Greefy67 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) In the not to dim and distant future I’m going to be stripping my Squier down a bit. Copper shielding and a new set of pups and a lick of lemon oil. I’m planning on reusing the strings. They are silk wrapped at top and tail flat wounds. And are practically new. Any reason I shouldn’t put them back on once the work is done? Thank you. Edited June 29, 2019 by Greefy67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GisserD Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 No. Done this many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I'd recommend trying to fit them in the same orientation as they were on the saddles and tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 No reason at all why you shouldn’t put your strings back on, I’ve restored and upgraded a few of my jazzes, and if you don’t alter your bridge your intonation should stay fairly true, and it’s worth checking the pickup height when fitting the new ones , it does alter the sound . I love an upgrade 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Of course you can reuse strings. . . . . but after all that work and expense upgrading your bass, don't you think a new set of strings would cap it off nicely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, chris_b said: Of course you can reuse strings. . . . . but after all that work and expense upgrading your bass, don't you think a new set of strings would cap it off nicely? Change Flatwounds? Heresy. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Depends on what flatwound strings they are. Upgrading to a good (and new) set of flats might just be the icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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