When I was playing 3-4 nights a week (6 hrs a night), I'd change strings every two weeks...now, only playing 5 or 6 nights a MONTH, I change them about once every-other month. (on my electrics)
On my acoustc, I don't change strings until I absolutely HAVE to. (ie, when a string breaks...I'll change the whole set instead of just the one string)
I've not had the success that others have had in boiling old strings...once they're off the guitar, a new set is put on. The two or three times I've tried the "boiling trick", the strings don't last much longer (they'll break...and usually right during a set at a gig, as luck would have it).
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