Comment on surely your hobby can't be that expensive

• n4ch1sm0@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  You definitely don’t play enough, or your strings a gnarly and should be replaced anyway by now dude lol

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  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That explains it. You haven’t played enough to get GAS, Guitar/ Gear Acquisition Syndrome yet. One day, it will get in your head that the reason you aren’t improving is because you need a better guitar, and life as you know it, will be over.

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    • Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I didn’t have GAS when I was playing guitar, but when I switched to synthesizers, oh boy

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      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I get that. It happens to drummers, too.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Is there any real reason to replace them if they aren’t broken? I know they can get stretched out, but I thought that would affect the sound. They still sound okay as long as I tune it.

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    • dejpivo@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      They lose some of their sound, literally. This is very audible with the mandolin, it gets quite muted as the strings age. What a difference when you change them.

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      • n4ch1sm0@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Not to mention they also just get gross, and can fuck up your fretboard too. Every string change sesh is also an opportunity for me to clean and condition the fretboard.

        You keep your strings in better shape with string conditioner/cleaner if you’re using steel / nickelwound /nickel though

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