What do dead strings do to your tone ?

[Techdeth]

ok so what do you guys feel changes to your tone once strings die . I want to see what you guys hear .

 

[Exo-metal]

I love dead strings, until I don't. They are more stable tonewise. Afa my amp goes I find new strings brighter and old strings help with that. I can always add highs after my guitar if I need. I use DR strings these days. I used D'Addario forever. I have no problem with them still.

 

[Techdeth]

I love dead strings, until I don't. They are more stable tonewise.

See that how I felt . But lately I feel that’s changing for me so I’m curious

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

Every time you play a riff on dead strings, a kitten dies.

Two kittens if you are playing Nickelback songs.....

DON'T DO IT!!

 

[Rackman]

I use Elixer optiweb and they really don't corrode for me. With the E string wound up behind the tuner so I can slide it down if it broke at the bridge a set will generally last me many hundreds of hours.

They're a hair brighter when new. I EQ for their not-new state and carry on.

 

[RaceU4her]

the only time i change my strings is when they break or just dont stay in tune enough to record. next time i change ill do a old/new comparison clip, although i think Glenn already did that and there was not much difference

 

[romanianreaper]

I love dead strings, until I don't. They are more stable tonewise. Afa my amp goes I find new strings brighter and old strings help with that. I can always add highs after my guitar if I need.

I agree. I hate new strings, bright and slinky and annoying. I like that edge taken off.

I can tell when strings need to be changed because my hand doesn't slide on them as easily. They start to stiffen up and just feel off.

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

I agree. I hate new strings, bright and slinky and annoying. I like that edge taken off.

I can tell when strings need to be changed because my hand doesn't slide on them as easily. They start to stiffen up and just feel off.

NYXLs don't really have that. They sound basically the same (that is...perfect) for a very long time and are very stable, even helped me fix a guitar that had slight tuning issues. I use them on almost all my guitars and only change them when the feel eventually fades. If you rotate guitars often like I do, one or two changes per year is enough.

I used the love the bright phase of strings back in the day, and kinda miss it.

 

[MadAsAHatter]

I feel like there's a bad pun about dead strings and killing tone lurking somewhere.

 

[ners]

I don't worry about this, prefer to focus on the feel of my strings (where I prefer old broken in ones).

Just turn your presence up a bit if you need.

 

[thegame]

NYXLs don't really have that. They sound basically the same (that is...perfect) for a very long time and are very stable, even helped me fix a guitar that had slight tuning issues. I use them on almost all my guitars and only change them when the feel eventually fades. If you rotate guitars often like I do, one or two changes per year is enough.

I used the love the bright phase of strings back in the day, and kinda miss it.

The stability of NYXLs can’t be beat. Love them

 

[JackBootedThug]

I’m so used to playing with dead strings that when I restring a guitar I’m all fucked up until they build up an appropriate amount of funk…..

 

[romanianreaper]

NYXLs don't really have that. They sound basically the same (that is...perfect) for a very long time and are very stable, even helped me fix a guitar that had slight tuning issues. I use them on almost all my guitars and only change them when the feel eventually fades. If you rotate guitars often like I do, one or two changes per year is enough.

I used the love the bright phase of strings back in the day, and kinda miss it.

I love those strings! I'm a D'Addario fan and use three types of their strings. I think those are my favorites.

 

[DanTravis62]

NYXLs don't really have that. They sound basically the same (that is...perfect) for a very long time and are very stable, even helped me fix a guitar that had slight tuning issues. I use them on almost all my guitars and only change them when the feel eventually fades. If you rotate guitars often like I do, one or two changes per year is enough.

I used the love the bright phase of strings back in the day, and kinda miss it.

The stability of NYXLs can’t be beat. Love them

I love those strings! I'm a D'Addario fan and use three types of their strings. I think those are my favorites.

NYXLs are the shit. They are the only type of string where the tone doesnt change over time. They just stay "fresh" forever.

 

[BABMusic]

They won't stay in tune and there's less gain in my experience. I'm lazy about changing strings though, so I only do it when it's obvious they are bad.

 

[stratjacket]

Kinda like Tubes, it’s a slow drift but eventually I notice a drop in sizzle and sustain. Just not as lively.

I use Notes on my Mac/iPad with a list of all guitars that includes what strings are on them, the date they were charged, tuning and pickup configuration. My oldest strings right now are 1/24/2024, so almost 2 years.

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

Kinda like Tubes, it’s a slow drift but eventually I notice a drop in sizzle and sustain. Just not as lively.

I use Notes on my Mac/iPad with a list of all guitars that includes what strings are on them, the date they were charged, tuning and pickup configuration. My oldest strings right now are 1/24/2024, so almost 2 years.

2 years isn't unusual for guitars I don't play often.

I've gone over 5 years on bass guitars I don't use often (studio demos only), and I know of some who have gone 10 years! If they only sleep in the case, the strings don't change much at all,.....but some people have toxic skin (I'm not one of them).

 

[BeZo]

I'm a bassist.

 

[Floyd Eye]

I'm a bassist.

Yeah, me too. If you use Rotos they'll start sucking after about the second gig. They fucking sound killer when brand new on a Ric.
My Spector gets EXL190s. The ones on it now have been on there for at least 2 years and they still sound killer. I got a P-bass with Chromes on it that haven't been changed in 15 years and they still sound exactly the same.