[SwedishFruscianteFan]

I bought a Fender Classic Player 50's strat a while ago which features gotoh locking tuners. The guitar stay in tune really well. I was about to do a string change now and here is where I have problems. I can't seem to figure the locking tuners out. I've searched a lot online but haven't found anything. Was thinking of handing it over to the local guitar shop but I feel like it would be a shame to waste money on something that shouldn't be so hard. So if anyone has any experience with locking tuners and could give me some tips on how to change the strings, I would really really appreciate it.

Thanks.

[SwedishFruscianteFan]

Nvm, I changed the strings today, wasn't so hard afterall.

Aaah, D'Addarios are heaven!

[anachronism]

Hey, just out of curiousity, do your D'Addarios seem to start rusting pretty early?

[bobthecow]

anachronism, on 28 July 2010 - 12:04 PM, said:

Hey, just out of curiousity, do your D'Addarios seem to start rusting pretty early?

Earlier than maybe elixer or ernie ball, but they are better strings. On average I have to change mine about once a month depending on the guitar, and I play quite alot, about 4-8 hours a day of practice.

[anachronism]

Mine rust after like a week. Any advice?

[bobthecow]

anachronism, on 29 July 2010 - 11:57 AM, said:

Mine rust after like a week. Any advice?

If your hands sweat alot, you have no choice but to keep a towell by you and wipe your hands off between songs. If not, then get some string cleaner. Dunlop makes one that I use pretty much every time after I play, http://www.guitarcen...656-i1134776.gc

Your high-e will start to darken within a week of even being out in the open air because of humidity and such. I have quite a few guitars, and even the ones I don't play often start this up after a very short while.

[Ant0n101]

Yes, they will rust fairly quickly- in about a week they are already grimy, but its not a big deal. If you want to try to slow that down what a buddy of mine does is get an old rag or cloth and wrap it around the string and just run it down the length of the string back and forth. He uses some string cleaner as well. Even though I make fun of him, there is a noticeable difference between our strings say after two weeks of regular jamming. Mine are artifacts collected from Titanic and his just have some rust on them. Give it a try

[micromnml]

The EXL110s do seem to rust really quickly, especially when playing 2 hours non-stop in a covers gig. I also wipe my strings after each play. Friends have laughed at me for the past 10 years.

Currently have the coated 'EXP' (extended play) D'addarios on. Works a treat. Much more costly, but they haven't rusted after 4 weeks.

Tone-wise, they do feel different to the regular EXL110s. Will see how they go.

Any of you guys tried the coated ones? I recommend giving them a try.

[irondethpepper]

Use Fast Fret, it gets rid of some of the grime and makes your strings feel like new...albeit a bit too slippery for my liking (maybe I used too much? haha)

[AdMission]

I use EXL 115s, and have similar results. I think the rate at which the strings get funky depends on how much they have been played + whatever your individual pH is. I really want to try those Extended Play strings! Having said that, I too have been getting laughed at for years for frequently wiping off my strings, but mine tend to last longer than those of the idiots laughing at me!