Guitar String Care And Other Stupid Shit By Scott Grove

[@HoffmasterB]

Hi Scott. Im a old new guitar player. Beginner. I want to say thank you. To share knowledge, makes that knowledge so much more. Thank you for your time and knowledge. You are a awesome human being!

[@groovydjs]

You are way too kind. I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Thank you.

[@southernpride2003]

​@@groovydjs I'm 20 soon to be 21 me and my grandpa built my own homemade electric guitar When I was 11 using hand tools no heavy or fancy expensive machinery except for a soldering iron and a drill and some glue anyways before I had a KZbin channel I was watching your channel in 2013 I just wanted to say thank you for your knowledge the shape of my guitar was inspired by Earl Scruggs's banjo I was born in Cleveland county NC I still live in NC and the leather flower design i got the idea from seeing Waylon's telecaster

[@maurine2524]

Hahaha, the Ethiopian kid rant was hilarious. You are a national treasure and watching and doing every you say WILL make me a better guitarist. Wishing you well, Scott.

[@groovydjs]

I'm glad that SOMEONE enjoyed that. lol I really appreciate you saying that what I try to teach has some merit. Stay groovy!

[@donciseau]

Very educational video!

[@groovydjs]

HORRIBLE IDEA! If you feel a need to wipe them, use rubbing alcolol only. Or just use Elixirs and you'll NEVER have to wipe them.

[@charger19691]

Love these technical videos Scott. The amount of advice and teaching you offer everyone is amazing. Thank you for your generosity. Your not rambling brother..great video!

[@ericcurry-pitcher5493]

Hi Scott I recently subbed and have been binge watching your content. I've learned so much from you and I am glad to see your videos are being enjoyed in the mid 2020's.

[@groovydjs]

Welcome aboard! I'm so glad that you've been enjoying the stuff I've posted.

[@groovydjs]

Yeah, you'll never have a problem again once you use the Polywebs. You could pour batter acid on them and they won't die. lol The best thing to do is to find someone on eBay that sells them who is willing to ship them to you. You'll never look back my friend. Keep me posted!

[@dannywhite9046]

Thank you Scott! I do appreciate your no bullshit approach to guitar information.. You've helped me out a few times.. Again, thanks for what you do.. cheers

[@groovydjs]

Yeah, the Nanowebs BLOW DOG! They just fall apart. Not worth buying. It's best to just get them on eBay via someone who will ship internationally. I honestly know that Gore Industries (Elixir) are going to end up hanging themselves soon. They are only putting the Nanowebs in the stores and the Polywebs have been discontinued in so many areas, especially the bass strings. All Polywebs are long gone. I have a few cases of them, so I have great strings. lol I love the BALLSACK thing. lol

[@ben6wraith]

You are definitely 100% right about the Polywebs, Iv been using them also for years and years now!! Hardly ever changed them and they still sound fucking great dude!! And I have a pretty large guitar collection myself, and I absolutely have sworn by the polywebs for about 8 years now! Im curious Scott to know if you have tried any other coated strings at all my friend??? Anything else that competes with the Elixers??? Great video again Mr Groovy!!! Much thanks! Ben Weightman

[@groovydjs]

You are so welcome. It's nice to have folks that don't mind hearing the truth. lol So many people want it sugar coated. Just not my style at all. lol Cheers! Scott

[@randywoolum2648]

Let the haters hate Scott. You don't rant and rave, you talk logic and logical thinking is few and far between with most people. I've personally learned a ton from your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@eddy621]

I have to thank you for making all these videos. It's refreshing to hear direct advice without sifting through a lot of the bullshit out there.

[@statelessmars]

Talking about bridges, after having my thin strings break bending on them for months(elixer polyweb 10 gauge)on my Chinese strat is already equipped with mighty mite string trees, fender locking tuners, am having the plastic nut replaced but is it good in the long run to simply replace fender saddles with the smooth ones you mentioned?

