My Old D-40C Guitar Is New Again! :)

[Volt]

Holy cow Gandhi! I just replaced the strings on my guitar and WOW, what a difference! Before the new strings I actually thought there was something seriously wrong with my guitar. It sounded like it had nylon strings instead of bronze ones. It's amazing how BAD 25-year-old strings will make a guitar sound. :shock:
I knew the old strings would sound bad but I had no idea they would be "that" bad.

Now my guitar sounds nice and loud and has excellent sustain.......again. I think I'll change out this set of strings before they're 25 years old. :wink:
(I used Ernie Ball Phospher-Bronze, 0.011")

 

[Graham]

It's amazing how BAD 25-year-old strings will make a guitar sound. :shock:
I knew the old strings would sound bad but I had no idea they would be "that" bad.

I'm changing mine monthly now. It's amazing just what a fresh set will do.

 

[AfterDarkMusic]

With 80/20s I'll change 'em every two weeks. But I'll easily put in 30-40 hours of playing during a single week. :shock:

I'm not sure how often I'll be changing the phosphor bronze strings when my GAD 40C gets here.

 

[chicagowineguy]

It's amazing how BAD 25-year-old strings will make a guitar sound. :shock:

I must have come in late. This is an inside joke, right? 25-year-old strings?

 

[Graham]

I just put on a set of the JP PB 650 Bluegrass strings on the JF-30, now this thing is too loud for the house. :shock:

Not sure that I like 'em that loud. I had on the 80/20 250s and I liked them very much. :? :roll:

 

[Volt]

It's amazing how BAD 25-year-old strings will make a guitar sound. :shock:

I must have come in late. This is an inside joke, right? 25-year-old strings?

Nope. I hung up my guitars for 25 years. just picked them up again within the past month or so.
Unfortunately it also sounds like I haven't played for 25 years. I know, practice practice practice. 8)

 

[Volt]

I just put on a set of the JP PB 650 Bluegrass strings on the JF-30, now this thing is too loud for the house. :shock:

Not sure that I like 'em that loud. I had on the 80/20 250s and I liked them very much. :? :roll:

You can never be too loud. :mrgreen:

 

[Graham]

I just put on a set of the JP PB 650 Bluegrass strings on the JF-30, now this thing is too loud for the house. :shock:

Not sure that I like 'em that loud. I had on the 80/20 250s and I liked them very much. :? :roll:

You can never be too loud. :mrgreen:

When you play like I do, if you can be heard, you're too loud. :shock:

 

[Default]

My first guitar teacher said, "If you can't be good at least be loud."

Volt, glad to see you back in the saddle.

 

[cjd-player]

I just put on a set of the JP PB 650 Bluegrass strings on the JF-30, now this thing is too loud for the house. :shock:

Not sure that I like 'em that loud. I had on the 80/20 250s and I liked them very much. :? :roll:

You can never be too loud. :mrgreen:

When you play like I do, if you can be heard, you're too loud. :shock:

Like we say in our church band: "If you make a mistake. make it loud, and act like it was supposed to be there."

 

[fungusyoung]

It's amazing how BAD 25-year-old strings will make a guitar sound. :shock:

I must have come in late. This is an inside joke, right? 25-year-old strings?

Nope. I hung up my guitars for 25 years. just picked them up again within the past month or so. Unfortunately it also sounds like I haven't played for 25 years. I know, practice practice practice. 8)

Awesome!

I love stories like this.

 

[Graham]

Like we say in our church band: "If you make a mistake. make it loud, and act like it was supposed to be there."

I need to find a church band. :wink:

 

[sitka_spruce]

Like we say in our church band: "If you make a mistake. make it loud, and act like it was supposed to be there."

Sounds like something said with a Texan accent and with blue drapes in the background. :lol: No, seriously, a good approach towards making misstakes is just not to make misstakes about them - we all make them and there's a certain charm about them, isn't there - well as long as they don't directly affect our neighbour, in the christian sense 8) .

 

[Graham]

[quote="cjd-player":30e11]Like we say in our church band: "If you make a mistake. make it loud, and act like it was supposed to be there."

Sounds like something said with a Texan accent and with blue drapes in the background. :lol: No, seriously, a good approach towards making misstakes is just not to make misstakes about them - we all make them and there's a certain charm about them, isn't there - well as long as they don't directly affect our neighbour, in the christian sense 8) .[/quote:30e11]

I didn't hear a single mistake in Texas. Just different interpretations of a song. :wink:

 

[capnjuan]

Like we say in our church band: "If you make a mistake. make it loud, and act like it was supposed to be there."

I need to find a church band. :wink:

Have you sinned ... badly?

 

[Graham]

Like we say in our church band: "If you make a mistake. make it loud, and act like it was supposed to be there."

I need to find a church band. :wink:

Have you sinned ... badly?

Do they have a Church specifically for that?

 

[capnjuan]

Apparently it depends on whether it's a 15-yard (mortal) or 5-yard (venial) problem (Pre-Reformation Rules; through the 16th century). Also depends on whether you need a Band of Angels or a Sunday Praise Band. Bands of Angels are a lot harder to book in advance.

 

[Graham]

Jeez, even sinning isn't easy anymore. :shock:

 

[capnjuan]

Jeez, even sinning isn't easy anymore. :shock:

Well, these are the days of contracting out so maybe you can get someone else to do your sinning and, I might add, take the weight.

"We Sin For You"
"Will Sin For Food"
"Need To Sin? Call Us"

 

[Graham]

Jeez, even sinning isn't easy anymore. :shock:

Well, these are the days of contracting out so maybe you can get someone else to do your sinning and, I might add, take the weight.

"We Sin For You"
"Will Sin For Food"
"Need To Sin? Call Us"

Excellent ideas!

I would like to retain the option of reviewing and having right of first refusal on all sins though. Might have to start with a web page......