Just douse everything with PCBs and/or asbestos, and then it won't burn anymore, problem solved, right?Most things burnt will release harmful* chemicals.
Just douse everything with PCBs and/or asbestos, and then it won't burn anymore, problem solved, right?Most things burnt will release harmful* chemicals.
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should I avoid Elixir strings?
D'Addario NY XL
Guy at guitar shop advised me to try the coated strings
cost almost 3X what the Slinky's do and like to know if they are worth it and the real benefits
So basically, I paid $16 for strings that my $6 Slinky's would do the same??If you mean XT - I tried those, and the plains rusted on me just like regular D'Addarios do. They claim the plains are treated, but whatever they did was no match for my sweat.
NYXL though are uncoated regular strings, they market them as premium strings of some sort. The biggest practical benefit is that they offer single NYXL strings in virtually every gauge imaginable, including lots of weird in-between gauges that no one else bothers with.
Get Elixirs. With regards to coated strings, there's a big misconception surrounding them in that everyone pays attention to the wound strings. Elixirs, unlike a lot of other coated strings, also plates their plains with some seriously good corrosion resistant stuff. Which is crucial if regular plains oxidize fast on you.
Try Elixir Optiweb, they have the thinnest coating on the wounds, they almost feel like regular uncoated wounds.
Elixirs last for months and months for me without any corrosion on the plains, and the wounds barely get dull. I can destroy regular strings in a matter of hours though - I put a new set of GHS recently on a 7, played for 4 hours, and literally felt the plain string corrode about 3 hours in.
I do this with all my guitars and not sure if switching to a coated string (At 3x+ the cost) is even worthwhile?
Thanks for the insight.I've never found any kind of cleaning, including Fast Fret, to be particularly helpful in my case. It delays the oxidation, but once the plains get even a tiny bit oxidized, I've found that no amount of cleaning can get that back into that pristine condition.
Elixir plains stay in pristine condition for me. No cleaning required.
Look, just buy a set of Optiwebs. Worst case scenario - you've lost around $10, big deal. But at least you've tried the damn thing. Knowing what doesn't work for you is also valuable information. Don't clean them with Fast Fret either, they don't need it (kinda the whole point - set and forget).
Probably the only place there isn't a huge market for that.
Probably the only place there isn't a huge market for that.
Silver Sky has the coolest guitar knobs of any guitarYeah added a thread anywaysPRS will make a mint with those.
dumb mode on- never understood this model- dumb mode off
PRS doing a strat. I'm sure it is tweaked to match to today's market but.....
sorry...enlighten me !![]()
Don't get it either. Why not buy the original thing.. a strat..dumb mode on- never understood this model- dumb mode off
PRS doing a strat. I'm sure it is tweaked to match to today's market but.....
sorry...enlighten me !![]()
Don't get it either. Why not buy the original thing.. a strat..
I suppose people who do buy them have never heard of srv or eric johnson though![]()