It's rather evident that the strings in the envelopes are rusty but they are fresh out of the pack. So the sealed pack guarantees nothing; you can still be greeted by rusty string. It begs the question- Why bother sealing at all?
Ask yourself- why do you grab that sealed pack as opposed to strings which are contained in non-air tight packaging? Simple answer right? Because you believe the manufacturer took extra efforts in making sure strings are in usable condition once they need to be used. However, you can't see the string condition inside the sealed pack so it makes things difficult. Some of us, overcome with deep unhappiness, would actually blame the store when they have absolutely nothing to do with it... tsk, tsk...
Encounters like this makes you re-think about the brand name, not so much the corrosion-preventive packaging. I've gotten responses from others in similar plight but let's not list the brand names we should avoid on our next string-buying trip to the guitar store, because it goes to show that rotten episodes happen regardless of the brand name on the pack.
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That's why I stop using DR strings cause too many times I open up and I saw rusty strings....
i've encountered this problem too... with rotosound, ernie ball, and the worst so far was gibson!
Agreed 110% with IDK.
In term of packaging technology.Daddario excels.
My personal experiences of course.
I use mostly fender strings mostly along with Ernie ball.You can get fender strings for a pretty good price and they sound great easy to tune and I've never had a rusty set yet. Ernie Balls you often get the odd patch of corrosion.
i'm alright with D'Addarios & Pyramids in the mean time. i bear no allegiance to any one brand name, i tend to try whatever's available at the stores here once in a while. there are some brand names i am avoiding in the mean time but naming them here is not gonna change anything :-)
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