What horrid strings!!

PlayLikeDave · Post by **PlayLikeDave** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:38 pm

Three weeks ago I put on a set of Dean Markley's that a friend gave to me. I got them from him 2 months ago, and I duno how long he had them before me. They sounded horrible at first (way to brite and lots of buzz). I thought they might have just needed to be broken in. Not the case. Now as I was playing Pay For What You Get, I looked at my fingers, and they were a black color like I was playing with a leaky pen.

what is that about!? anyone have any idea? should I just change my strings? Help me please!

thanks &
peace

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:58 pm

change your strings.

and strings can go bad just sittin around.. so maybe your friend had em for awhile. or maybe he just took a fat shit on em.

PlayLikeDave · Post by **PlayLikeDave** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:01 pm

andyrice_13 wrote:so maybe your friend had em for awhile. or maybe he just took a fat shit on em.

I love the ppl here sometimes....ok all of the time

peace

DJR · Post by **DJR** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:21 pm

ranting's gonna get angry when he sees this - thats one reason i just stay with what i like, why fix when its not broken?

PlayLikeDave · Post by **PlayLikeDave** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:13 am

DJR07 wrote:ranting's gonna get angry when he sees this - thats one reason i just stay with what i like, why fix when its not broken?

Explicate on this if you could please

mbgreen · Post by **mbgreen** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 2:06 am

PlayLikeDave wrote:
DJR07 wrote:ranting's gonna get angry when he sees this - thats one reason i just stay with what i like, why fix when its not broken?

Explicate on this if you could please

He (Ranting Thespian) busts a nut over dean markley strings.

And if the strings were new, it was probably your fretboard that was dirty...cause I've never heard of strings getting that bad.

grock · Post by **grock** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 3:10 am

i've had the same problem on 2 seperate occasions with the dean markley's back in the day when i was first starting to play. i assumed it was just what happens when you play guitar. that's why i always have such a problem with ranting shooting off like they are the greatest thing in the world/ cuz my experience has shown them to be the worst strings.

go with the d'addarios and if you still have a problem with string tarnish, get the coated d'ads or elixirs.

mikey69 · Post by **mikey69** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 7:04 am

I've never had a problem with them before. They are my favorite string. The best is the Alchemy Brand. I've never heard a better sound from any string. And I've tried them all. But once again, its all relative to what you think a "good" sound is

Mikey

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 9:16 pm

grock wrote:i've had the same problem on 2 seperate occasions with the dean markley's back in the day when i was first starting to play. i assumed it was just what happens when you play guitar. that's why i always have such a problem with ranting shooting off like they are the greatest thing in the world/ cuz my experience has shown them to be the worst strings.

go with the d'addarios and if you still have a problem with string tarnish, get the coated d'ads or elixirs.

You tell them brother

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 2:55 am

Ok, my fingers don't get black on the strings unless I have had them on for 3 months and just havn't gone around to replacing them (and I play all the time, so I wear them out in a month to a month and a half). They have never been too bright for me, which is why I like them. They have more focus on a full sound than a bright sound. I have never had buzzing problems, or anything. I'll just give up on Dean Markleys with you guys.

grock · Post by **grock** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:57 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:Ok, my fingers don't get black on the strings unless I have had them on for 3 months and just havn't gone around to replacing them (and I play all the time, so I wear them out in a month to a month and a half). They have never been too bright for me, which is why I like them. They have more focus on a full sound than a bright sound. I have never had buzzing problems, or anything. I'll just give up on Dean Markleys with you guys.

oh ranting! to hear(read) you say(write) that saddens me. i had no idea how much i liked hearing you push for your favorite strings. as a die-hard fan you can't just give up.

i think it has more to do with body chemistry. my fingers just eat up uncoated strings like fat kids eat cookies and milk. it ain't pretty. i say for those of you with the luxury of not eating away at strings and having black fingers (unless of course they are black cuz that's how God made them) try out the brands, but when i hear someone is having this problem, first try the d'ads, cuz i've had better luck with those, then if all else fails you gotta get coated. i like the coated for many reasons but i think for some of us they are a must.

PlayLikeDave · Post by **PlayLikeDave** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:02 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:Ok, my fingers don't get black on the strings unless I have had them on for 3 months and just havn't gone around to replacing them (and I play all the time, so I wear them out in a month to a month and a half). They have never been too bright for me, which is why I like them. They have more focus on a full sound than a bright sound. I have never had buzzing problems, or anything. I'll just give up on Dean Markleys with you guys.

Come on Ranting...Just send all of us at the boards a new set of Markleys and we will see....jk. I am not trying to say Markleys are bad, just that this set is. They might be a year old or more. I duno. I was just wondering why the heck my fingers are turning black. That is disturbing.

peace

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:18 pm

Ok. I play the D'adds(custom light) and i love them. But i find that if i jam out particularly long, say 1.5hrs or more then i will get blackened fingers(and i'm white). It never really bothered me, i just figured that that's what happens when you play for a long time. So is my fretboard dirty? What to do.......Grock?

grock · Post by **grock** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:48 pm

dmfollower wrote:Ok. I play the D'adds(custom light) and i love them. But i find that if i jam out particularly long, say 1.5hrs or more then i will get blackened fingers(and i'm white). It never really bothered me, i just figured that that's what happens when you play for a long time. So is my fretboard dirty? What to do.......Grock?

that shouldn't happen. i've at least had a few sets of d'adds that didn't do that but it is hit or miss. with the coated strings (both elixir and d'adds) i've never had problems and never got black fingers.

just for reference, you all should be cleaning the guitar every third time you change the strings. (or there about) i try to clean my whole guitar once every month or 2, sometimes even more often.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 2:07 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:Ok, my fingers don't get black on the strings unless I have had them on for 3 months and just havn't gone around to replacing them

i've had some elixers on my guitar for more than 6 months before and never had black fingers...

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