Rust so fast

[Alligatorbling]

So I presume you piss in the pan, and boil your strings in hot piss...?

im not gonna tell you ALL my secrets!

 

[Roberteaux]

Have your daddy save some used motor oil, then soak your strings for 22 years. They should be fine to play after that.

Yep, that's how I do it, right there! What's 22 years, when one seeks the perfect tone?

--R

 

[BillB1960]

A girl hello Miss

 

[Rankelson]

Spray 'em down with WD-40 before and after playing.

This will exclude any moisture
but before application of WD 40
apply a clean ,dry cloth to the strings in a firm
and thorough manner

Washing hands before playing should eliminate premature string
deterioration

 

[formula73]

Elixir Plated Plain steels are the ONLY strings that have ever held up for me for any length of time and they'll still rust if I don't wipe them down after I play. It's a shame they stopped producing them in September of last year. I used to eat a set of Daddarios/EBs/DRs a week, and that was washing my hands before every time and wiping down after every time. I used all those string conditioners and they never did anything worth mentioning. I turn my frets green, too, after a while, and I DESTROY gold hardware.

No matter what anybody says to you, just like me, you're probably stuck with it. I eat right, drink lots of water, and have been all over the world in different climates and IT STILL HAPPENS.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I change a set of strings after 25-30 hours of playing time. It comes with the territory.

 

[Rankelson]

I change a set of strings after 25-30 hours of playing time. It comes with the territory.

Pissing hell,Thumps
that must get expensive?
I must say,the string tone is depleted after a 30 hour playing period

 

[Lampens]

I change em when the intonation goes, sometimes after two weeks. I'm livin' big like that. I don't give a shit.

Btw, go easy on the lemon olil. I used to do that almost every string change. then when it was time for a refret. The frets wouldn't stick. The glue wouldn't hold. Luthier had to thoroughly clean and dry the entire fretboard. Twice a year is enough.


And thx for the other thread dude. I haven't laughed as hard for a while on here. Old school MLP that was.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Pissing hell,Thumps
that must get expensive?
I must say,the string tone is depleted after a 30 hour playing period

Nah, I play around fifteen hours a week, between all four guitars. That's $6 every two weeks, and on average each guitar gets restrung once every two months.

 

[Tim Fezziwig]

I've been waiting to be reunited with my FRIEND! We ARE BACK BACK BACK!
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[lespaul01]

My strings rust really fast specially on the acoustic they only last 1-4 days

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Your not supposed to play in the shower.

 

[Bigfoot410]

Nuthin' wrong with the strings.....y'all need to go to the doctor and deal with that acid sweat leeching from your body.

 

[lespaul01]

Pissing hell,Thumps
that must get expensive?
I must say,the string tone is depleted after a 30 hour playing period

I can't see that.. I did over 40 hours this week alone playing on a new set and they are just perfect now... Nowhere near dead..

I realize that everyone is different, but 30 hours seems like not too much to me.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I can't see that.. I did over 40 hours this week alone playing on a new set and they are just perfect now... Nowhere near dead..

I realize that everyone is different, but 30 hours seems like not too much to me.

I'm pretty picky about intonation, and I sweaty a bit when I play -- not as much as the OP, apparently, but I've noticed that any corrosion on the string fvcks up my intonation, and if there's one thing I hate, it's going for a nice note to hang on up the neck, and finding that it's sour. So I give it 30 or so hours.

 

[AngelReyes]

2 Days and no sign of rust or black spots