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i was once told by the customer serrvice guy at D'addario, that strings start "going off" as soon as they are wound. Then they wing 'em all together (by hand) and stuff 'em in the little silver grey bags that have a puff of VCI (Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor) in them. VCI slows down corrosion, but doesn't stop it. So, strings do age even if not played .. even if not put on a guitar! However, If the guitar comes out to play (sic) and the strings sound/feel OK to you - then all is well. However, as I've discovered a few times a set that feel/sound fine initially, can dull down very quickly once being played in front of an audience. You said "long life" ??? Do you men coated ? The coating should keep them looking OK but it doesn't stop metal fatigue 9in my experience. too many factors to give exact answers - not least your playing style how you store yuor guitars, the band and your body chemistry.
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Love the sound of new strings, plus the way new strings feel. When the tone is gone and the strings feel stretched out, I change them. Easy to do when I only have two guitars I play.
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Many folks favor the sound of strings well into their life cycle. A few even like the tone of dead strings, or at least what other folk may consider lifeless.
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Gentlemen, my apologies, This was a response to the thread asking about whether we read notation and/or tablature, which I can no longer find.
It must have been very late that night. It seems that I HAVE answered the string thing though. What can I say but "Doh!"
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Thanks everyone. I did change on the one I have played a lot for four months but the other two seem pretty good yet. Probably next month.
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David Rawlings' style is dead strings on lifeless guitars. Works for his single notes, and he never strums chords.
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I have 7 acoustics in the spare bedroom that I have guitars in. I have 5 that are played regularly. Of those, 3 are pulled out to go jams or nursing home gigs.
Of the guitars I play regularly, 4 have coated strings. The one that doesn't gets changed about 4 times as often.
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