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This a a cool idea for a game! I’d like to suggest a future game idea: playing with totally dead, corroded strings vs new strings as a lesson of when we should all change them - strings that are too far gone totally affect playability and tone. When I first started learning guitar, I had zero clue when and how often to change strings. After playing the same factory installed D’addario set for a full year (that had been on the guitar untouched for 2.5 years prior to my picking it up to play - so figure 3.5 year old strings before I changed them), I finally got brave enough to attempt to change them. Once I got past the string change itself, I couldn’t believe I had played such worn, cruddy strings for as long as I had. It was SO much easier to play the guitar, less painful, and sounded much better. I just thought the pain and discomfort I had been experiencing over that year was just part of the pain beginners go through. From then on, I promised myself to never do that to my fingers and ears ever again. I always change my D’addario XT or XS strings every 2-3 months at minimum. There are lots of pros who like dead strings, but I don’t think they know what they’re doing to their hands and how it’s limiting/affecting their tone. Recently, a guy I know said he’s been playing to same set of strings for more than 20 years. Not sure how he doesn’t have tetanus at this point. You don’t need to play dead, cruddy strings and risk injury to get the same “dead tone” effect. Some muting techniques with the palm and fretting hand, string mutters, or even hair ties and foam will produce that effect without hurting one’s hands because the strings have lost their ability to resonate and need to be pushed super hard just to produce a note at all. Might open some eyes if some beginners and pros are given a challenge to try identical guitars with identical strings that are anywhere from new to cruddy as eff - maybe they’ll see the advantages of regular changes if they are taught to see, feel, and hear why it’s important to regularly change strings.
Being more used to bass string spacing, I've actually pondered making a sort of Loog out of a regular guitar (which is already fairly tiny to me) and going with an E⁵ open tuning (E2 x E3 x B3 x). Not that I planned to play traditional guitar parts on it or anything. Initially, I was looking into tenor guitars instead of cello tuning a bass yet figured it would be cheaper to get a regular guitar and retune it. Ultimately, this thought experiment evolved from cello tuning to cross tuning to simply open power chord tuning as I ended up getting an actual electric cello (NS Design NXTa) that rendered the idea moot. Well, largely moot. It would've always just been for kicks, so I occasionally ponder a full 6-string guitar in power chord open tuning.
Memories of my high school band. I couldn't afford spare strings, let alone a spare guitar. If I broke a string I kept playing the rest of the night. On one occasion I broke two strings, a friend ran home and brought his cheap Ovation copy with rusty strings. It probably didn't matter that much, I was barely a beginner on guitar anyway.
I got into baritones, which is nice. But thinking after all these years that 7 strings for metal is probably a better option for B standard. Shorter neck, lite to heavy guage strings and the pickups come designed for heavy style playing.
How many strings do I need? 47, thanks. That cost $650 for a full set and most of which go out of tune if the A/C goes on. TL;DR: Harpist whining, move along ... That LOOG looks super fun, though.
I thought, "So, this was to promote Loog, Fender's new model. A nice and fun way. Where's the link I gotta check the specs and price."... but not? It looked plausible enough for me, who's from a country with a traditional three stringed instrument with loose tension called shamisen.
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This a a cool idea for a game! I’d like to suggest a future game idea: playing with totally dead, corroded strings vs new strings as a lesson of when we should all change them - strings that are too far gone totally affect playability and tone.
When I first started learning guitar, I had zero clue when and how often to change strings. After playing the same factory installed D’addario set for a full year (that had been on the guitar untouched for 2.5 years prior to my picking it up to play - so figure 3.5 year old strings before I changed them), I finally got brave enough to attempt to change them. Once I got past the string change itself, I couldn’t believe I had played such worn, cruddy strings for as long as I had. It was SO much easier to play the guitar, less painful, and sounded much better. I just thought the pain and discomfort I had been experiencing over that year was just part of the pain beginners go through. From then on, I promised myself to never do that to my fingers and ears ever again. I always change my D’addario XT or XS strings every 2-3 months at minimum.
There are lots of pros who like dead strings, but I don’t think they know what they’re doing to their hands and how it’s limiting/affecting their tone. Recently, a guy I know said he’s been playing to same set of strings for more than 20 years. Not sure how he doesn’t have tetanus at this point. You don’t need to play dead, cruddy strings and risk injury to get the same “dead tone” effect. Some muting techniques with the palm and fretting hand, string mutters, or even hair ties and foam will produce that effect without hurting one’s hands because the strings have lost their ability to resonate and need to be pushed super hard just to produce a note at all.
Might open some eyes if some beginners and pros are given a challenge to try identical guitars with identical strings that are anywhere from new to cruddy as eff - maybe they’ll see the advantages of regular changes if they are taught to see, feel, and hear why it’s important to regularly change strings.
Being more used to bass string spacing, I've actually pondered making a sort of Loog out of a regular guitar (which is already fairly tiny to me) and going with an E⁵ open tuning (E2 x E3 x B3 x). Not that I planned to play traditional guitar parts on it or anything.
Initially, I was looking into tenor guitars instead of cello tuning a bass yet figured it would be cheaper to get a regular guitar and retune it. Ultimately, this thought experiment evolved from cello tuning to cross tuning to simply open power chord tuning as I ended up getting an actual electric cello (NS Design NXTa) that rendered the idea moot.
Well, largely moot. It would've always just been for kicks, so I occasionally ponder a full 6-string guitar in power chord open tuning.
Memories of my high school band. I couldn't afford spare strings, let alone a spare guitar. If I broke a string I kept playing the rest of the night. On one occasion I broke two strings, a friend ran home and brought his cheap Ovation copy with rusty strings.
It probably didn't matter that much, I was barely a beginner on guitar anyway.
That is a lesson that every instructor should give.
The double Loog!!! What are the odds!
8:32 Deathmetal Dialup Modem would be a good name for that duo.
I got into baritones, which is nice. But thinking after all these years that 7 strings for metal is probably a better option for B standard. Shorter neck, lite to heavy guage strings and the pickups come designed for heavy style playing.
I played a 7 string for almost 20 years: and decided to switch to using a drop pedal. 25.5 isnt long enough for B. Id say C is the lowest id go.
6 strings can do the majority of playing on the guitar. That's what I like.
I’m curious to see what Guthrie Govan can come up with this kind of test.
How many strings do I need? 47, thanks. That cost $650 for a full set and most of which go out of tune if the A/C goes on.
TL;DR: Harpist whining, move along ...
That LOOG looks super fun, though.
As many as I want!
I thought, "So, this was to promote Loog, Fender's new model. A nice and fun way. Where's the link I gotta check the specs and price."... but not? It looked plausible enough for me, who's from a country with a traditional three stringed instrument with loose tension called shamisen.
the LOOG seems like a uke with a string impediment😬🎸
LOOG ?
Ah i see …..I don’t know why but i see😜