How old are the string,s on your Guitar

[Silly Moustache]

I change the strings on my (working) flat-tops every two months -changed them the first Sunday of this month. They'll be changed in February.

[Twelvefret]

Originally Posted by heavvyduty

How old are your string,s on the Guitar you play.
I play almost everyday. I have Elixir Nanoweb on my Rainsong.
They will be 1 yr Old in Jan 2015. And still sound good to me.
How old are your,s?

I am guessing around 7 years.

[alnico5]

Originally Posted by Purfle Haze

Mine get changed every month or so.

I once read an article about legendary bassist Donald Duck Dunn. Someone asked him what kind of strings he used, and he answered, "I don't know, they came on the guitar."

I hunted for this quote on Google to be accurate but could not find it again.

The D'Addario stainless Bright Flats on my bass just celebrated their 25th anniversary.

[picassov7]

About 2 months. I even took my saddle out last night and sanded it down a little. My elixirs still sounded good so I decided not to change them just yet.

[D28A1941]

Usually 4 weeks. Except when I forget. The last time I changed strings on my santa cruz was 2012.

[brencat]

I too have Elixir Nanos on my 3 Collings and they are going on 3+ mos old each with no tonal degradation.

The Martin OM-15 wears Lifespan PBs (2 mos old), while the Gibson has EJ-16s (3 wks). All sound fine so far.

[BluesyRob]

I put new strings on all my acoustics Thanksgiving weekend. I was planning on changing the again around Christmas but I haven't been playing as much due to work being crazy this time of year. I have DR Dragon Skins on my Alvarez and Martin and Martin Marquis strings in my Seagull.

[Brucebubs]

Takamine-18 months, Morris-6 months, Taylor 422-1 month, Taylor 355-6 months, Guild-15 months, Martin Grand-3 weeks, Martin JDP-5 months, RAS-5 months, Alvarez-still has original factory fitted strings.

[jseth]

Hey ljguitar!

Have you tried Elixir electric guitar strings? I switched both mine to the Elixirs after my experience with the strings on that T-5... now, my ES345 has them, too! So far, they are great... been on the 345 for over 2 years now, still play, look and intonate wonderfully!

If Elixir made flatwound strings, I could probably string my ES-175 with those and never do it again in my lifetime! Ha! (I like the strings on that guitar to sound kind of dead and doink-y, gives me that 40s/50s jazz tone that I want...)

[flaggerphil]

I have Elixir PBs on my 528e and 322, the guitars I play the most, and they're about six months old give or take. Still sound fine.

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by jseth

Hey ljguitar!
…Have you tried Elixir electric guitar strings?

Hi jseth...

Of course - that's all I use on my electrics.

I don't age Elixirs out, I wear them out. I'm a frequent bender, and that takes it's toll on strings.