I change my strings before every important gig… 

Guitar: Usually when one breaks or they start to look real bad.

Bass: Have I? Ever? maybe once?

I change my strings every other month probably even longer. I should do it more often.

I change my strings about once every 6 months on the acoustic guitar. 

I change my strings once every day
No, not really, I’m not made of money. I change every six months or whenever they snap.

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About every 2 months or sooner if one breaks..

Probably once every 3 months or less

Probably once every 3 months or less

About three or four months

Usually Every 2 Months, It depends on how much i play

I’d say every 2 or 3 months.

Every month or 2 ..

I go about 6 months.  I read an article about 20 years ago that the only time Eric Clapton changes strings is when he breaks one!  I don’t know if this is still true.

Once or twice a year, or if I run across an incredible new kind of string, or sometimes an artist recommendation, I’ll go… yeah, maybe I need some of those, and I’ll restring all my guitars at that point.  I think old strings sound nice, but I like the bright sound of new strings once in a while.

I change my strings every few months. Been using the Heavy Cores and they last.

Every 3 months, should do it sooner, I can usually tell now after playing if the sound drops, time to replace

whenever they get really dirty or start to sound too dull..

Whenever I have a new gig coming up. If I don’t have any gigs coming up, whenever they get very dirty or start to sound really dull and not to standard.

I love that new string feel and sound so I always clean my strings every time I play (the ultraglide 65 string cleaner and conditioner is great). After my tone gets a little too dull I’ll switch them up or boil them once or twice.

When my strings don’t have that nice chimy and sparkle sound i change them, and of course, i use Dunlop 11s  

i change mine about every month or so.

I change my strings every month or two. It really depends on the weather outside and how much I’ve played that month. Gotta keep them sounding bright and nice.

i change my guitar strings about twice a month.  my bass strings i keep longer but i am a jeweler so i clean them in my ultrasonic and steam them.

every week dude keep it fresh

try to keep it once a month

monthly

My husband changes his strings atleast once a month. Once I saw this I figured I would try to win him some! Thanks for the chance!

Once a week, heavy core!

I change mine every 4-6 weeks. 

Bout once a month!

Once a month or so

Good Luck!

once every week on every guitar, i play a LOT.  most fun way i can spend time.  i love them all so much:D

When they break.

I religiously change my strings whenever I break one! Usually 6 months to a year.

I change my strings every month or so

I change mine about every 4 months

atleast once a month every 2 weeks if gigs are steady

Once a week and before every show.

play so hard its every 2 weeks

every three weeks

every three weeks

I don’t necessarily CHANGE my strings. I replace them since I burn through them like tires on a car

I don’t necessarily CHANGE my strings. I replace them since I burn through them like tires on a car

once a month, diggin the dunlops. Do you make 7 string sets?

Not nearly as much as I should, but if I got these they’d go on immediately!

Don’t jeer but I only change them as I need to. I don’t make a ritual of it, I have a guitar to play it, not pamper it (although I do take very good care of my guitars and basses )

I change it every  month

about every other month. more often if I play more.

I re-string my Tele that I use for my shows every month

whenever they lose their twang or a day before a gig if older than 2 weeks. skinny top heavy bottoms:)

every two weeks as a rule,, but depends on there freshness,

i change mine every 2-4 weeks

Sometimes twice a month. Sometimes once.

Our bassist still has the same strings he got with his bass 3 months ago!! i think he NEEDS this?

I usually change my guitar strings once every month or two. I try to make them last as long as possible, cleaning them once a week. Bass strings I usually change once every few months.

Once a month.

As often as i need to,when they look or sound dull,i swap them for fresh animal tested wylde dunlop signature strings.

Generally I change strings every other month on the acoustics!

Normally once a month 

I change it once a month

Once a month, but with three guitars! Bit of a nightmare but it’s fun!

Ryan

i often change my strings once a month. Dunlop Rules!

once a year or maybe after eating a bucket of chicken

not often enough.

I change my strings depending on how quickly they start to sound dull.  I’ve found that some simply keep their sound qualities longer than others. 

i change strings on 4 guitars every other week.

I change mine between 4-6 week’s, Playing lead guitar in a metal/HxC band They seem to break on me around week 5!

I can make bass strings last over a year. Usually they start to roll off the treble of the tone by then. So, every year or so.

I change mine about every month

I change it at least every 3-4 weeks.

i change my strings every time i can afford to buy some usually its a month and a half or less since i use a floyd rose a lot in my playing i would like to change them every two weeks

About a month for my main guitar, as needed on the others. 

I change my strings as often as I can afford to. Right now, since it has been a crappy couple of years the strings that I am playing on are about 3 years old. Surprisingly they stay in tune pretty well. I definitely could use this prize pack. 

