Dave and breaking strings...

6_strings_for_life · Unread post by **6_strings_for_life** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:26 pm

im so proud of this thread

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:43 pm

6_strings_for_life wrote:im so proud of this thread

as well you should be! 8)

littlefriend · Unread post by **littlefriend** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:21 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:I believe he broke a string tonight at the Kohl Center, but kept going, and you wouldn't notice it unless you saw it.

He definitely popped a string at the Kohl Center. Can't remember during which song, but it looked like his low E. And he looked more than a bit irritated about it, too. He walked back by Carter and was obviously telling someone to get him a different guitar and was shaking the guitar at someone back there, and the string was flying around. In my head it went kinda like this:
Guitar:*sproing!*
Dave: Shit! (to roadie)Hey, I broke a string. Can you help me out
Roadie: Huh?
Dave: My fucking string! (waves guitar and string at roadie) What are we paying you for? Get me another fucking guitar, man! (Gets new guitar, curses roadie again, continues jamming)

Of course that conversation probably never took place and it all happened in about 3 seconds, but hey, that's how it looked from my seat.

Oh, yeah. I was also a little suprised that it was his low E. How do you pop that thick fucker? I've never even snapped my G or high E.

seth_southerland · Unread post by **seth_southerland** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:18 am

how do you break a string in the first place, ive been playing for almost two years and am yet to break one, i'm guessing the gauge of the strings would have something to do with it, i use .10 gauge strings, are these relatively easy to break?

MattyTrane · Unread post by **MattyTrane** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:25 am

littlefriend420 wrote:
Ranting Thespian wrote:I believe he broke a string tonight at the Kohl Center, but kept going, and you wouldn't notice it unless you saw it.
He definitely popped a string at the Kohl Center. Can't remember during which song, but it looked like his low E. And he looked more than a bit irritated about it, too. He walked back by Carter and was obviously telling someone to get him a different guitar and was shaking the guitar at someone back there, and the string was flying around. In my head it went kinda like this:
Guitar:*sproing!*
Dave: Shit! (to roadie)Hey, I broke a string. Can you help me out
Roadie: Huh?
Dave: My fucking string! (waves guitar and string at roadie) What are we paying you for? Get me another fucking guitar, man! (Gets new guitar, curses roadie again, continues jamming)

Of course that conversation probably never took place and it all happened in about 3 seconds, but hey, that's how it looked from my seat.

Oh, yeah. I was also a little suprised that it was his low E. How do you pop that thick fucker? I've never even snapped my G or high E.

depends on the song but doesnt suprise me considering his gauge

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:38 pm

seth_southerland wrote:how do you break a string in the first place, ive been playing for almost two years and am yet to break one, i'm guessing the gauge of the strings would have something to do with it, i use .10 gauge strings, are these relatively easy to break?

i believe its just a freak occurence in some situations, the only time a broked one was playing a harmonic.

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GreyStreet41 · Unread post by **GreyStreet41** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:19 pm

I was at the Vote For Change show on Oct. 3rd, and he broke 4 strings at that show. But they were jammin real hard, tons of energy so I can't blame him. He also does it on the Gorge DVD at the end of T.B.

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