D'addario users

[Larriveeplayer67]

I was wondering how fast you guys that use d'addario phos.bronze go thru a set?

[ronmac]

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.

[Larriveeplayer67]

They are great strings!I go thru a set once every two weeks.

[Blue in VT]

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

[Larriveeplayer67]

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?

[ronmac]

A 1984 L-10 Deluxe and a 2005 OM-03R SH (Special Limited Edition commissioned by The Twelfth Fret, Toronto).

[Ratishna]

I generally go 4 weeks on my strings, no matter what the brand.

E. Shoaf

[Denis]

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.

[LaminateBoy]

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.

[jmhyer]

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.

[Larriveeplayer67]

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[knockwood]

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...

[sixpickn]

In July about one gig (with the requisite rehearsal) :<>.  In winter about three or four gigs.

[ronmac]

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.

[jmhyer]

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.)  -_-

[Hoser Rob]

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.