I was wondering how often you guys changed your strings.

I go through maybe 2 packs a year. And how do you know when the best time is to change them.

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holy shit man 2 packs a year. i go through like 2 packs a month. (well, i like to but sometimes only get to change once a month) you gota keep good strings on there man or it wont sound very good.

i try to change my strings every month, but i usually change them evenr 2 months. I NEVER let them stay on my guitar for more than three months unless there on a guitar i dont play much.

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1-2 times per month

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i was going through a set of strings every week, because they were breaking, as vengence the strings were on for about 8 or 9 months till i just changed them

i usually leve them on for as long as i can then change them if i have some kind of special reason (i.e. i have to play somewhere)

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twice a month. they never break though, Hail the Edge trem

probably every other months, but like def, mines never break either. damn, ibanez makes good bridges

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holy shit man, twice a year???

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I usually change strings 1 to 2 times a month. But lately i've been gigging non stop and so i've been changing my strings after every gig,

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I usually change mine once every two weeks or so. It all depends on how much you play everday.

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So what, I change my strings less than twice a year

My first set lasted for fucking 17 months

Moehaha

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man, there must be pieces of shit hanging from them

you serious??

or did you buy a guitar to hang in your room instead of play with it?

bleh, like a week before a gig. wich is about once every 2/3 months

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I change them about once a month. They have never ever broken but for those of you who said that u didnt change them because they didnt break what the fuck were u thinking???? They sound like shit and get a bunch of black stuff on them after a while. Its all about the sound.

i change my strings once a month or untill they start to sound bad

I usually change them every month
but the ones I have now haven't been changed for
about 3 or 4 months

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At the end of the day, it depends on how much you play - but you should never leave really shitty strings on a guitar for too long, as they'll start to tarnish the frets (maybe corrode them too, but I don't know for sure).

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I usually keep them on until the sound is flat, they dont stay in tune, or they break.

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I chnage when they break or when they start to sound shitty

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wow, i guess i should get a new pack haha

What strings would you guys recommend? I want 52-11 (or close to that)

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Well, the guitar i use for my band has had the same strings on since the summer.....but the guitar gets played once a week for a couple hours.

My other guitar gets strings changed about every 3 months if i remember.

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if you are detuning then you want lower ones, id not, it doesnt really matter

edit: oh by lower, i mean the numbers should be higher

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why? you tune to B or something?

I'm fine with ernie ball's most of the time, I've tried some others but allways came back to ernie balls for some reason.

Dont go with Ghs, although they are good for downtuning They suck at keeping in tune and sounding right.

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Floyd roses are bitches to set up so only like 4-5 times a year for me (unless I break a string or I need work done on the guitar).

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I still dont understand why everyone has so much problems with floyds. Is 15 min to change a set of string considered a hassle? anf if you keep the same string guage and replace one string at a time the bridge should go outtta wack. I suggesr you get a tremsetter. It will help alot.

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i change once every 1-2 months, depending on how much shit has accumulated on them, but i am getting into the habit of wiping down my strings when i am done playing, makes em last longer. and about the string gauges, depends on how low you tune. i use 10-46 for standard, though i am gonna start using 10.5-48, i use 12-54 for C/C#, and i use 13-60 for B, although i am going to be moving up to 13-64.

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