Daves' Strings? Your Fav.?

HumbleMonkey · Post by **HumbleMonkey** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:05 pm

my strings

beautiful sound

andreasolsson · Post by **andreasolsson** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:27 am

http://gear.dmbtabs.com/view.php?id=21

I use those.. love them.
bought them at http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/dexacgustli0.html

the best strings I've played on

joyrider86 · Post by **joyrider86** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:54 am

How often does monk change daves strings?

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:56 am

joyrider86 wrote:How often does monk change daves strings?

Supposedly after every few songs

paulaitchison · Post by **paulaitchison** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:08 am

Beauford33 wrote:
joyrider86 wrote:How often does monk change daves strings?
Supposedly after every few songs

really?.............every few songs??.... cause guitar strings need a couple of days to settle down after they are changed to keep in tune for long, they warp and strech and then find a new point where they can be tuned and stay tuned................ how many guitars does he have back stage then.......... i could see him changing strings every 2 or 3 shows maby, but songs............thats just plane self indulgent.

czech · Post by **czech** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:26 am

paulaitchison wrote:
Beauford33 wrote:
joyrider86 wrote:How often does monk change daves strings?
Supposedly after every few songs
really?.............every few songs??.... cause guitar strings need a couple of days to settle down after they are changed to keep in tune for long, they warp and strech and then find a new point where they can be tuned and stay tuned................ how many guitars does he have back stage then.......... i could see him changing strings every 2 or 3 shows maby, but songs............thats just plane self indulgent.

the band's site tech page I could have sworn they said that he gets new strings every show. I dont knwo how many of each guitar he has sitting around, but im sure they are all newly strung and stretched etc....

but changing them multiple times a show is somethign i have never heard of.

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:28 pm

that's just dumb

SingLike_Dave · Post by **SingLike_Dave** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:34 pm

eze3484 wrote:that's just dumb

Defintaly dumb.
No need of that.
I replace mine every month and they sound great till the end.

andi play the fuck out of em.

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:38 pm

First of all, every few songs is impossible, isnt practical, or necessary. He hardly ever changes guitars unless hes going to drop D or raised b. I wouldnt doubt he changes every show or every few shows, but every few songs, come on.

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:57 pm

jsgksu wrote:First of all, every few songs is impossible, isnt practical, or necessary. He hardly ever changes guitars unless hes going to drop D or raised b. I wouldnt doubt he changes every show or every few shows, but every few songs, come on.

That is just something I read on here from someone who had front row seats and said he saw monk restringing guitars all the time. I probably should have stated that in my orginial post.

SaxMan123 · Post by **SaxMan123** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:52 pm

paulaitchison wrote:martin lights, there cheep £7 ($13 ?) for 3 sets from ebay and sound great, very springey , but i say change at least every 2 months, more if you play a lot.

tch light strings are for weenies

I refuse to use anything but medium guage strings and Ernie Ball Earthwoods Medium Guage are my babies, I dont use anything else for my acoustic. I use Blue Steels on my electric though.