Fresh Strings?

[Craig Courtney]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

Craig,

I find I get the most mileage out of my strings when I store my bass in its case when not playing and most importantly; keeping my hands very clean before I play.

Yes Tim,
Sad to say I can relate to clean hands.
I played a "crawfish boil" last weekend and made the mistake of bringing my Smith bass. I don't know if you are familiar with one of or favorite spring rituals down here but the water that you boil the crawfish in can contain anything and everything from lemons to cayenne pepper.
As a result, I was unable to eat any crawfish due to fear of getting cayenne pepper and other "juices" on my hands.
Lesson learned? If I want to eat crawfish, take the Ibanez to the gig and leave my Smith at home.