Hi there, just chilling on this lovely bank holiday Monday contemplating my choice of strings. I play in a power trio, teach full time, and muck about playing in a couple of other projects.
I’m always worried about snapping a string, and it’s grown to the point of paranoia, I’m scared to go for big bends etc...
Currently I use Elixir Optiwebs and have the odd snappage here and there but then again I don’t change them that often... perhaps after 4 gigs or something... are the new fangled other offerings like the paradigm genuinely stronger or will they wear at the saddle the same as any other strings?
I have gone the graphtech route plus I’m conscious to check for burrs etc on saddles just in case someone was going to mention that as a weak spot.
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Unless the adrenalin rush of performing live robs a player of ALL self-control, there is no excuse for destroying healthy strings.
Mainly I’m just wondering if the new breed of super strong strings (paradigms/nyxl) are in fact super strong under real life circumstances as opposed to being stress tested in a lab environment.
I don't believe any one string type will be so fundamentally better to the point that it's worth paying more (or using less good-sounding strings) for.