First gig - Replace snares or not?

Freebase Dali · 05-09-2009, 10:25 PM

Great advice, GB.

I honestly don't know how someone can keep the same strings on a guitar for 1.5 years. I can barely stand to have mine go a week on the same strings because I just love the tone and response of new ones cranked through some tasty distortion.

To the OP:
You might as well go ahead and invest in a box of string sets.
I use D'Addario XL superlights, got a couple boxes of 10. Cheap in bulk, and well worth it.

Bring a box with you to your gig. If you have another guitar that can serve as a stand-in, it might be advantageous of you to string it up and bring it along in case you break a string during the gig.
The last impression you want to make is having the crowd wait while you string and tune a guitar because you weren't prepared.

Have fun.

05-09-2009, 10:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Great advice, GB. I honestly don't know how someone can keep the same strings on a guitar for 1.5 years. I can barely stand to have mine go a week on the same strings because I just love the tone and response of new ones cranked through some tasty distortion. To the OP: You might as well go ahead and invest in a box of string sets. I use D'Addario XL superlights, got a couple boxes of 10. Cheap in bulk, and well worth it. Bring a box with you to your gig. If you have another guitar that can serve as a stand-in, it might be advantageous of you to string it up and bring it along in case you break a string during the gig. The last impression you want to make is having the crowd wait while you string and tune a guitar because you weren't prepared. Have fun. __________________