Poll: How often do you change your strings?

[Eskimo_Joe]

Do you have a set schedule or benchmark you go by?

[bjjp2]

You don't have a choice for me--"when they break."

[ronedee]

depends on how often I play that particular guitar

[Sanjuro]

When one breaks, or if they start to feel grimy.

[slayerbear17]

Before every gig...even if multiple gigs are less then 24hrs apart.

Weekly if constantly recording.

If all else......when a string breaks

[XKnight]

Definitely when they start to rust...

[mixwiz]

Pretty often on strats and teles to keep the sparkle. Not nearly as much on humbuckers. I have a clasical that I bought in 75. It's so old the sticker inside is for a shop in LA and they didn't even list an area code.

I've never changed the strings on that and I swear it sounds a little better every year.

[LTE]

When I was practicing in college, I changed them weekly. If I had a recital, I changed them about 3 days prior to that.

[CharlyG]

When the moon is in the seventh hour,
and Jupiter aligns with Mars.

[SteveO]

Originally Posted by CharlyG

When the moon is in the seventh hour,
and Jupiter aligns with Mars.

Let the sunshine in!

[TB72]

It depends on the guitar. I've got some that can go a surprising amount of time and the strings still have life in them. Some others and the strings are dead after a few sets worth of playing time.

Later...

[Julia343]

Well if one breaks, I'll change that string. Definitely when they don't sound right anymore, or when the treble knob doesn't go any higher whichever is later.

[kidderminsterbro]

after three gigs
i tend to sweat quite a bit
with fresh strings breakage is down to a minimum
peace,rich

[The Golden Boy]

My "freshest" set of bass strings is from like 2005. I play all the time.

I like my guitar strings a little fresher- so I'll change them sometime after they start getting dull and not zingy.

[jimfog]

I try and get 2 gigs and maybe a rehearsal out of set of electric strings.

The Elixers on my acoustics go about once every season (3-4x a year)........and I gig that axe 2-3 times a week.