nope hehe. i'm definitely another and i've read interviews with others who share the same opinion although i can't think of any off the top of my head hehe.

actually i'm 50/50 on new strings. i really like the sound of new unwound strings, they're nice and bright and cut through just about anything. but... i find the lower strings sound way too tinny and weak when they're new, it eliminates the dark chunkiness from my low end.

Reversed photo mate, done on the PC! :)


Dave, i sort of know what you mean, the unwound ones are great but the bass strings can seem a bit metalic for the first day or so. I don`t know why?
I usually change strings a day or so before anything important.

exactly, i'm not sure why either, all i know is i don't like it at all hahaha

i suppose it's a lack of sweat and dust hehehe

I also am not a fan of fresh guitar strings for the same reasons you cited Mr. Dave, but I also regularly unwind and clean them really well along with the fretboard. seems to do the trick.

i just turn up the amp a little more if they're not coming through clear enough hahaha

i'm just to lazy to restring my guitar haha

last time my strat got restrung was 2002 after i brought it into the shop to get the neck re-finished. it's about due for new strings now, maybe by the fall, i'll sweat too much this summer :laughing:

I just have a bad habit of trying new strings for different sounds. Sometimes I fall in love with a sound and in turn it effects the style I play, but then there are times when I get poor results and change them almost immediately and throw the old under my bed in case I break one, then Im really effed up.

I change strings every day:D