How Often Should You Change Guitar Strings
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In Musician's Outpost this thread asks how often you should change strings. A bedroom musician admits rarely changing strings while hobbyists may wait 2-3 months. More avid players are advised to change every 3-5 weeks as strings lose tone. The post notes strings wear across electric, acoustic, and classical instruments and even mentions NOFX using dead strings for a consistent recorded tone.
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me being the bedroom musician that i am without proper recording devices, i rarely change my strings at all
to me, this is a hobby and while strings are cheap and come by a set, i never really saw point in doing it that much especially when it's usually just my ears being the only audience
if you're pursuing something more serious then you should always change strings when it starts losing its tone
strings suffer wear and tear, whether you're playing electric, acoustic, or classical.
be sure to change them time to time, if you're a very avid player, should be anywhere from 3-5 weeks but if you're rather casuals and don't mind it that much, it's about 2-3months imo
believe it or not
nofx uses "dead" strings on the recording for the most consistentent sound
it's hidden behind distortion
