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Another Stringing Question bitches!!!

Unread post by czech » Sun May 22, 2005 9:34 pm

OK, I got some new elixers today and was stringing my guitar a different way (the correct way). So I did it how you feed it through the hole in the tuner and wrap it around 180degrees of thje peg and the pull it under and lock the string up.

Well, i snapped my D string when doign it and i didnt even tighten it that much. so now i am pissed my guitar is sitting around with two strings on it and i'm out the $16 for the strings (yeah, new asshole at the guitar shop that overcharges for everything) and cant play my guitar.

So my question is, does anyone else wrap the string a couple of times around the peg and then feed it rhough? That's how i've always done it and it usually stays in tune pretty damn well and comes off very clean without breaking fuckign strings.

So, is my old way bad in anyway? am i a complete retard for snapping my string? Who will be the next president of the US?

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Unread post by Brock » Sun May 22, 2005 9:54 pm

i've never heard of your way, but i don't see how it could be bad. i also don't see how it would be any less prone to breaking a string. if you broke a string, then you just tightened it too much and wrapping it around more times won't change that.
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Unread post by hcole » Sun May 22, 2005 9:59 pm

I string it up the way you used to and have never had any problems, if you like the old way better, f-it do the old way.

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Unread post by Davey45 » Sun May 22, 2005 10:21 pm

Id order strings online before i spent 16 dollars on 1 pack ;]].

I wrap it around a few times on the thinner strings (like the B and E strings), just to get a better nut to tuner angle.

Ill guess and say that Rudy Guiliani (spelling?) will atleast run for president in the republican primaries. Will Kerry run again? Who knows. If Hillary runs in the democratic primaries, im pretty sure she'll get the nomination over Kerry anyway.
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Unread post by fatjack » Sun May 22, 2005 10:42 pm

less me guess where it broke... near the bridge? is so, this happens a lot with elixirs for some reason

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Unread post by czech » Sun May 22, 2005 10:43 pm

Davey45 wrote:Id order strings online before i spent 16 dollars on 1 pack ;]].

I wrap it around a few times on the thinner strings (like the B and E strings), just to get a better nut to tuner angle.

Ill guess and say that Rudy Guiliani (spelling?) will atleast run for president in the republican primaries. Will Kerry run again? Who knows. If Hillary runs in the democratic primaries, im pretty sure she'll get the nomination over Kerry anyway.
I cant find elixers for less than $14 shipped online.

I am gonna go back to my old way. This was gonna be my first time using mediums, i was soo excited.

Kerry wont run again, no chance. Hillary might run, but could never win. Thank margaret thatcher for that one. I guliani runs i'd like to see him hurt badly. that guy is a dildo.

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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Sun May 22, 2005 10:49 pm

i do it similar but i leave some slack so itll wrap and take the slack before it tunes.

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Unread post by sk8r » Sun May 22, 2005 10:51 pm

checkii wrote:
Davey45 wrote:Id order strings online before i spent 16 dollars on 1 pack ;]].

I wrap it around a few times on the thinner strings (like the B and E strings), just to get a better nut to tuner angle.

Ill guess and say that Rudy Guiliani (spelling?) will atleast run for president in the republican primaries. Will Kerry run again? Who knows. If Hillary runs in the democratic primaries, im pretty sure she'll get the nomination over Kerry anyway.
I cant find elixers for less than $14 shipped online.

I am gonna go back to my old way. This was gonna be my first time using mediums, i was soo excited.

Kerry wont run again, no chance. Hillary might run, but could never win. Thank margaret thatcher for that one. I guliani runs i'd like to see him hurt badly. that guy is a dildo.
yea i lost all respect for guiliana after the RNC last year. on a side note where the hell did politics come from in this thread?
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Sun May 22, 2005 10:58 pm

sk8rdude12000 wrote:
checkii wrote:
Davey45 wrote:Id order strings online before i spent 16 dollars on 1 pack ;]].

I wrap it around a few times on the thinner strings (like the B and E strings), just to get a better nut to tuner angle.

Ill guess and say that Rudy Guiliani (spelling?) will atleast run for president in the republican primaries. Will Kerry run again? Who knows. If Hillary runs in the democratic primaries, im pretty sure she'll get the nomination over Kerry anyway.
I cant find elixers for less than $14 shipped online.

I am gonna go back to my old way. This was gonna be my first time using mediums, i was soo excited.

