Quick Tip for Electric Players Posted on August 1, 2009 Tweet Boil your strings to get more life out of your roundwound strings. Really! 1
Hi Peter
Boiling does help and you will be able to hear the difference, but in the long run this technique might just leave you with a set of rusty strings.
I found this method to work much better, both for cleaning and for the fact that you don’t add water to your strings.
http://www.tunemybass.com/strings/bass_string_cleaning_tube.html
I’ve build a tube, let me know if it works for you.
Regards,
Stephan Wessels
South Africa