Never tried it... I've heards all kind of weird-shit tales like that. Eh, I generally break my A string and have to change (I only play 5 strings), so that wouldn't be much good for me. I play Ernie Ball Power Slinkies, so $4.00 a pack ain't too bad, I could make that back by busking.
I don't know if that works.... But I wouldn't go to the hastle of doing it.... I mean vinegar? I put a brand new set on before every gig and I just replace individual strings as I break em.... I go through quite alot but when I put a new set on, I keep the old ones to have as spares. I use Daddario 12's which are a good 7.50 Euro which is like 9dollars.... George, love the signature man
Haha, if you want to go cheaper, check out http://www.webstrings.com They're damn good, for the money. I think they may even buy strings from D'Addario, at bulk, which is why the prices are low.
Dude, if you're that hungry, nylon strings would go down a lot easier. Seriously, I heard boiling works great with bass strings, but I dunno about guitar.
Cool, I got a bunch of my old bass strings lying around, so I'll check it out with those. But, then again, I'd have to take the current strings off of my bass, put on the old strings, play around to see how it sounds, take the strings off, boil them, dry them some how, put the strings back on, and see how it works. Damn, that's a lot of work...I'll do it later some time...
I dunno, whenever they don't sound good anymore, or when something snaps...that's when i change them.
I did some research, and (talking strictly bass strings) boiling strings in vinegar will only make them sound good for a day or two, and it's a huge bitch to do. However, soaking them in denatured alcohol will make them sound good for a month or so. A good way to do this is to go to a hardware store and pick up some PVC pipe, PVC glue, a cap for the pipes, and some denatured alcohol. You cut the pipe so that it's big enough to store your strings in. Then, you take the cap, and glue it onto one end of the pipe. Then, you fill the pipe with denatured alcohol, put the strings in, and go to sleep. Next morning, take them out, let them dry, and put them back on. Keep the alcohol though, because you can reuse it. So, come Sunday, probably, I'm off to Home Depot.
if you oil them occasionally and before you store them and you're willing to clean them when you bring it back out you should have the things last longer too, rust is curbed by oil in pans at least.....
Question...how the hell do you put the strings back on after you take them off? That just sounds WAY too dam hard for it to be worth it.
Well, jeez, Ernie Balls are only $4.00 a pack here... I love Ernie Ball. They're damn good... webstrings are only $2.00 something a pack. Save you the money on vinegar a little more time to live.
