Good tips. Those D'Addario strings are pretty expensive. I had tried the coated Cleartone strings, which are cheaper and pretty good. Think I'll give those NYXL strings a try.
Yeah. Love "not changing strings." Do they last longer than the Nanowebs? They seem pricier than those.
. Surprising. This forum might be a special case, for sure.
However, I am loathe to repeat it here, lest I instill an unnecessary anxiety in you all.
I tried NYXLs for the first time after years of using Elixirs (nano and opti). A tech put them on my guitar and I loved the sound of them.
After that I wanted to try D'addario's coated XS strings to see if they sounded like the NYXL - they didn't.
That was slightly disappointing...they also went dull way faster than the Elixirs that I'm used to. I have one more set of XS to try, but after that I'll probably go back to the Elixirs if the second try isn't any better.
Wondering if I fell victim to the 'fake strings on Amazon' thing that seems more common these days? I'd rather just go to a music store to buy strings now that there's a place closer to me. I'd like to think that an actual retail store has proper channel to acquire the genuine article?
I kind of agree. My strings fall off the first few days in brightness, but then that's it. The tone levels off pretty much until I change them. I don't notice a gradual decline. Ernie Ball Slinky, 10-52 here.
LAST thing I ever wanted to think about is @DrewJD82 bedsheets. LolI like changing strings, they're like fresh bedsheets for your fingertips.
I do make myself hold out, though. I always start the final tracking of a new song with fresh strings, by the time I'm done they're well on their way out, so I'll start writing the new one with the old set and once I start hearing the brightness lost in the strings, I need to fight myself to not re-string until it's time to track. That's literally how I forced myself to finish writing that last song I posted.
On average a pack of strings lasts about 8-10 hours of playing on them for me, once that initial brightness goes away I'll change them. It's surprisingly not-so-subtle how much of a contributing factor that is on a recording, even with the heavier distorted guitars.
And I hate picking up a guitar for the first time in a few months and it's got dead strings, I did that with my SZ a couple weeks ago and even though I'm not using that guitar for anything, changed strings because it just wasn't fun to play. I LOVE everything about new strings, the sound, the feel, it's absolutely worth the 10 minutes it takes to change them. Even less with the Evertune!
I am out of practice and f****d up already. Going to the store to get beer.
