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imsilly · August 5th, 2009, 09:49 PM

I always find that I miss my old dead strings when I pull them off my Tele.

I love new stings, but sometimes there is something cool about the way dead strings sound. I heard of a few stories about famous players dipping their strings in buckets of water to get them all dirtied up before use. I dunno maybe it's just because they sound more precussive, but I like it. Maybe I'm weird.

I might just go back to using flatwounds in the future and get a little of both tones.

mannyg · August 5th, 2009, 09:56 PM

I use Ernie Ball super slinky's on my Tele and I like the way they sound after a couple of days of playing on them because they stretch out and aren't so bright.

And I like to keep them clean with string cleaner so they last longer.

fordfanjpn · August 5th, 2009, 10:14 PM

That's why I use Elixirs. They last forever. Probably longer than me.

Bill

RodeoTex · August 5th, 2009, 10:50 PM

Back in my locking tremolo days I would never change strings unless one broke, then I would mourn when I had to change them. Hated the bright brassy sound of new strings.
Now, with a Tele I enjoy that newness of new strings but I do okay with old ones too.

Papa Joe · August 6th, 2009, 12:37 AM

I have a good friend of over 50 years that would not use new strings.Because I preferred new bright sounding strings I would change them often.I'd save them up and give them to him when we got together.Hell of it is he was avery good Chet style picker.
Go figure!!!

ole AZ · August 6th, 2009, 01:02 AM

I don't know about dead, but I don't like them all new and sparkly.

J-man · August 6th, 2009, 01:24 AM

I love new strings, the wound strings go completely dead after they get really old, and as a result lose 90% of their clarity.

My Baja had a set of dead 10's on for ages and it drove me crazy..

telbert twang · August 6th, 2009, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fordfanjpn

That's why I use Elixirs. They last forever. Probably longer than me.

Bill

It is true . I have used Electroharmonix 10s and 11s until now, but the Elixirs (which i have a test set running) are a mystery :-)

BigMike · August 6th, 2009, 02:43 AM

I don't like strings when they sound dead and dull so I tend to change them every 3 years whether they need it or not! hee, hee,

In all seriousness, I change mine every couple of weeks as I tend to play most days and I do like the sound of new Ernie Ball Slinky's.

Lerb21 · August 6th, 2009, 02:50 AM

I keep Flatwounds on my Esquire because it's my Luther Perkins guitar. You kind of need that dead sound.

When it comes to absolute twang, Elixirs are a must for me. The only time I have to change strings is when they break because I beat my Teles.

bzuka · August 6th, 2009, 04:42 AM

my father prefered also old good strings

91xlntS-3 · August 6th, 2009, 05:55 AM

Can't stand the sound, or the feel of old strings (4 weeks old). I change my strings about once a month. Even using string cleaner after every use, after about 4 weeks they feel so bad, I can't stand to play on them anymore. If money were no object, I'd change them every 2 weeks. Nothing sounds better than a new set of strings on my guitars!

shades · August 6th, 2009, 06:30 AM

A new set of Slinkys does sound nice but IMO they sound even better after a few weeks of playing.

Scotland · August 6th, 2009, 06:53 AM

I love the sound of new strings, bright and twangy. Elixirs to me are dead when you get them, that's why they last so long, they suck the tone out of everything they get strung on.

telex76 · August 6th, 2009, 08:16 AM

I don't mind dead sounding, but after awhile mine get to where they don't hold tune, so I change them.

Mike Bruce · August 6th, 2009, 08:32 AM

Hate dead strings. Hate the sound, hate the feel, hate the look.

I have students who won't pay for a string change more than once a year or more. A year in the grubby hands of a student or any other practicing musician, render the strings rusty, they won't intonate, and they won't glide under the fingers. Any excuse about not being able to do slides or bends properly is met with "change your strings", a service, by the way, which I provide for free to my students (they buy the strings).

Mike Bruce

Lascaster · August 6th, 2009, 09:12 AM

i use flats on my 52ri, but on everything else i like the sound aftet a day of playing, loses the bright jangly osund, but keep all the tone and clarity

zoppotrump · August 6th, 2009, 10:48 AM

when i gig, i always put on a set of new strings, for i like that metallic twang only a new string gives.
and it does not mean at the same time, that the strings are too bright sounding, it´s just that cling....
when i rehearse , i don´t care much about dead strings unless they are not sounding like rubber bands....or just black....
any way i have to change strings every 10-14 days , even i ´m not gigging, due to my palm sweat.

jjkrause84 · August 6th, 2009, 11:17 AM

I change every 4-6 weeks. I love new strings and older ones have trouble staying in tune

Poppatwang · August 6th, 2009, 11:17 AM

I change mine on an intuitive basis. After several months they lose a certain something.

August 5th, 2009, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
imsilly Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Age: 29 Posts: 636	Anyone Else Like The Sound of Dead Strings on Their Tele? I always find that I miss my old dead strings when I pull them off my Tele. I love new stings, but sometimes there is something cool about the way dead strings sound. I heard of a few stories about famous players dipping their strings in buckets of water to get them all dirtied up before use. I dunno maybe it's just because they sound more precussive, but I like it. Maybe I'm weird. I might just go back to using flatwounds in the future and get a little of both tones.

