Who Boils their Guitar Strings?

[MrSandMan]

For you guys on a budget, boiling helps to lift grunge and crud off of old strings, making them sound and feel new again. It’s a good way to get some extra mileage out of your strings.

I usually just change the strings on my Electric guitars... but my acoustic gets boiled now and again. Anyone else do this?

[ninja636]

MMMM-MMMM! I love me some boiled string for dinner, especially with a side of screaming harmonics!! I do. But just my acoustics like you, I don't play it that often to warrant buying new strings for it very often.

[indytruckboy]

stringa are to cheap to take them off and boil :crazy:

[ninja636]

stringa are to cheap to take them off and boil :crazy:


I don't like the cheap ones... they taste BAD. :biggrin:

[MrSandMan]

Cheap I know, but for some reason the acoustic strings gum up rather easily.

[jeffreyliu838]

Not for guitar...I do for bass strings though. Those are actually expensive.

[ninja636]

When you factor in the cost of gas to go and get a "cheap" set of strings,...it ain't so cheap anymore. If acoustic strings got sold in bulk(do they? I never really checked as I don't play my acoustic much.) I'd probably buy them, I just got my bulk D'Addario XL's the other day. Great buy, 25 sets of strings for like 89 bucks. Unfortunately the screws holding my Tremol-No spring claw in pulled out of the body while adjusting the action(too short), so my axe is down for now till I get two longer ones at the hardware store. :frownz:

[MatrixClaw]

I don't even change strings on my guitar until I want a different gauge, which happens maybe every 3 months :jumpgrin:

I've never noticed that much of a difference in sound from when they're new and when they're old and grimey. Not enough of a difference to justify spending 5 bucks on a new pair when the ones I have on their play better than new ones anyway :2thumbups:

:no:

[jackal]

Ernieball strings are what i use and there 3 bucks a pack, my local store is a block away so I don't need to boil them, but i remember when i was younger and broke i boiled a few set's, forgot all about that till your brought it up

[Perfect Stranger]

I used to do it back in the day. But now I just buy my strings from www.webstrings.com and they are excellent strings for $2.99 a set. Can't beat that...

[Powerslave214]

I wonder how many people tried boiling their strings when they read EVH interviews stating he did that way back when.
I can definitely see why bass players do that....bass strings are expensive!

[R.B. Huckleberry]

Take a clean cloth & run it down most of the length of the string when you are done playing. Wash your hands before you start playing. These tips will get you more use out of a set of strings, and hold of the boiling a little longer.

[emeraldwilly]

I boil my amp

[Rufa]

Wow! Never heard of such a thing! Interesting. :-)