Does playing with crusty strings increase fret wear? - Page 2

dudu · 06-02-2012, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by formula73

It does. I have an extremely bad pH problem. I was pretty much born to destroy guitar strings, gold plating, and tarnish the hell out of frets. Back before the Elixir Plated Plain sets, I used to go through a set of Daddarios every 3 days. I used to just buy the 25 set bulk packs in the cardboard dispenser because it was faster and cheaper than buying even the 10 set boxes. On the guitars I played the most, it absolutely showed increased fret wear.

I feel your pain. Take a look at this: Nickel allergy and you (strings for the rest of us)

After all this time, coated Curt Mangans are my favorite, followed by d'Addario EXPs.

River · 06-02-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dudu

I feel your pain. Take a look at this: Nickel allergy and you (strings for the rest of us)

After all this time, coated Curt Mangans are my favorite, followed by d'Addario EXPs.

Christ, man, get with the program. You're being had.

It's Chromatic.

"WHO?!" my ass.

Obvious as belligerent skin cancer.

Guitarest · 06-02-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by River

Christ, man, get with the program. You're being had.

It's Chromatic.

"WHO?!" my ass.

Obvious as belligerent skin cancer.

Obvious troll is obvious.

formula73 · 06-02-2012, 09:26 PM

Wha?

The Refugee · 06-02-2012, 09:26 PM

Did you eat the crust yet? You need to eat it to beat it.

River · 06-02-2012, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Guitarest

Obvious troll is obvious.

Your shit, from the shit-head who posted on my visitor page that my pictures proved me to be an "ugly redneck"?!

Fvck you and the horse you couldn't mount to ride in here.

Dipstick.

Guitarest · 06-02-2012, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by River

Your shit, from the shit-head who posted on my visitor page that my pictures proved me to be an "ugly redneck"?!

Fvck you and the horse you couldn't mount to ride in here.

Dipstick.

Well you are an ugly redneck who should get off this forum

River · 06-02-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Guitarest

Well you are an ugly redneck who should get off this forum

Bite me.

The Refugee · 06-02-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guitarest

Well you are an ugly redneck who should get off this forum

I don't mean to interrupt but can you answer my question please?

Guitarest · 06-03-2012, 12:15 AM

Man I hate rednecks

sibyrpunk · 06-03-2012, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by River

Christ, man, get with the program. You're being had.

It's Chromatic.

"WHO?!" my ass.

Obvious as belligerent skin cancer.

River you called it, this idiot is obviously Chromatic, I couldn't think of his name after his first few moronic posts but now it's as plain as day.

Guitarest · 06-03-2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sibyrpunk

River you called it, this idiot is obviously Chromatic, I couldn't think of his name after his first few moronic posts but now it's as plain as day.

Wow Im still famous around here trololololol

Electric Funeral · 06-03-2012, 01:49 AM

What it actually does it wear grooves in the frets, which is a good thing.

In fact, I reccomend you take a file to your squire and make some grooves in the frets under each string. This is really what people talk about when they say "scalloped" frets.

Seriously man, try it on your squire and then maybe you can nail those Petrucci solos.

EasyAce · 06-03-2012, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bobarino

well, when they're new, the plain strings feel silky smooth. when they're rusty they feel coarse, kinda like sandpaper. i wouldn't be surprised if they actually scraped the frets more heavily than fresh strings.

They may or may not scrape the frets more heavily, but they will sound dry and flat. I can't go more than a month without changing strings on my guitars.

Shawn Lutz · 06-03-2012, 10:23 AM

ok, I see "banned" next to OP's name....whewhoo!

Guitarhack · 06-03-2012, 10:55 AM

River called it.

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