I was wondering how fast you guys that use d'addario phos.bronze go thru a set?
These are my go-to benchmark for guitar strings. I get about 3 weeks of normal play (an hour or so a day) from a set before I need to change them out.
They are great strings!I go thru a set once every two weeks.
I'm in a similiar boat as ronmac...3 weeks...4 if I can't get to the shope for a new set... :rolleyes:
Blue
Quote from: ronmac on April 19, 2006, 01:17:21 PM
These are my go-to benchmark for guitar strings. I get about 3 weeks of normal play (an hour or so a day) from a set before I need to change them out.
Which Larrivee do you own Ron?
A 1984 L-10 Deluxe and a 2005 OM-03R SH (Special Limited Edition commissioned by The Twelfth Fret, Toronto).
I generally go 4 weeks on my strings, no matter what the brand.
E. Shoaf
I use the 80/20 variety but find that anywhere from 3-4 weeks, at an hour or so a day, is about how long they last. I play both my parlor and OM about equal...well, ok, not really, the parlor gets the better part of a 60/40 split. I have the strings tuned down a semitone on both and will more than likely keep it that way. I have meds on the parlor and will forever. I am swapping out the strings on the OM tonight and I want to try meds on it as well.
D'Addarios rule, very consistent and always sound great.
I seem to remember changing my strings (EJ16s and EJ17s) around Christmas. I guess it's time to start thinking about changing them again. I hate to rush into things, though.
I actually prefer the EJ16's after they've been on the guitar for a week or two. I find that I continue to like them for 2-3 months.
Lately, I've preferred the Martin SP's. It seems to me that they sound better earlier and sound good to me for several months.
Quote from: jmhyer on April 20, 2006, 08:44:45 AM
I actually prefer the EJ16's after they've been on the guitar for a week or two. I find that I continue to like them for 2-3 months.
Lately, I've preferred the Martin SP's. It seems to me that they sound better earlier and sound good to me for several months.
WOW!!!!3 months!!!!!Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've switched to DR as my primary brand, but D'Addario was my standby for a long time. I change strings about every three weeks. It usually takes about a week before they start to sound good to me. I think someone ought to start a line of Broken-In strings. At the manufacturing facility, they have git players on staff tasked with playing each set of strings for a week before they're packaged...
I still use D'Addarios on my mandolin. I'm embarrassed to say how seldom I change strings on that thing... what a PITA...
In July about one gig (with the requisite rehearsal) :<>. In winter about three or four gigs.
Quote from: sixpickn on April 20, 2006, 09:47:57 AM
In July about one gig (with the requisite rehearsal) :<>. In winter about three or four gigs.
Summer is a killer on strings, for me. I do a lot more outdoor playing (with the requisite sun/humidity/sweat) and it's easy to rack up the hours during a festival gig. That's why I have EXP17 set on my Bourgeois, Wyres Teflon coated mediums on the L and Wyres teflon coated lights on the Larrivee OM right now. I want to find something that stands up a bit longer. I strung up all the guitars on the same day (March 13th) and, as of today (April 20th) they are all still sounding, and intonating, very nicely. I also put a set of EJ16 on the Thomsley at the same time, and they too are doing very well.
I would be a real happy camper if I could get through a 3 day summer weekend on one set per guitar.
I guess I should qualify/clarify my statement a bit...
I play at home (climate controlled). I play 30-60 minutes a day...seldom more, often less. I wash hands before I play. I wipe the strings off with a cloth when I'm done. I really think this adds to string life. And I think my strings still sound good after 2-3 months. (Maybe I just like the sound of "dead" strings.) -_-
I use d'Add PB mediums ... they sound really good, feel good, and are the easiest to find. Exotic strings are hard to find around here and I don't want to use something I can't easily get off the shelf. I used Martin 80/20s for a while but went back to PB when I installed a bone saddle.
They don't last as long for me as some others I've tried though. Martin SP and GHS PBs last quite a bit longer but I don't like their sound and feel as much. This can kind of a personal thing though depending upon your skin chemistry. I'm also in a string killer area, at least in summer ... lots of humidity and salt water around. Think I'll try the d'Add coated EXPs next.
I too kind of like the sound after a week or 2 ( esp. with 80/20s) but strings lose too much volume as they age. It really affects your dynamic range.