18 month old strings on the Martin D35 - still going strong! (and sounding good too)

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I'm usually a frequent changer of strings, but the current set of Elixir PB 12s on my D35 is 18 months old and sounding pretty good! Here I am playing a Carl Miner tune from a TNAG demo vid. OG vid here:
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My usual reason for changing strings is that they go dead sounding (which isn't a dealbreaker!) and that they stop holding tune (which is). This set stays in tune just fine and sounds pretty great too!

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19 апр 2024

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@alphasportstv 8 дней назад

Sounds great...I use Elixir PBs on all my guitars...I keep a record of changes and for the most part I go 1.5-2 years on these before hearing any need to change :)

@tdlw Месяц назад

Oh, and I did a little 'breakdown' of a couple of the harder licks in the song at the end

@smandez2023 Месяц назад

Such wonderful playing Tom, and nice D35. I finally got one of his tunes down, whatever it was from the McPherson Sable demo he did. I personally didn't find it super difficult, which surprised me. Maybe it is just because I've been also trying to get a Tommy Emmanuel song under my fingers for literally a decade now and still just don't have it (not in a way I'd comfortably play it in front of others anyway).

@tdlw Месяц назад

Thanks! It's such a big difference between playing-for-practise and playing-in-front-of-others! That's why I really like making these vids -- tryna get it right all the way through from a recording feels just a little bit like playing for a crowd.

@rosewoodsteel6656 Месяц назад

I just started using D'Addario XS strings. I don't expect them to last 18 months, but I hope they a bit longer than the phosphor bronze strings I was using. How many hours of playing time do you have on the strings?

@tdlw Месяц назад

good question, and one that's hard to answer because I rotate through my guitars when I practise. I'm guessing between 100 and 200 hours playing (might be a bunch more). Enough that the wound strings are looking 'dark and hairy' where I pick 'em. I remember that after about 3 months I was gonna change them as they'd gone pretty dull, but I figured they were holding their tune so I'd leave 'em on. I've tried the D'Addario XS - but I didn't like the feel of them under my fingers.