The Nu-String Project: Phase one

After all the previous string writing I finally got around to restringing the Stratocaster. Actually what happened was that I was all geeked up to get some new wires on a week ago, but when I looked at the guitar it became clear that my masterful acoustic restringing skills weren't 100% applicable and I was thrown by the complex bridge and the string guides on the neck.

I have been known in the past to hastily dive into technical challenges that were a bit above my head and figure them out on the fly, but I have to admit that I love my guitar, and fear of screwing something up cooled my jets. I did a little reading (apparently restringing a Fender is so rudimentary that even Fender doesn't have any materials on it, and my Idiots guide to guitars doesn't cover it. I found some cool schematics of my guitar on their site though.

So tonight I took the dykes to the strings, and got the new Fender strings on the Strat. Pshaw. No biggee. It really was simple and although I feel my calm head should be rewarded . . . I fear that I was a total wuss in this case.

Now rating the strings . . . blah! They are only marginally better than my old ones (Strung at the factory Fender strings). I am used to a magical tonal difference that I have experiences with my acoustic, this did not provide any noticeable magic. They feel a little better than my old dirty tired factory originals, but so far the rating is * (one star).