As much as my 13 guitar wizard son plays and all the shows that they do about every 2 months or sooner if needed…

I change them one a week they take a beating with my playing

Every couple of months, but I should probably change out my strings earlier.

as a guitarist. like most people. depending on when i can afford to… normally about once a month haha  

I change strings about once a month or more–basically a few days before a gig.

I change mine about every 4-6 months! 

i change mine every month, but i also changed them right before a show haha

every 2 to 6 weeks

Never.  The older the better.

6 weeks most of the time for me

6 weeks most of the time for me

 Usually once a month.

 Usually once a month.

I clean my bass strings almost every time I play. When I was gigging, I’d change them about every 4-6 weeks. Now it’s more like once every 3 months.

I clean my bass strings almost every time I play. When I was gigging, I’d change them about every 4-6 weeks. Now it’s more like once every 3 months.

I used to restring my guitar every few months. Now with the extensive playing with live shows and jamming, i restring my guitar at least once a month. It starts getting expensive what with the cleaning and the actual restringing.

I used to restring my guitar every few months. Now with the extensive playing with live shows and jamming, i restring my guitar at least once a month. It starts getting expensive what with the cleaning and the actual restringing.

Same as when I bathe: Once a year whether they need it or not!

Same as when I bathe: Once a year whether they need it or not!

about every two months. 

about every two months. 

Once a month on my Bass.

Soon as I start to lose tone….

Every couple of weeks

I normally change my strings every month.  Nothing beats shredding on a new pair of strings.

i change my bass strings once every three months

I 

Every month.

I can only afford to change them about twice a year

Usually once or twice per year, with 9 guitars it´s hard to change them often

I restring my axes at least every three months. Maybe two…

Like every 2 or 3 months.
And that reminds me that I need to change them. =)

I try to change my guitar strings every 6 weeks.

I change my strings about every month and a half or when I notice discoloration.  

Always fresh strings for a gig but in between, once a week does it for me…

About Every month

I change them when they start to sound harmonically dull. I also use GHS Fast Fret to prolong string life and prevent corrosion.

I change mine when they won’t stay in tune any longer.

i usually change strings twice a month, whenever i break one!

i usually change strings twice a month, whenever i break one!

Once a Month, or a cpl days before gigs.

I used to change strings about once a month, but since I switched to Dunlop strings, I find that I don’t have to change strings as often. I get between two to three months of play time on a set now

every month or so…

I Try to change them at least once a month cause I don’t play out every week But I do practice every day .. I don’t go by the as you need to change them method either. That can  just makes me lazy. And once a month is right for me.and has been for years.

I change mine when one breaks…. or when they start sounding nasty.

Every once in a while.

Actually I need to change them in one of my guitars, gonna do it now

i change ‘em when a string brakes. 

i change my  when it broke and out of tune .change my string every two week

during hot and humid weather, every week.  during the colder months i can get two weeks out of them.

every four to five weeks, depending. soon as there sounding dull there off

every month or so. should do it more often.

I change my strings everyday. All because I play guitar all day

Like every 2 months. 

I change my strings about every other week. Depending on how often I play.

I’d say I change mine once every two months,

I change my strings weekly.

I have 13 guitars despite my wife’s objections to that. The two acoustics get changed about every three months since I don’t play them often. The Gibson Les Paul STD and my american Strat are usually bimonthly. The Jacksons and ESPs get theirs about every month.

I prefer every other week or so. Depends on finances. Friend at work turned me on to Dunlop strings. Love em!

before gigs or when they get too cruddy.

Every two or three shows, or three months if not performing.

Every 2 to 3 weeks.

1 every week.. 

Once a month unless I break one!!

i change my strings whenever they need it

Once a month!

Once a month or two . 

I chanage them as they break and always a new set before a gig on my electric, on my accoustic I don’t think my strings sound good until they’re good and dull after about 6 months of playing and then I’ll keep them until they won’t stay in tune anymore.

I change when they start sounding dead, usually every 1 to 2 months.

My Ibanez ATK’s get restrung every month when I’m gigging heavy. I love the strings guys! Good job Dunlop!

Every couple of months…

Simply depends when I hear them start degrading in tone.  Turns out to be once a month (since I play three different guitars in the time usually).

I change them every 6 to 8 weeks!

My acoustics get changed about every 2-3 months. My electrics every 3-4 months. My bass at least once a year.

I used to change my strings about every 14 days, and every day between gigs; then I changed to Dunlop Heavy Core strings; nothing beets the feel of brand new strings, and the Dunlop Heavy Core’s stay nice, fresh and clean for extremely long, so even though cash is short they still sound and feel great! They can go for months without loosing their tone and without getting filled with dirt, sweat and all the dead skin from my fingers. Although, I still change them every month, and before a gig, I don’t really need to do so for 6 months at least!