[@philipcorrigan6050]

Wachted this video years ago and havn't changend strings since 😁

[@deansuminski439]

I have recently discovered SCOTT GROVE videos and you are everything you say you are. But being a beginner guitar player and maker the information you put out is right on. I live in Portland Oregon and after watching some of your videos am amazed at how "professional" luthiers get it wrong! Hqve a great day!

[@groovydjs]

Welcome aboard Dean. I hope you find plenty here to help you out!

[@RetroTekGuyAU]

Probably pointless asking this now due to the age of this video but at 20:48 that red Strat on the left of your head...how much would you sell that for if it was for sale? Great video by the way, been using Polys for about 9 years now and have a set on my David Gilmour strat that have been on there for about 3 years.

[@RideZLightnin]

Great Info Scott : ) Thanks for real world information instead of guitar magazines who glorify every product

[@luistijerina]

Hi, Steve. I tried the Polywebs for guitar some time ago and they are indeed my favorite guitar strings by far. However, I recently bought a bass and would like to know which strings are the closest thing I can find, since I will not be able to buy Polywebs for bass?

[@KONAROCK1]

weird! I run a music shop out in Hawaii and we stock both Poly and Nano. I had no idea that polys are being phased out. Totally oblivious! It's like I live on an island or something! ; ) ..good to know though! I'll start hoarding the polys now for personal stock.

[@lonewolfmtnz]

So, what would your opinions be on the various offerings from Thomastik Infield (Vienna) - e.g hex cores, 'softer' steels silk inner wraps, flat and semi-flat windings. I've found their Blues Sliders exceptionally long lasting, rich (not bright), Would also like to see a video on pros and cons of string gauge(s) for electrics.

[@JacobGarcia]

Have you tried the D'Addario EXP strings? Given that the company who manufactures the same strings but use a different coating, i think they last a pretty decent amount of time on my acoustic.Still sort of pricey though.

[@samtheinsaneshred]

You're right, I can't seem to find the polywebs anywhere in the U.K! Really want to try em' out cos' iv'e used Ernie Ball's for 8 years and nothing else, plus I'm like you, I'll go through strings in about an hour so I need to try these out.

[@jacobbelina]

Do Elixers break easily? I have a problem of breaking the Ernie Ball unwound strings...

[@michaelnewell3823]

Hi Scott, I have followed your channel for years now. My question is that I have a CF Martin D41 acoustic. My problem is that I have tried the polyweb acoustic and electric strings and D'addario strings for acoustic and I get a very dull sound out of my Martin no matter what I use and this Martin I have had since 1995. So it's got a lot of age on it but for some reason this guitar just doesn't ring the way some Martins do. I must say though that for electric guitar, you are right on about the nice brightness of these electric strings. Trouble is yiu can't find these polyweb strings anymore and the nanoweb and some of the other brand names are good but very expensive especially for myself. I live in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 so the exchange on the U.S. dollar is like almost 30 cents on the dollar because the Canadian dollar isn't worth a shite. So say if these strings cost $13.00 USD then that's 30 cents tacked onto every dollar plus the outrageous cost of shipping in U.S. dollars. What a shame you can't get them anymore and the price now is through the roof. Thanks mate. Cheers

[@jrchris1121]

You're suggesting to take the "string scrape" out of Rock 'n Roll?! Blasphemy!! LOL

[@SunAndMirror]

Very useful information. At around 28 minutes you say the composition of the guitar does not change the sound, and pickups only care about magnetic waves. I think the rest of the guitar, not just the strings, will affect the final tone via resonance which has a subtle effect on string vibration. Since the pickups are sensing string vibration, if the vibration of the strings respond harmonically due to body resonance, why do you think the sound wouldn't change?

[@groovydjs]

This is easy to prove my friend. Enjoy: Does wood affect the sound or tone of an electric guitar? the basic physics behind the answer.

[@SunAndMirror]

Interesting, so a guitar made of plywood, with equivalent shape and remaining components, would sound the same as any top-tier guitar?

