So i've got this old fender acoustic/elec. and i've had to replace the whole saddle and the bridge a couple of times throughout the years. I've found that as the years have gone by that whenever i put new strings on it that awesome first week of great ring and tone has been getting shorter and shorter.
Anyone know what this could be? Obviously, my guitar is getting pretty worn out but it should atleast have a few days of great sound right?
Any help would be appreciated.
Guitar strings/tone question
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Guitar strings/tone question
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Re: Guitar strings/tone question
it happens, strings only sound new for a few daysdmfollower wrote:So i've got this old fender acoustic/elec. and i've had to replace the whole saddle and the bridge a couple of times throughout the years. I've found that as the years have gone by that whenever i put new strings on it that awesome first week of great ring and tone has been getting shorter and shorter.
Anyone know what this could be? Obviously, my guitar is getting pretty worn out but it should atleast have a few days of great sound right?
Any help would be appreciated.
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... i wish i had some advice on what to tell you, but i too have an older Fender acous/elec. and sometimes have the same problems... dunno what to tell you.... but i strickly use that guitar for alternate tunings now, so it's not been much of an issue cuz i tend not to worry w/ it much... I've just come to think of it as being the guitar... oh well bud
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Re: Guitar strings/tone question
except elixirs.. which sound great for a loooooooong time.fatjack wrote:it happens, strings only sound new for a few days
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Yeah, its not my most played guitar but it is my first guitar and i miss it 

"They called it Aspen because "buttpencil" was already taken."
--my little brother(stoned 1st time
)
"A commom mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is underestimating the ingenuity of complete fools." --Ford Prefect
"Don't forget to bring a towel." --Towlie
--my little brother(stoned 1st time

"A commom mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is underestimating the ingenuity of complete fools." --Ford Prefect
"Don't forget to bring a towel." --Towlie
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