68# Nickel Plated Steel < Stainless Steel

68# Nickel Plated Steel , Stainless Steel

Just now i brought my guitar to the centre where i take classes to change all 6 strings. Supposedly the strings must be changed in every 3 months. I dunno when was the last time i changed it, but the strings sounded really out.

Brought the >5kg guitar to the centre, asked the guy there to change all six strings. At that time only i noe tat for this long i'm using nickel plated steel instead of stainless steel. Bcoz nickel plated strings are cheaper than the stainless one, and i always call them to change for me the cheaper one. I tot stainless steel is a kind of alloy, which made up of iron and carbon... is it correct ar? Then carbon shud be cheaper than nickel rite? ah... dunno la. Stainless or not doesnt matter. I'll change it before it get rusted. Once it is rusted then the sound will fade very fast though i use the compressor mode...

RM19.80 for the strings, but they costed me RM26.82, bcoz additionally RM10 is needed as the service charge! What the hack? Though there's 10% off for students, but they asked for service charge was like a bit expensive man...

Remember last year the first time i brought the guitar there and change the strings, they charged me RM5 for service charge only. Though i felt RM5 was a bit expensive. But now RM10 man... Since the first time til the previous time i changed the strings, i asked the young lady there to change for me. She had never asked for any service charge at all! Some more she clean the fret board, the brigde and the whole guitar for me - dust free. Got special privileges from that young lady, lol...

Tat's y i tried to negotiate with them tat previously i wasnt charged for any service charge. They say it's a must, their boss will ask for it. Well, wat to do la... Just paid la. Just bcoz this guitar's bridge is 2 way bend design, more difficult in changin strings, therefore the charge is higher too... Anyway i rather pay the service charge la.

I tried to change myself the strings last time. It was so damn frustrating... Bcoz once the tension in any string varies, though just a little bit, all tunes of all 6 strings will be varied in 1 direction. Ah... Tat time i couldnt settle it only i brought it to the pro to do it.

The secret was, must take out the springs in the guitar, so that the bridge is not under stressed. So, after changing all 6 strings only the springs will be set back. Therefore it wont be any problem at all after tat since the tensions in all strings are the same!

But the worst thing ever is i cant tune in Drop D tuning, of coz further Drop C is impossible too. JUst bcoz of that damn bridge... The songs tat i play the most from a particular band the tuning is in Drop C tuning, which is CGCFAD... But me, a beginner must get used to the standard tunnig EADGBE. So some power chords i played for those songs are actually 1 or 1.5 half step higher than wat supposed to sound like. Wateva la, as long as i can get the tune.

2 hour of classes in a month, costs RM100... is it fair? Damn it. Even for piano diploma classes got 1 hour plus each classes, and about RM300+- only. Can say nearly 8 hours of lessons a month, Rm37.50 per hour. And mine, Rm50 per hour. I'm just at advanced level, not higher level also can cost like shit d. I'm really not satisfied with the payment. Think i'm goin to stop soon. By buy a book "Guitar Technique" which costs around RM38.50 i also can learn damn lot of stuffs d...

Goin mamak with frens at night, so i'm typing all this now... Bcoz most probably i only will be back at the midnight, wo ho...