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Location: SoCal | Okay, I know I am opening myself to abuse here.
Somehow, I received twelve sets of D'Addario EXL150 (12-str nickel wound) when I ordered five and seven Adamas 1616's for my a/e's.
Has anyone used the EXL150's on an a/e (Custom Legends and Adamas.
Curious as I got two sets of 1616's missing one .010 in each set.
Got a set of 5 single D'Addario Electroplated Hi-Carbon steel strings (.010) and was told they could be used to replace the missing strings in the two sets of 1616's. |
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Location: SoCal | any thoughts?
I have five electrics to restring...but I may go past the self life to use all twelve sets :rolleyes: |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Is there a shelf life on strings?
I thought we discussed this once before and came to the conclusion that there was/wasn't one. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Regardless of what was discussed, I came to the conclusion a long time ago that there is a shelf life to strings.
When they've been around for a while and you open them up and there's spots of flash rust in the plain steel strings, and the wound strings aren't shiny...that's past the shelf life.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Hope not. I got a set of strings for a 12 a couple years ago as a gift and I traded my guitar for one with new strings so I wouldn't have to replace them. |
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Location: SoCal | Oh well...will try one set on my 6759 CL (std headstock)...picked up three sets of EJ38's today for the slotheads. If it doesn't work, easier to replace the stings on the 6759 than on the slotheads. |
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Location: Tennessee | Steel strings are steel strings. You ought to use what you have.
Nickel wounds are generally just used on electrics. I suspect they're not used on acoustic guitars for a reason. If you had a mag pickup, that might be one thing, but ... I'll bet they don't do justice to the guitars.
Maybe you ought to buy another electric 12 string or two. ;) |
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Location: SoCal | or restring them more often? :eek: |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Tony Calman:
Okay, I know I am opening myself to abuse here. Originally posted by Tony Calman:
or restring them more often? :eek: Ahh, there it is!  |
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Strings for a 12-str