Jean Welles Worship Guitar Class's Notes
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How often should you change your guitar strings? That depends on how often you play your guitar and your body chemistry. Professional players may change their guitar strings every couple weeks or even more frequently.
Most guitarists should probably change them at least once or twice a year. You can tell when they need to be changed because the strings sound dead. The notes don’t sustain very long.
In college, one of my friends told me he usually put new strings on the day before a concert because his strings went dead on him within a couple days. He told me he was very acidic.
I had never heard that before and thought it odd. One day he wanted to use my guitar for a few hours. I remember being shocked to discover how dead my strings sounded when I got my guitar back!
Some people have very acidic sweat and that corrodes the strings. I would think that using coated strings should help this problem. You can also wipe down the strings with a soft cotton cloth to wipe off any sweat or dirt left there from your fingers. Before you play, it’s a good practice to wash your hands.
Most strings are silver and if yours are dark and have been on the guitar for years, you may be pleasantly surprised how nice new strings both sound and look. Playing an instrument with good strings is almost like having a new guitar.
I’ve posted a couple videos in this Facebook page showing how to change the strings of a classical guitar and an acoustic guitar. It’s easy, but if done wrong the strings can slip or on an acoustic your peg can pop up.
God Bless,
Jean
Most guitarists should probably change them at least once or twice a year. You can tell when they need to be changed because the strings sound dead. The notes don’t sustain very long.
In college, one of my friends told me he usually put new strings on the day before a concert because his strings went dead on him within a couple days. He told me he was very acidic.
I had never heard that before and thought it odd. One day he wanted to use my guitar for a few hours. I remember being shocked to discover how dead my strings sounded when I got my guitar back!
Some people have very acidic sweat and that corrodes the strings. I would think that using coated strings should help this problem. You can also wipe down the strings with a soft cotton cloth to wipe off any sweat or dirt left there from your fingers. Before you play, it’s a good practice to wash your hands.
Most strings are silver and if yours are dark and have been on the guitar for years, you may be pleasantly surprised how nice new strings both sound and look. Playing an instrument with good strings is almost like having a new guitar.
I’ve posted a couple videos in this Facebook page showing how to change the strings of a classical guitar and an acoustic guitar. It’s easy, but if done wrong the strings can slip or on an acoustic your peg can pop up.
God Bless,
Jean
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God Bless,
Jean
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God Bless,
Jean
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