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Hey all, just needing some help with my string choice. my infinity is strung with d'addario nickel round wound strings and i really love the bright sound, but i'm terribly lazy, and am lucky to change my strings often. Only when i have to record or when the scum buildup gets embarrassingly...

Tried to install these Elixir strings on 5 string Wick and to my disappointment I noticed that the E and B strings are too thick from the rear end, so when attaching them to saddle (correct name?) the string won't fit in the hole from where it should go to the bridge. With violence I was able to...

so i changed to coated strings since i always lose the sound of new strings after 1, 2 weeks. the reason are my extreme acidic sweaty fingers. my prob now is that the coated strings are brown and dirty and i want to know how to keep them clean? i think boiling them of would be a prob so as an...