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Old 07-12-2010, 07:06 PM
ZJennings ZJennings is offline
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New string "feel"
I just changed the strings on my les paul and they already sound dead. they dont have that clear ring to them that you normally get with new strings. Im wondering what the cause of this could be. Could it be the guage, string type, maybe the action too low? They are ernie ball slinkys. I havent had a problem with them before.
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:28 PM
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Are they the same brand / gauge you just took off the guitar?
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:31 PM
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Are they the same brand / gauge you just took off the guitar?
I cant remember the guage of my last set it was probably the same but they were elixirs.
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:30 PM
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Were they in the sealed "chip" style bag? I've had older sets do that but not the newer "chip" packaging ones.
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:35 PM
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Were they in the sealed "chip" style bag? I've had older sets do that but not the newer "chip" packaging ones.
What do you mean by chip packaging? They were in a clear plastic case and in separate paper envelopes if that helps lol.
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:48 PM
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What do you mean by chip packaging? They were in a clear plastic case and in separate paper envelopes if that helps lol.
Those are the old packaging. The new packaging is in a sealed bag.

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Old 07-12-2010, 08:23 PM
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Those are the old packaging. The new packaging is in a sealed bag.

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Oh ok, they were strings I bought quite a while ago. Could it just be a faulty set then?
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Old 07-12-2010, 08:30 PM
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I'd say they are just old and have deteriorated
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Old 07-12-2010, 09:08 PM
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so you had elixers, and have put on ernie balls? they will definitely feel different as they are different!
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Old 07-13-2010, 02:09 PM
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so you had elixers, and have put on ernie balls? they will definitely feel different as they are different!
Yes I realize that but I had ernie balls before and they were not like this. These already sound worn out.
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Old 07-13-2010, 02:12 PM
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They're dead/oxidized. Get a new set in a shrink wrapped package.
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Old 07-13-2010, 02:26 PM
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Summer heat/humidity can do this.
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Old 07-13-2010, 04:42 PM
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the elixir save so much of this trouble I have stuck with em
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