August 5th, 2009, 10:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
RodeoTex Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,931	Back in my locking tremolo days I would never change strings unless one broke, then I would mourn when I had to change them. Hated the bright brassy sound of new strings. Now, with a Tele I enjoy that newness of new strings but I do okay with old ones too. __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.

August 6th, 2009, 12:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Papa Joe Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pontiac Mi. Age: 80 Posts: 871	I have a good friend of over 50 years that would not use new strings.Because I preferred new bright sounding strings I would change them often.I'd save them up and give them to him when we got together.Hell of it is he was avery good Chet style picker. Go figure!!! __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body,but rather to skid in broadside,thoroughly used up,totally worn out,and loudly proclaiming:"WOW,what a ride!"

August 6th, 2009, 01:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
ole AZ Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Verde Valley, Arizona Age: 22 Posts: 1,033	I don't know about dead, but I don't like them all new and sparkly. __________________ "I could listen to Mike Campbell play me the phone book." - Yoni

August 6th, 2009, 01:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 21 Posts: 7,382 19 Photos	I love new strings, the wound strings go completely dead after they get really old, and as a result lose 90% of their clarity. My Baja had a set of dead 10's on for ages and it drove me crazy.. __________________ "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde

August 5th, 2009, 09:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
mannyg TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chino hills CA Age: 46 Posts: 39	I use Ernie Ball super slinky's on my Tele and I like the way they sound after a couple of days of playing on them because they stretch out and aren't so bright. And I like to keep them clean with string cleaner so they last longer.

August 5th, 2009, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
fordfanjpn Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tokyo Age: 59 Posts: 500	That's why I use Elixirs. They last forever. Probably longer than me. Bill

August 6th, 2009, 02:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
BigMike Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 258 13 Photos	I don't like strings when they sound dead and dull so I tend to change them every 3 years whether they need it or not! hee, hee, In all seriousness, I change mine every couple of weeks as I tend to play most days and I do like the sound of new Ernie Ball Slinky's. __________________ "You can take a horse to water, but you can't make it scuba dive"....

August 6th, 2009, 02:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lerb21 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Florence, PA Age: 17 Posts: 3,033	I keep Flatwounds on my Esquire because it's my Luther Perkins guitar. You kind of need that dead sound. When it comes to absolute twang, Elixirs are a must for me. The only time I have to change strings is when they break because I beat my Teles. __________________ If it don't twang then it ain't worth havin'!

August 6th, 2009, 04:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
bzuka NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: usa Age: 22 Posts: 5	my father prefered also old good strings __________________ blessed by power of attorney

August 6th, 2009, 05:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
91xlntS-3 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,445	Can't stand the sound, or the feel of old strings (4 weeks old). I change my strings about once a month. Even using string cleaner after every use, after about 4 weeks they feel so bad, I can't stand to play on them anymore. If money were no object, I'd change them every 2 weeks. Nothing sounds better than a new set of strings on my guitars!

August 6th, 2009, 06:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 52 Posts: 1,721 8 Photos	A new set of Slinkys does sound nice but IMO they sound even better after a few weeks of playing.

August 6th, 2009, 06:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 55 Posts: 7,428 3 Photos	I love the sound of new strings, bright and twangy. Elixirs to me are dead when you get them, that's why they last so long, they suck the tone out of everything they get strung on. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

August 6th, 2009, 08:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
telex76 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Forty Worth,Tx. Age: 58 Posts: 231	I don't mind dead sounding, but after awhile mine get to where they don't hold tune, so I change them.

August 6th, 2009, 08:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
Mike Bruce Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 898	Hate dead strings. Hate the sound, hate the feel, hate the look. I have students who won't pay for a string change more than once a year or more. A year in the grubby hands of a student or any other practicing musician, render the strings rusty, they won't intonate, and they won't glide under the fingers. Any excuse about not being able to do slides or bends properly is met with "change your strings", a service, by the way, which I provide for free to my students (they buy the strings). Mike Bruce

August 6th, 2009, 09:12 AM	#17 (permalink)
Lascaster Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tuscola IL Age: 25 Posts: 168	i use flats on my 52ri, but on everything else i like the sound aftet a day of playing, loses the bright jangly osund, but keep all the tone and clarity __________________ Kenneth Howard hates you.

August 6th, 2009, 10:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
zoppotrump Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nuernberg, germany Posts: 588 34 Photos	when i gig, i always put on a set of new strings, for i like that metallic twang only a new string gives. and it does not mean at the same time, that the strings are too bright sounding, it´s just that cling.... when i rehearse , i don´t care much about dead strings unless they are not sounding like rubber bands....or just black.... any way i have to change strings every 10-14 days , even i ´m not gigging, due to my palm sweat. __________________ zoppotrump :O) _______________________ may the twang be with you !

August 6th, 2009, 11:17 AM	#19 (permalink)
jjkrause84 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Age: 25 Posts: 1,013	I change every 4-6 weeks. I love new strings and older ones have trouble staying in tune

August 6th, 2009, 11:17 AM	#20 (permalink)
Poppatwang Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,100 13 Photos	I change mine on an intuitive basis. After several months they lose a certain something. __________________ The Dieselfitters http://www.dieselfitters.com Roy Hubbs http://www.royhubbs.com

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