snowywolfowl | Looks like I may have bought some time

I've spent the last couple of hours playing my guitar to stretch out the new strings and I've also raised the bridge saddles a bit (and the low E string saddle alot) to reduce the fret buzz as much as possible. So far, so good. I've run through "Whole Lotta Love" and "Children of the Grave" a few times and so far the low E has been alright. Unfortunately I can feel some fretwire sticking out a bit from the side of the neck, so its likely that eventually I will need to replace it. Thankfully I play a Stratocaster so neck replacement is possible. If this was a set or a throughbody neck I'd probably need to be talked in off a ledge.

That's the really nasty thing about Canada. As I used to tell my coworkers in India I get 35+ Celsius temperatures in the summer and -40 Celsius temperatures in the winter. Add in the fluctuations in humidity and keeping a guitar in good working order can be a nightmare.

Oh well. That's the problem with this type of thing. Hopefully the saddle adjustments and 010's will help. I'd prefer 009s for strings but if the extra tension helps, then so be it.