I change the strings on my acoustic guitars about once every couple of months, depending on how often I'm playing them. Normally I purchase phosphor bronze strings. I just like the way they sound, and specifically how they interact with my guitars (Gibson J45 and J150). Most often I purchase Martin 80/20, but I've used other strings such as John Pearse. The strings I used for years are no longer made, they were Kaman Adamas strings. I play fairly light gauge (.12-.54) because they are slightly easier to play, and my guitars already have a ton of low end so thicker strings are no benefit to me in that regard. I picked up an additional acoustic gig this weekend and needed to change my strings
For most of my life, as early as I can remember, I have been strongly affected by sound. I have an early memory of one of my birthday parties not going so well because one event consisted of sitting on balloons in order to see who could pop them the first (or something). I ran into the hall upset because of the loud sound they all made, and we had to quickly move onto the next activity. I was mesmerized by all of the Charlie Brown holiday cartoons not just due to the animation, but also because of the music, which I realized later. I watched movies and noticed the soundtrack and sound effects more than the plot. I started buying records when I was about 12 years old and while my family would
