yeah, my strings rust THAT fast. on d addario anyway, havent tried ernie balls

but now with fast fret, it makes a whole world of difference

dude, do you like, take showers with your guitar? (think skwisgaar of dethklok)
I've been on the same strings for about 5 months, nearing 6. No rust, and they havent gone stale yet.
And I' an alternate tuning whore, so you can imagine all the tension changes they go through

keep it in the case?

and some ppl have sweaty palms ( i do) so tend to rust faster. . .

and your 5 months no changing string is a classical i assume?

no. electric. I'm being dead serious. I havent changed strings in 5 months and they havent rusted/gone stale yet.

and u r not using any fast fret or sumthing???

nope. I just play and leave it sitting until the next time i play. Miraculously it hasn't rusted. All my friends say it should have by now.

Well I bet you don't have sweaty palms.

What strings you use?

Do you guys, after playing with your guitar, immediately store them in a bag? Just curious how the strings get rusty so quicky. Maybe if store in a bag, due to the humidity and sweat from the fingers, make the strings rust so fast.

I do not store my guitar in a bag. I dont really know if this has any relation to rusty strings, but just trying to figure out what may be the culprit.

1 month is a long time...thats like mine with silica gel in the case, and wiped down every time after use. Normally it rusts in 1-2 weeks.

Till recently I switched to Elixir..one month so far and its still like new! Its a miracle

i don't put my guitar in the bag, i leave it on my stand
that might be a factor... condensation ?

d'addario XLs. Super bright though...considering a swap to mellower strings when these suckers rust/go stale.

But I always keep a random hand towel around to dry my hands every now and then, usually between songs or something.

I leave mine lying on a rug after playing. Thing is, i keep my room very, very dry, and cool all the time. Basically i turn my room into a cave when I'm not in.... windows closed, door latched shut with the padding on the bottom to stop cold air from escaping, and I have the a/c on whenever possible.
A little sunlight every now and then might do those strings some good though.

i always play with sweaty hands yet nothing rust xD

maybe my strings is too oily lol.

may b ur sweat has ANTI-OXIDE chemicals
we shud take sum sample of ur sweat for the brighter future of gitar players

lol i mean it la k xD
after play it for sometimes, my left hand fingers can see obvious greenish color dirt on it, its the anti-rusting oil i think

that greenish colored thing is probably your sweat that has been "engraved" into the fretboard...time to do some cleaning...

greenish dirt...how thick does it cake on ur fretboard
may b the green dirt was from the rusted strings?

it appears on my fingers too..
but i didn't put any oil on my strings.... =_="

Might be... dont really know. Just curious how strings rust so quickly. Mine last several months (my last D'Addario last iirc for more than 3 months) with no fast fret nor wiping dry the strings with cloth.

Or maybe some people sweats are more 'acidic'?
Or maybe some play their guitars whilst hands/fingers are polluted with food's particles, etc.
hehe.. adding more to the sweaty finger theory.