[@VintageSG]

groovydjs I don't mind the tonewood lot. The tonewood guitars seem well constructed and very pretty. Then you get to the Brian May blockboard guitar, or the Danelectro hardboard specials. I've had comments about the amazing sound of my guitars. One of which is a Danelectro, the other, a mahogany SG. Screw tonewoods for me, give me something that sings like a rock'n'roller, not a freakin' diva and for me, low output pickups, controls on 10, grin on face gives the best sound.

[@JoeBaermann]

@@SunAndMirrorIf it is well put together and is stable enough, yes.

[@commanderterraria]

Hey Scott if slide picking takes off the coating doesn't regular strumming take off the coating too????

[@Josell1028]

Yes, but you can restore them by shooting man goo on them.

[@Rtr1966]

Hey Scott, are you familiar with Brian May’s guitar that he built and played in queen, that guitar had a roller bridge, straight headstock, and straight string pull, I’ve heard that his has excellent tuning stability, and I’ve played replica models from his guitar company that I thought were pretty good guitars.

[@bzmaro]

great vid long but informative also what you were telling us about the older ibenez guitars that are made in japan they are kind of like Japanese cars? so most of time not super expensive and whenever you need to change a part (which in most cases is rare) it will be expensive but it will last and you can taking care of them or not you will still get probably not have to many problems (i am a car nut and my father only has ever bought japenese cars ever since h started driving in the 80s) but i am guessing that ibanez didnt make many lefties in those days correct

[@xXRepticBoSzXx]

What is your opinion of Martin SP Lifespan? I have the same thing has you with the sweaty fingers and the strings only last me about a 3 weeks and then start to rust. Also the Elixir Strings are still selling the polyweb.

[@jrodecpf]

I have a question about a video you posted on different woods not affecting sound electrically. You yourself said that ACOUSTICALLY the different types of wood on electric guitars DO affect the sound produced. Now it is to my understanding that the your ear and a guitar pickup function in essentially the same manner. If two different electric guitars produce two different sounds acoustically, then that means the strings are vibrating a different frequencies which will in turn produce different sounds. Our ears, like pickups, collect the different vibrations and then send ELECTRIC signals to the brain which will in turn produce the sound intended. A pickup does exactly the same thing so if a guitar produces a certain sound according to the type of wood on a guitar then the strings are in fact vibrating in a certain frequency. By your logic, the pickups then must also be picking up different frequencies on different guitars. What's your say on this?

[@groovydjs]

See, you are just making stuff up. The strings won't be vibrating at different frequencies. A low A string is giving off 110hz NO MATTER WHAT. So, NOTHING IN THE WORLD will change that. There you go, thanks for playing.

[@jrodecpf]

So your saying our ears can pick up different sounds acoustically and guitar pickups cannot correct?

[@groovydjs]

jrodecpf Yep, that is part of the way it works. The pickups only send a signal containing the information that were generated by transverse waves. Concussion waves (probably everything you are thinking about....the waves that make acoustic sounds that your ears can actually hear) are not sent to the amplifier. So, if you were to fart into a properly potted pickup, it will not be amplified. Sounds replicated via ferrous materials are. It starts and stops right there. Cheers.

[@JoeBaermann]

@@jrodecpfIt can pickup a difference in sustain, but that is more based on how strong the wood is and not which type of wood. Attach a string to a steel construction H-bar and you will have all the sustain a string can have. There are some harmonic resonances, but the idiots who love them don’t use in-ears or crank their amps up to where they can’t hear the acoustics of the guitar itself, speaker missplacement is also a common failure, sometimes one might think people have ears on their arse. 😂

[@groovydjs]

Many thanks my friend! I'll gladly do some bass setup videos for you if you want them. No problem at all! Cheers. Scott

[@CTubeTV]

Scott I found some elixir polyweb for 8.95 a set at stringandbeyond online store is that a good price. I never tried these strings but after watching your video I thought I'd give them a try but the prices I am not up to date? - Charles

[@groovydjs]

Howdy my friend. That's a really good price. Juststrings.com also runs the same price. They also carry and sell SINGLE strings (yep....even the Polywebs) in case you want to put together a set that they don't normally offer or a 7 string set etc. So, you found a place with a good price. You did great!

