paulo

sharke

Paulo: black strings would be awesome. Lead the way.

 
 
Here ya go.......
 

 
http://www.zzounds.com/item--DRSBKE10
 
 

 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rotosound-Coated-Electric-Guitar-Strings/dp/B0024RH8G6%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduc08-21%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0024RH8G6
 

On the other hand, how am I supposed to know when my strings are corroded and need replacing? With my ears? Pffft!

Karyn
How much you sweat is not the issue, it's the salt content.  You could argue that sweating profusely under hot stage lights could produce less salty sweat as the water content is replenished faster in the sweat glands..
 
Conversely, someone who sweats little could have oily sweat that sticks to everything (think fingerprints) and holds the salt, increasing corrosion.
 
 
But ultimately it's the same problem as we have with cars in winter. Salt corrosion.

I'm not saying how much I sweat is the issue, I'm saying that the acidic content of the sweat is the issue. Sweat has uric acid in it in quantities which differ from person to person.

paulo
Is there anything Bitflipper doesn't know ?

 
Where do you think Google gets their information from? 
 

You have acid?  
 
Acid never hurt my strings because I could never figure out which end of the cord to plug into the guitar... or what the guitar was.
 
Seriously, I go low sodium when I can and never add salt to my food. I never have a problem with my strings, but it is probably just me. I DO use Snake Oil Strings almost exclusively. They last forever and actually become more tuneful after about a week of playing. It is not unusual for them to last months. I use the Vintage, Rock, and Nickel for different guitars. They are well worth a try if you haven't tried them.
 
http://www.sfarzo.us/SNAKE_OIL_STRINGS.html they have lots of other good strings too. The "V" strings look interesting. Some good looking coated strings too.
 

 
J
 
 

My guitar player in California sprayed WD40 on his strings after every play.

57Gregy
My guitar player in California sprayed WD40 on his strings after every play.

Did he put fish wrapper under the strings or something? Did it help? Sound's oily... may be slick though!
 
J

Welp...here for your informational amusement is the one, the only SCOTT GROVE on the subject at hand.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQAmtG5TzEw
 

Apparently, the average pH in humans has been dropping over the centuries as our diets have changed. Specifically, the ratio of potassium to sodium has reversed: our ancient ancestors had a ratio of 10:1 potassium to sodium. Modern diets have a typical ratio of 1:3 - three times as much sodium as potassium. This, coupled with a shortfall in magnesium consumption, results in acidosis, or excessive acidity in the body.

 
The sodium ion and potassium ion are both cationic species associated with strong bases (i.e, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide) and as such their presence does not affect the pH of an aqueous solution.
 
The same is true for anionic species associated with strong acids such as the chloride ion in hydrochloric acid.
 

So, in other words, a solution of sodium chloride (NaCl) prepared in distilled, deionized water should have a pH value very close to 7.

jbow

57Gregy
My guitar player in California sprayed WD40 on his strings after every play.

Did he put fish wrapper under the strings or something? Did it help? Sound's oily... may be slick though!
 
J

No, he just sprayed it on, then wiped it down. Sorta like Finger Eze (?), but with the added benefit of Water Displacement.
I didn't like doing that because WD40 stinks, to me.

Karyn
How much you sweat is not the issue, it's the salt content.  You could argue that sweating profusely under hot stage lights could produce less salty sweat as the water content is replenished faster in the sweat glands..
 
Conversely, someone who sweats little could have oily sweat that sticks to everything (think fingerprints) and holds the salt, increasing corrosion.
 
 
But ultimately it's the same problem as we have with cars in winter. Salt corrosion.

+1 to these comments
 
Also (probably stating the obvious) ... adding additional sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarb) adds sodium ion to your diet.  For every gram of NaHCO3 that you add to your diet (and it sounds like you are adding at least that much) you are adding 0.274 grams of Na+.