Change them about every 8 – 10 weeks.

Every two or three weeks.

I try to change string about once a month on my main giuitar. I could really use the plus my bday isfriday

usually every week or so, and always with dunlop strings, heavy core!

I change my strings about once a month but ill be honest with you i dont even really need to… i still used the wylde medium guage strings and those things last twice as lont as other strings…

every three weeksepending on use

Whenever the mood strikes.

Every other month, really could use this!!!!

Usually once a month on my main guitar and about once every 4 months on my others

When they begin to sound “dead”

I usually change strings every six months or when the strings became a little bit “rusty”

every 4-5 gigs.  sweaty hands ruin strings. 
 

about once a month or when i see the treble strings start to discolor

I change my strings every time they break. Better to get the most out of them, and if it happens during a performance, you can always grab you’re back up behind the stage!

probs every couple weeks

Once every few months or after a string breaks.

Once every few months or after a string breaks.

Not as often as I should be doing it; I keep strings on until I can’t eq the deadness out anymore

when gigging on weekends, I change strings once a week, but if I am rehearsing or practicing in between sometimes sooner

I try to make it once a month, but sometimes forget…!

As needed, usually once or twice a month.

I change the strings on my bass every time my ride breaks down and I need a tow

Couple times of year or when they begin to sound bad.

Change strings about every 3 months or so.

I change them  oh, every month or so…

Once every 6 weeks!

Not often enough :l

Depends on how worn the strings are or if they sound “dead”, but about every 3-4 months. I try to wipe my strings down with a cloth every time after playing, seems to help preserve them.

I change my strings every 2 weeks and use dunlop 9-42s electrics

A few times a year unless one breaks.

Depends on how much use I give them, but typically a month or so before I replace them

I change mine once a week

Usually whenever I break them… like I did on my dad’s dobro yesterday.

when they get rusted or when they lose that feel.

Bi-weekly when shows are booked, seldom when there arent any shows on the calendar

So far, never…

About once a month or when I break a string. 

Every other month….we gig often so fresh strings are paramount

At Least once a Month.

About 3 times a year, 4 string bass..

When they get old, and I have a set to change them with

every 2 months

If they begin to sound sloppy or if they broke.

When they break

whenever I break a string or when I break a string then break a string while fixing the old broken string also about every 2-3 months with Dunlop strings of course

I change my strings once a month, or whenever I feel the tone has suffered due to use and grime built up on the strings.

when they lose that resilient feel

when I have a gig coming up and I want to be sure I don’t break a string, so probably every three weeks or so…

electric-once a month; acoustic-once every 2-4 months

Twice or three times a year, generally when I can afford bass strings or have recording to do.

Before every gig i play. I’d do it more often if i could afford to though!

Around once a month. Unless I’m lazy, then maybe around 6 weeks.

Before a gig or recording,

I change my strings every 5 months.

once every three months or when I break them.

i change it every 4 month

Every second month

once amonth

Every show….so basically once a month

once a month

Usually around every 3-5 shows.

Bronson -ALG

I don’t restring my instruments as often as I should I know but I do try to at least change them out about every 4-6 months & it has a lot to do with what types of weather conditions as far the heat & cold they are exposed to,however if they start to sound dull or flat I try to keep a new set of strings handy just in case I break one or don’t like the sound they are producing.

About once a month.

not as often as i like but if i win i will

As often as they need it. Lately it’s been once a month on two guitars. One tuned standard and one is drop-d, both down 1/2 step.

I wish I could change them every month or so but I don’t have enough money not even for cheap guitar strings so dunlop is way to expensive for me to buy. I wish I got them

not as often as I should… maybe once a year…

Very rarely.

every year

Probably twice a year on each guitar. Sometimes more often due to gigs and such.

Bi Weekly atleast

Every two months

i simply go by tone, but average every 2-3 months.

About every 6 months for my guitar and once a year for my bass.

Acoustic strings get changed every week. Bass and Electric strings get changed every two weeks, or if they start to get flat. I play a lot and am addicted to the perfect tone.

I have multiple basses, so at most every 6 months.  I have a drawer full of Jim Dunlop strings!!!

I change my strings on my acoustic every 1 – 1 1/2 months and on the electric when they start to sound bad.

I change my strings usually once every two weeks because I am playing for so long and so often…

every few months depending on tone

every 2 months or so.

every 2 weeks. Of course I play em all every day

Every 2 months usually.

