That's a temporary solution at best, one that will quickly take a set from not-so-bright-but-usable to completely-unusable-trash.
Artiseasy, is that your antigua Precision? I'm surprised Fender hasn't brought that color out of mothballs yet. People were completely reviled by it back in 78 when it first came out. Now they're the most expensive late 70's Fenders out there.
I switched to Elixers cause of my hands but when I used to use Dr's I had a set die on me quicker than normal. So I emailed them and they sent me an entirely new set. It was a pretty sweet deal.
