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I love tuning the 1st E string to D and playing ordinary chord shapes C,G,Am,D they produce some wonderful changes and the harmonics produced at the 12th fret are simply divine!

Thanks one and all! your input in this thread is very interesting and I like the pencil lead idea. I am on Slinky lights on my Babicz &
Martin phos/bronze lights on my seagull.
I tried Elixir nano's for a while but found them a bit dull. I buy strings on line from stringthis.com saves bucks.

If there were no winter there could be no spring
no summer to follow or autumn to colour no
bird to sing, no tree to blossom or joy to bring.
No snow to enchant us or play in.

me, extract of a lyric

Do not adjust your mind, reality is at fault!

Keep a spare set, then you cant blame me!

Murphy.

Guitar strings will deteriorate very quickly in tone if due care is not applied. Some people have more acidity in their sweat than others, avoid smoking, alcohol, spicy foods, garlic and onions as this will increase acidity. Washing your hands with soap and water is
not the best thing to do before playing because it softens hard skin and introduces moisture into your skin, I use alcohol which removes moisture and potential harmful oils. I always wipe down with a lint free cotton cloth after playing and return the guitar to it's
case. Then pour myself a large scotch, light up a cigarette. and eat a big plate of curry!

Originally from London UK, now living in Japan. Played guitar for almost 50 years, now suffering
a worn out basal thumb joint and carpel tunnel syndrome but I will not stop playing till they nail
the lid on my box! Then it'll have to be the harp.