I change about every 2 weeks to 1 month between string changes. I don’t like when the strings brightness starts to be diminished and dull, it makes everything I play sound like poop. I also don’t like when the string starts to corrode because of sweat and grease from my fingertips.

i usually change them once one string snaps on the guitar so that’s about every 2-3 weeks.

Probably 10 times a year

Cool stuff..

I change my Dunlop strings on my acoustic every 4 months after the strings sound dull without life. On my electric every 4-5 months. After I play every time on both, I always wipe down the strings, it gives them more life & more sound depth. I always use Dunlop strings on both, because DUNLOP IS THE BEST!!!

Ummm well lets see I kill strings because I have really oily skin.  Usually after one playing if I don’t wipe them down then will be rusted some next time I take it out.

About once ever 3 -4 months.

every 3-4 weeks

Exactly 5 weeks.

I change my strings maybe every month… just love the feel and sound… just like fresh linens

when one of them breaks, or when they won’t stay in tune / intonated any more. I love the sound of new strings but I can’t afford to change them all the time..

Every two Months… Would like to change them more often but that gets expensive…

every month

about twice  year, unless, am still a novice… lol

Depends on what strings I’m using and how much play they’re getting.  If it’s  a standard non-coated string I can make it 3-4 weeks with moderate play.  

It’s funny, I’m prone to hand sweat but as I refine my fretting technique to play more relaxed, my hand sweats less and teh strings last longer. 

About once a month on average

On the electrics I change the strings once in a month, on the acoustic once in a couple of months but as a rule of thumb… when I need a change! )

every six months because the tone of the string starts to die after a while due to skin being caught in between the windings.

once a month to the day. there is a certain crispy sound i listen for and when that is no longer there the string is dead and as much as i play that is about a month. was even shorter time between strings till i started using the heavy core dunlop strings.

I really depends on what the guitar is sounding like, but i would have to say once a month. For acoustic a lot of months or until they snap, i like the sound they produce when their a number of months old compared to right out of the packaging.

When I break one. Maybe once every 6 months or so.

I usually get 3-4 mos. out of a set of strings before I change them, Sometimes more or less depending on how often I’m playing. I don’t break many strings and have good body chemistry, so my strings don’t feel or sound grungy too quickly.

before a show. before recording. when one breaks.

When the grime starts to mix with the blood, it’s string changing time. 

I like to change my strings everytime i feel they sound worn or dead at all.

every 2 weeks

I change mine when I can afford it. I sweat a lot and it wrecks them up quick.

I change them every 5 months.

Every 2-3 months, or once they start deadening or losing reliability

Atleast once a month sometimes more if im changing tuning alot.

Every two months for my electric. Once a month for my acoustic.

about every 3 months

Depends what quality of guitar string I get, but probably every 6 months.

I change my strings every few weeks when I’m playing regularly. Sometimes up to a few months when I’m not.

maybe once or twice a month. about as often as i go through picks

Only when they sound dull.  This occurs at very different intervals on my different guitars, probably due to the favoritism I give to certain ones.

usually every 2-3 month

when used other brands i would change them after every gig but now i use dunlops they last for ever…!! so now i have actually forgotten how to change strings..;0) 

I change mine about every 3 weeks if I’m not on the road and about every 8 shows if we’re touring.

Hard to tell that one, I have 17 guitars

Every month

About every 3-4 weeks

4-6 Months

I would be changing strings on two guitars this morning if my Dunlop 6-Pack of strings that I ordered from Musicians Friend over two months ago had been delivered. They’ve been on 2 1/2 months, and with a gig Saturday, will be changed today .

i change my strings when i break my bottoms and my tops dry out

every month

I keep three guitars.

On one I keep some old dead nickle plated strings.  i don’t even remember what brand they were.

On the other two I keep the strings pretty fresh.  On one guitar I keep reasonably fresh steel strings.  I don’t change them often because they are naturally so bright.

On the last guitar I change the strings all the damn time. After about 16 hours of play time i swap the strings.  I like to keep fresh nickles on this one.

every 2-3 months

I change my strings about once a month

I change my strings about once i year i think

Once every two weeks. I play 4 hours a day because the guitar is my journal. It’s what I relate to the most in life and I give everything into making life fun as much as playing guitar means to me.

Dunlop 10′s are my choice for life and not a lot of people commit to something for life.

every 2-3 months

I have a new string saver cleaning tool, usually when one breaks or the tone is dull, I decide to change, thanks!

Usually once a month or so, if needed.  I also wipe each string down with isopropyl alchohol before playing, careful not to get any on the fretboard of my Les Paul.

I buy guitars for the particular sound.  I look for uniqueness to match vocals and moods as I get into my music.  I make certain I know the brand of strings on there and if they lose sound after twenty hours, I begin looking for the same or mellower sound in other brands.  Once I find I never change brands.