How often do you change the strings?

mi2tom · #1 09-01-2006, 04:07 AM

How often?

markg5150 · #2 09-01-2006, 04:17 AM

2 months, but I do use Elixirs

Davey · #3 09-01-2006, 04:20 AM

Once a month. Again, I use Elixirs.

Helps to have loads of guitars too, lol

Distantshore · #4 09-01-2006, 04:36 AM

Once a week,,,usually.

Myst and rain · #5 09-01-2006, 04:40 AM

It depends on a lot of factors. How often I play. How aggressive I play. If I use different tunings. If I use my whammy bar or not. But in general, I think every two or three months or so. But it varies.

Lefty Robb · #6 09-01-2006, 05:16 AM

on average about once every month or so, eccept during the summer when the humidity rusts them like the Titanic after 1 playing...

The longest I ever went was when I used DR Blues, those bad boys lasted like over 5 months..they just look like ass when the blue rubs off the picking areas..

seongkeat · #7 09-01-2006, 05:45 AM

for me.. mostly 3-4 weeks time.. cause u know... maybe the malaysia weather.... really very hard to keep the strings alive after few weeks..... sigh..

mi2tom · #8 09-01-2006, 06:05 AM

I change string every 2 months, not cause the string last that long but cause I'm a lazy bugger, but normally after 1 month the string is already dead but I just keep on wacking it

mar01 · #9 09-01-2006, 06:07 AM

3-4 times evry 3 months..

supermau · #10 09-01-2006, 10:12 AM

Once a week or two weeks depending on the level of activity. If there's gigs afoot then strings get changes a lot.

C.Thep · #11 09-02-2006, 12:58 AM

3 weeks

satchboogeyman · #12 09-02-2006, 01:54 AM

Depends on how often I play the guitar. I use Ernie Ball strings and D'Addario. Super Slinkeys on one of my 570's,my jackson D'Addario's 10's on the rest.

ibanez2005 · #13 09-02-2006, 07:40 AM

I change mine every 2 gigs. I share bass duties but i still like to change em just incase one ever broke mid-song. Plus i practice on it up until the day of a gig so......

Ozzdoc · #14 09-02-2006, 10:52 AM

1 week to 1 1/2 week

I play a lot and I hate old strings, specailly in the summer as mentioned...

aloymetal · #15 09-03-2006, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mi2tom

I change string every 2 months, not cause the string last that long but cause I'm a lazy bugger, but normally after 1 month the string is already dead but I just keep on wacking it

same with me dude

but if i got a show... i will change the string if it reach 1 month old.
but i guess i'm lucky 'cos, even i'm not change the string in 6 month... the string still not rusty.