OK this week, it seems that I hate all guitars with more than one pickups (ha!), or maybe I am on a restrictive journey to manifest creativity. More importantly, I gave my Ibanez RGR08 a re-string, an overdue re-string, in fact.
Previously, I had a set of DR colour coated strings in there which lasted forever so a re-string for this guitar was never on the agenda but those strings aren't really immortal, the colour coat flaked off & those exposed portions rust and they must go.Lots of gunk on my fretboard as well so a little cleaning up should go a long way (to playing enjoyment).
Many of you might not be familiar with the non-round wound strings unless you play bass as well. These are basically windings which are flattened & the immediate effect is that you feel the smoothness upon handling. Jazz dweebs might be having flat-wounds in their guitars which are a more extreme interpretation to this technicality, so they don't feel that gap there between the windings. Any other differences to note? Definitely:
- Flat-wound strings aren't as bright-sounding, this is the reason why jazz players love them for their warmth. Engage your neck pickup & you have some of the smoothest, rounded, warm tones out there.
- The flatter the winding, the longer your string life. Why? Lesser dirt (or virtually no dirt at all) trapped between the windings.
- Not as noisy- obviously due to the flatter surface so you won't hear that noise resulting from dragging your fingertips along the string length.
As for me, I'm taming the active pickup's top end by using a less bright set of strings, maybe this might work for you, no harm trying, yes? :-)
Anyone going to Beez's later?
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