[@51MontyPython]

"If bone is so great for your nut then why do you want your nut to sound different than your frets? Good question. I had already considered that point about the nut and frets, but somehow the saddle question, -- although I had considered different kinds of saddles, hadn't really thought about it (the material used) in terms of how it matched the nut or the frets, but just how it differed in general. Something interesting to experiment with, though. I wish more people would perform those kinds of scientifically conducted experiments in order to strike away any false myths and assumptions, with demonstrable recorded results, and post them.

[@EvilSean62]

good common sense advice thank you ! .. i learned a lot .. and yeah i feel stupid a little and i 100% agree polywebs rule ... had a set on an acoustic for 6 years now still sound like new !! i use 99% ethanol to dip my bass strings in for 20 mins off the bass coiled ...get in there with a toothbrush ..gets me around 3 cleans before they go. i will now try just soaking them in it on the bass and bouncing them ... should save me a lot of hassle ... thx dude ... liked , subscribed , lit candle , sacrificed chicken also sooo true about built in obsolescence ... not a conspiracy ... question is how do we convince elixir ?

[@1000-r3g]

Ten years later elixir still didn't put themselfs out of business. Thank you tho for explaining all the good stuff in this video mate! Im looking around cause i want to try new strings. I might order polywebs, seems i can get them still on amazon here. Not in all sizes by the looks of it but .11s i could order. Which i now will.

[@TheNavalAviator]

They only sell Nanowebs in all the guitar shops I've been to. I will have to order the Polywebs on the Internets.

[@mickkennedy1344]

I put on a new set of strings, play them for several hours then put on another new set - the following day I do the same thing again;; I'm addicted to the 'bell like' quality and zing of new strings -- please, Scott, do I need to see a psychiatrist?

[@jonnyspace50]

Hey Scott. Would you do a review on a rickenbacker 360/6. Do you have one

[@groovydjs]

Sorry my friend. I won't be owning any Rickenbackers.

[@jonnyspace50]

Why

[@jonnyspace50]

Ive heard there expensive but that hasent stopped you

[@groovydjs]

jack dalisa I can't find anything I like about any of them.

[@jonnyspace50]

Even the uglybackener bass

[@groovydjs]

My pleasure. All of the assholes are in all of my other videos. TONS of the. lol

[@megaTommygun11]

great info lot of stuff i did not know thx u bro

[@Northernmight]

Now i tried to look for some of those Polyweb strings. Could only find 9's >.< i use 10's. FUCKNUTS! Give some good alternatives :D pretty please!

[@groovydjs]

The 10's are everywhere. Just go online and grab some. www.juststrings.com/elx-12050.html Just $8.86 per set.

[@DJ.1001]

I agree with you on the elixir string but not on the tune-o-matic strings. I've owned two and know others who have owned tune-o-matic saddles and I have never seen a string break at the point where it contacts at the saddle. 90% of string breakages i've seen are at the tuning peg.

[@richjones54]

you're funny :) loved the English accent

[@jrchris1121]

Every Rig Rundown I've seen the guitar tech always comments that they change the strings on every guitar every single night. You think they are just lazy and don't want to clean them?

[@groovydjs]

It's VERY common to change strings every show. Bassists as well. Your strings really take a beating during a full, pro show.

[@groovydjs]

***** Nope, I've done many pro tours and no need to change them. That would be like buying a new guitar for each show. You only replace things that need to be replaced. But then again, I know some really crazy "PROs" that have to have all of their tubes changed every single show! That one seems really odd to me, but....to each his own.

[@calsade4765]

alright!! alright!! scott jesus!! nanoweb????? I'll test you and get to the bottom of your bullshit test. DAMMMMMMMMMMMM this is my test. i'm playing silk damn i will rattle thanks your scott grove i will not play with anything but nanoweb now thanks your help i am not!! sponsored nanowebs i'm playing silk i have NOT cleaned my strings. here is the only problem.....damn once i play another guitar and its rather crappy i want to play my own THANKS SCOTT REALLY TRULY THANKS A LOT

[@roberthickman2953]

Tell me more shit man!