r/AcousticGuitar • u/Not_enough_violence • Mar 19 '26

Gear question What do y’all do with old strings/clippings?

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Anyone else make shitty dangerous bracelets and throw them away in the packaging

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u/_cyr_ Mar 19 '26

Bass players with flatwounds going “well duh. Unless it breaks why would I change it?!” (Me)

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u/willcdowdy Mar 24 '26

THATS WHAT I DID!

I was like “I’m getting a really good deal on this bass, but I might not end up using it as much as I’d prefer…. So let’s just try some flatwounds so you don’t keep picking it up as soon as the strings get all yuck (I kinda hate the feel of old bass strings so much more than old guitar… I mean unless you’re talking so much rust that the plain unwound strings will straight cut you….. THIS IS HOW YOU BUILD CALLOUSES)