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I've pretty much started playing this year, bought myself a Cort EVL-Z4 and a JamVox for my laptop. I'm left handed but decided to learn how to play right handed since I'm sure my right hand won't even know where to find the frets! only problem is that same stupid hand is giving me a hard time strumming ?

Slowly learning and hardening my finger tips by playing slower solo's and intro's. Must admit that I should be learning to play from the start using standard tuning but I just love getting straight into my heavy stuff with drop C. I'm also rather amazed at how fast these strings rust, must not be cleaning it proper. With that in mind, anyone here have experience with stainless steel strings?
    Welcome! Tell me, the Z4, is it a white one? If it is then I reckon you should give up this guitar playing thing as it really is hard and sell it to me for next to nothing... ?
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      lol, no a black one ?

      tell you what. you buy that epiphone in the classifieds and we'll trade ?
        Okay... I'll settle for the black one when you quit this stupid hobby :-[

        Seriously though, the matt black is beautiful - enjoy it!
          ConDamage wrote: I'm also rather amazed at how fast these strings rust, must not be cleaning it proper. With that in mind, anyone here have experience with stainless steel strings?
          My strings tarnish very quickly after I put them on. I use D'Addario strings (9, 10 and 12 gauge on different guitars). Every player has different body chemistry including levels of acidity etc. which can affect string tarnish rates (and there are also the environmental factors).

          It shouldn't affect the tone too much (from what I understand) but you can always try a different brand, like Ernie Ball, and see if there's any difference. Note, however, that the feel of the strings is often a bit different among brands.
            thx Warren.

            I've gone thru a set of Ernie's already and now have a new set of Rotosound 11-48's on. Must say I like this thicker gauge more. Also ,comparing recordings of a the same tune with the rusted Ernie's and these new ones, the difference in sound is massive! Completely out of tune with the old set, not to mention that they got so grippy that everytime I'd take my finger off a string it would be a pulloff ?
              ConDamage wrote: thx Warren.

              I've gone thru a set of Ernie's already and now have a new set of Rotosound 11-48's on. Must say I like this thicker gauge more. Also ,comparing recordings of a the same tune with the rusted Ernie's and these new ones, the difference in sound is massive! Completely out of tune with the old set, not to mention that they got so grippy that everytime I'd take my finger off a string it would be a pulloff ?
              Cool stuff. And, well, there's tarnishing and then there's rusting. Rusted or corroded strings are not desirable things ? How are you cleaning them after playing?
                I've got a cloth used to clean reading glasses that I use. I wipe the strings down from top to bottom and then run the cloth underneath the strings as well. I just didn't do it that often since this is my 1st guitar....had to learn the hard way I guess ?
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                  Bob
                    thanks.....

                    (slap on the wrist duly received)
                      No slap on the wrist intended ?

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