When do you change strings?

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Greg Lambert
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Post by Greg Lambert »

Tony Prior wrote:
Jack Stoner wrote:I change "generally" monthly. That's about 20 to 25 hours of playing. Its not so much the strings are dead, just avoiding string breakage on a show from metal fatigue.


which is my primary reason as well to change entire sets , maybe 3 months, 3 + 5 on the E9th every two weeks.

$4000 guitar, $20 /strings
Did I train you or did you train me? thats exactly when and how I change strings. :D
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Johnie King
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Post by Johnie King »

I like live String brand but never keep a steel long enough for the strings to need to be changed. True story starts like this, your not going too believe this!!
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