*Anger* Bustin' Strings

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*Anger* Bustin' Strings

Unread post by Npeffer » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:09 pm

I am starting to get frustrated lately, as i have been breaking a string almost once a week. It is always the low E string and it always breaks right where it makes contact at the brigde. The wierdest part is that I've been playing a LOT less than usual: I gave up guitar for lent, so i only play on sundays. (i am going through withdrawal right now :) Anyway, I'm using Gibson strings right now...mostly 11s and 12s. What should I do and why is it doing this?
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Unread post by Morphius » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:40 pm

Well do a search and you'll find all sorts of suggestions, but since you say it's breaking right at the bridge the first thing I'd do is make sure there aren't any tiny burrs or nicks in the bridge that could be cutting your strings as you play.
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Unread post by Easy E » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:52 pm

are you stringing them yourself? maybe you are doing it wrong
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Unread post by gumbomadness » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:29 pm

eze3484 wrote:are you stringing them yourself? maybe you are doing it wrong
i did it once.. popped .. alot.
check the "My guitar is haunted" thread. ^_^

lol.. ya, restring, but use D'Addaro my brotha. and, string it slowly, and carefully, you might be stringing it sloppily so that theres a part that can slip up on the top.. or something.
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Unread post by Davy28 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:32 pm

I know the feeling. I am finally realizing how shitty my cheap ibanez electric is and how whenever I try and bend strings to try and get a Santana style sound I always break a string. SHIT
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Unread post by Rweden36 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:19 pm

If your breaking the low E up by the bridge I think your pick is catching the string to hard. Personally i've only broken the Low E twice and one was on "Too Much" which has pretty hard down strokes and an Elvis song that also has hard down strokes. I would try a differen't brand of strings, I use D'addario, and then try to hit the bass notes softer, and if that doesn't work I have know idea :D
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Unread post by guitardmb » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:01 pm

As for your lent thing, you arent supposed to do the thing you give up at all INCLUDING sundays. You're just cheating.
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Unread post by guitardmb » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:01 pm

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Unread post by DJR » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:57 pm

guitardmb wrote:As for your lent thing, you arent supposed to do the thing you give up at all INCLUDING sundays. You're just cheating.
thats not what everyone believes, so no he isn't wrong
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Unread post by Batstone » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:19 pm

i used to break a string every week when i tried to tune my acosutic to

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only got to that tuning 25% of the time lol.. so frustrating
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Unread post by GuitarGuy305 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:23 pm

Wow....gave up guitar for lent. I couldn't do that. Good thing I could give a shit about religion.
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Re: *Anger* Bustin' Strings

Unread post by sk8r » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:09 pm

Npeffer wrote:I am starting to get frustrated lately, as i have been breaking a string almost once a week. It is always the low E string and it always breaks right where it makes contact at the brigde. The wierdest part is that I've been playing a LOT less than usual: I gave up guitar for lent, so i only play on sundays. (i am going through withdrawal right now :) Anyway, I'm using Gibson strings right now...mostly 11s and 12s. What should I do and why is it doing this?
wow give up guitar for lent....that sucks
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Unread post by Easy E » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:44 pm

arent you supposed to give up a vice? guitar doesnt seem that bad
Cor wrote:I mentioned awhile ago trying to bang this huge near 7 foot woman I know. Hit it last night. I got manhandled, it was sweet.
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:48 am

eze3484 wrote:arent you supposed to give up a vice? guitar doesnt seem that bad
yea what the hell, im sure there is other stuff that is much worse
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Unread post by Npeffer » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:23 pm

Yea...I do nail that low E pretty hard sometimes.....

I do string the guitar myself, and i always follow a method i found online, and it doesnt seem like I'm doing it "sloppy" or anything. The coils are neat and they all look the same


It seems like a good explanation is a burr on the brigde, since it always breaks there. How should i go about smoothing that out? Just a little bit of fine sandpaper?


As for lent, I'm thankful that it's almost over....It's killing me :cry: lol
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