RPS dont last long...

[Hendog]

I have to change these RPS 9's once a week. I have been playing an hour or more every day, but the non RPS's seem to last longer.

Thoughts?

 

[Smellybum]

I think it depends on how you look after your strings,
where you store your guitar
how much residue/sweat your hands produce
and and and....

I get months and months out of my strings, and I've only had 1 duff string in 16 years of playing the ball end came off on tuning - poop happens!, I couldn't match that return/failure rate in my business if I had a 2nd team checking what the first did...

Sorry Hendog, from where I sit your on your own..

Well you did ask!

 

[Big Poppa]

I hate to tell you this but I would use this as a lesson in expressing opinions on the internet....they are exactly the same....exactly the only difference is that we reinforce the plain strings...Also 28 hours of serious playing is expecting a lot.....

 

[TNT]

I personally "love" fresh strings anyway!!!!

However, my Super Slinkies will last waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay longer than any other string out there - bar none!! And, in addition I use PURE Nickel Classic Rock n Roll.


Time tested - love em"!!!

 

[Grand Wazoo]

And I would like to add that my 17 years old son plays his guitar almost 24/7 with a break for studying, eating and sleeping. He has sweathy palms and he was killing Da44ario's within 4 days!! Ever since I have switched him on to the EB titanium coated his strings are lasting him months, which I think in his case it is remarkable and the extra money spent on a set of coated EB it's actually a saving when you consider these strings outlast 4 sets of the competition strings.

 

[Big Poppa]

keep in mind that the rps set is not the coated set the coated set also has reinforced plain strings

 

[Hendog]

i hate to tell you this but i would use this as a lesson in expressing opinions on the internet....they are exactly the same....exactly the only difference is that we reinforce the plain strings...also 28 hours of serious playing is expecting a lot.....

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[Big Poppa]

HEn don tget sensitive but when you state as fact something that is not accurate that is how urban legends grow...Didnt mean to offend you in any way.....

 

[Hendog]

HEn don tget sensitive but when you state as fact something that is not accurate that is how urban legends grow...Didnt mean to offend you in any way.....

I'm not the one who got emotional.

Maybe I should have put a ? at the end of the thread title. I was trying to start a conversation about the RPS strings. They seem to be corroding/rusting within days where my regular EB plain strings used to last for 30 days or so. I was sort of hoping for a trick or method of keeping them going.

 

[Big Poppa]

hen this is the problem with written word....lets start over as i wasnt emotional...

The only difference between the rps and the regular plain string is the reinforcement at the ball...so many thing can affect string life....humidity temp and smoky rooms.

Probably a good thing to do is to wipe the strings down with a clean cloth after playing.

 

[Hendog]

hen this is the problem with written word....lets start over as i wasnt emotional...

The only difference between the rps and the regular plain string is the reinforcement at the ball...so many thing can affect string life....humidity temp and smoky rooms.

Probably a good thing to do is to wipe the strings down with a clean cloth after playing.

OK. So the string itself is identical so it must be something else that changed. Thanks for the info.

 

[Big Poppa]

no problem

 

[marduke]

the last set of super slinkies i had on my JP6 lasted me a good 3 months without rusting or getting overly dull before i changed them. but i made sure i cleaned them after every use. but then again i only play it afew times a week.

 

[Progdude]

I play about 5 hours a day and there fore I change my strings weekly. But EBs seem to last the longest.

 

[Brian]

We've gotten some good feedback from some of our artists that the strings are lasting even longer now with the sealed element shield packaging. Are you guys experiencing any benefits since the packaging changeover?

 

[Hendog]

We've gotten some good feedback from some of our artists that the strings are lasting even longer now with the sealed element shield packaging. Are you guys experiencing any benefits since the packaging changeover?

I am experiencing the opposite. But as we have talked about, I may have some other factor that I'm not realizing.

I have been using the EB Plain Strings for years and then started using the RPS in the sealed package and all of a sudden I have to change them every 5-7 days.

 

[Hendog]

Maybe the fact that they are sealed in a perfect climate (for strings) hurts them when they are opened in my 56 degree, 94% humidity garage?

Who knows.

 

[Brian]

Hendog, thanks for the feedback. You can also try using the Wonder Wipe String Cleaner after playing. The formula we developed seems to work the best on plains. After launching the product we had a few complaints regarding lint from the paper coming off on the strings (more of an annoyance, than a product issue). However, recently We've reengineered the wipe to have more durable lint free paper. It works great.

 

[Brian]

Nah climate won't negatively affect the strings. The material used is similar to the food product industry as well. Non Perishable food like doritos doesnt change quality from 80 degree to 50 degree weather. Same with strings

 

[Hendog]

Hendog, thanks for the feedback. You can also try using the Wonder Wipe String Cleaner after playing. The formula we developed seems to work the best on plains. After launching the product we had a few complaints regarding lint from the paper coming off on the strings (more of an annoyance, than a product issue). However, recently We've reengineered the wipe to have more durable lint free paper. It works great.

I do use them and love them. I find the polish wipes very convenient.

I am meticulous about my instrument and washing my hands before I touch it. I wipe it if I play it for more than an hour or so at a time.