World String Change Day...

[CallMeAl]

It's a cute gimmick but humorously I change strings about once a year on most of my basses and as an academic I do it in the summer--did four of my basses this past weekend. Honestly a lot of the time it's just an excuse to clean the bass, polish the frets, oil the fretboard, etc. all of which is easier to do when the strings are off.

Same here. I’ve gone up to 18+ months but that’s when I start to see tuning problems, or just plain dead sounding. So I schedule my annual browsing trip to the local guitar store

 

[SharpCat]

Any worthwhile lifestyle coach will tell you that first the strings have to want to change

I almost posted that.

 

[Fynn]

Yeyeye, that's just a ploy to make people buy more strings!!!!

 

[Drop1]

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Is your nut made of steel or something? It's begging for mercy lol.

 

[Keither]

D'addario- keepin it clASSy.

good try, D'Addario.

now let's have a talk when you make it a public holiday.

Yes, I'll wait for a real celebration of consumerism, complete with retail discounts!

It's a real holiday when they're giving out strings.

 

[Carl Hillman]

D'Addario says today (June 6th) is World String Change Day.

I don’t let “the man” tell me when to change strings.

I’m an iconoclast, a maverick, a rebel who plays by his own rules…then breaks those rules and makes some new ones…then breaks those.

 

[5StringBlues]

Can you see Russia from your backyard?

I don’t let “the man” tell me when to change strings.

I’m an iconoclast, a maverick, a rebel who plays by his own rules.

 

[singlemalt]

My new DR Dragonskin Quantum nickel rounds are at the PO Box.

Does that count?

 

[Carl Hillman]

Can you see Russia from your backyard?

You betcha.

 

[TheReceder]

I've found the easiest way to change strings is to buy another bass.

 

[TheReceder]

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Some things you just can't unsee....

 

[mborn]

Sweetwater doesn’t stock strings for my steel’s back neck C6, only the E9 neck, (which then costs extra shipping).

 

[Gizmot]

June 6th is National Eyewear Day, National Higher Education Day, National Applesauce Cake Day, National Drive-In Movie Day, National Gardening Exercise Day, National Yo-Yo Day and of course D-Day.

Exactly my point!

 

[MrAB4003]

I've found the easiest way to change strings is to buy another bass.

Easier said than done

 

[bwildt]

I don't change any strings very often and have settled in on two strings, partly chosen because I have had a good experience with longevity.

Most of my stable has TI flats on them. Once I put a set on a bass, I haven't needed to change them. One set on my most-used Fender PJ is over 20 years old.

For rounds, I have good luck with DR steel low-riders. They settle in well and then last a long time for rounds. Luckily, I'm a low-mids guy and don't like a lot of twang.

 

[Gsnorgathon]

I ... have settled in on two strings....

Mark Sandman fan, eh?

 

[tindrum]

I don’t let “the man” tell me when to change strings.

I’m an iconoclast, a maverick, a rebel who plays by his own rules…then breaks those rules and makes some new ones…then breaks those.

 

[Geri O]

I change my roundwound strings every 8-10 weeks, or when they get dull-sounding.

The World String guys, D'addario, and anyone else can get over it....

 

[blr2]

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You did it in reverse.

 

[Drop1]

I change my roundwound strings every 8-10 weeks, or when they get dull-sounding.

The World String guys, D'addario, and anyone else can get over it....

Hiw many hours did you think you get before you want to change ? I often want to change after a few days, but I may put 40 hours on a set in thise 3 days.