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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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yeah, they do sound different than the ones that were on there, no doubt about that

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Pull up on the strings, pulling them away from the guitar, and it will pre-stretch them, making your tuning last longer. Eventually they'll stretch themselves, but pre-stretching makes it fast. Do this a few times, tuning between each, and it makes the strings hold their tune faster.

Strings stretch as you play them. Even though they're made of metal, they still stretch. So, you pre-stretch them and it makes the tuning more stable.

And, of course they sound different. They should be louder, brighter, and more articulate - meaning individual notes ring clearer.

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They certainly are louder, brighter, and more articulate!

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Indeed, it shouldn't sound like it did an hour ago.

They'll definitely make a huge improvement over what was on the guitar. They're not expensive, even.

They'll deaden eventually, as your bits of skin get stuck in the groves and oxidation occurs. Hell, let me know when they're dead and I might root through the collection and find some oddball examples.