Kerry wont run again, no chance. Hillary might run, but could never win. Thank margaret thatcher for that one. I guliani runs i'd like to see him hurt badly. that guy is a dildo.
yea i lost all respect for guiliana after the RNC last year. on a side note where the hell did politics come from in this thread?
jesus it was even spelt for ya up there

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Unread post by hcole » Sun May 22, 2005 11:01 pm

this is the cheapest I've seen elixers, free shipping too.

http://www.shorelinemusic.com/accessories/elixir.shtml

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Unread post by sk8r » Sun May 22, 2005 11:03 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
sk8rdude12000 wrote:
checkii wrote:
Davey45 wrote:Id order strings online before i spent 16 dollars on 1 pack ;]].

I wrap it around a few times on the thinner strings (like the B and E strings), just to get a better nut to tuner angle.

Ill guess and say that Rudy Guiliani (spelling?) will atleast run for president in the republican primaries. Will Kerry run again? Who knows. If Hillary runs in the democratic primaries, im pretty sure she'll get the nomination over Kerry anyway.
I cant find elixers for less than $14 shipped online.

I am gonna go back to my old way. This was gonna be my first time using mediums, i was soo excited.

Kerry wont run again, no chance. Hillary might run, but could never win. Thank margaret thatcher for that one. I guliani runs i'd like to see him hurt badly. that guy is a dildo.
yea i lost all respect for guiliana after the RNC last year. on a side note where the hell did politics come from in this thread?
jesus it was even spelt for ya up there
sry. i know how to spell it.. he was my mayor for god's sake. my brain is just shutting down a little
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Unread post by Davey45 » Sun May 22, 2005 11:40 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:
sk8rdude12000 wrote:
checkii wrote:
Davey45 wrote:Id order strings online before i spent 16 dollars on 1 pack ;]].

I wrap it around a few times on the thinner strings (like the B and E strings), just to get a better nut to tuner angle.

Ill guess and say that Rudy Guiliani (spelling?) will atleast run for president in the republican primaries. Will Kerry run again? Who knows. If Hillary runs in the democratic primaries, im pretty sure she'll get the nomination over Kerry anyway.
I cant find elixers for less than $14 shipped online.

I am gonna go back to my old way. This was gonna be my first time using mediums, i was soo excited.

Kerry wont run again, no chance. Hillary might run, but could never win. Thank margaret thatcher for that one. I guliani runs i'd like to see him hurt badly. that guy is a dildo.
yea i lost all respect for guiliana after the RNC last year. on a side note where the hell did politics come from in this thread?
jesus it was even spelt for ya up there
LOL.

Anyway, I forgot you might have been buying elixirs. Even if they last longer, i cant really see spending 16 dollars on a pack of strings when I could buy 2 or 3 packs of something else. Its all about how good they sound and if you like their playability.

But i cant see that being the reason your string broke. The time i used elixirs my G string broke at the saddle (which i think might be kind of a common problem with them?) and i was kind of like, fuck that if they're going to break on me that easily.
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Sun May 22, 2005 11:56 pm

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Unread post by czech » Mon May 23, 2005 12:03 am

Davey45 wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:
sk8rdude12000 wrote:
checkii wrote:
Davey45 wrote:Id order strings online before i spent 16 dollars on 1 pack ;]].

I wrap it around a few times on the thinner strings (like the B and E strings), just to get a better nut to tuner angle.

Ill guess and say that Rudy Guiliani (spelling?) will atleast run for president in the republican primaries. Will Kerry run again? Who knows. If Hillary runs in the democratic primaries, im pretty sure she'll get the nomination over Kerry anyway.
I cant find elixers for less than $14 shipped online.

I am gonna go back to my old way. This was gonna be my first time using mediums, i was soo excited.

Kerry wont run again, no chance. Hillary might run, but could never win. Thank margaret thatcher for that one. I guliani runs i'd like to see him hurt badly. that guy is a dildo.
yea i lost all respect for guiliana after the RNC last year. on a side note where the hell did politics come from in this thread?
jesus it was even spelt for ya up there
LOL.

Anyway, I forgot you might have been buying elixirs. Even if they last longer, i cant really see spending 16 dollars on a pack of strings when I could buy 2 or 3 packs of something else. Its all about how good they sound and if you like their playability.

But i cant see that being the reason your string broke. The time i used elixirs my G string broke at the saddle (which i think might be kind of a common problem with them?) and i was kind of like, fuck that if they're going to break on me that easily.
i refuse to put any other strings on my guitar, i love em.
whats the difference between 6 string gutiar strings and 12er strings?

that sight, the nanoweb 12 string sets are the same as a 6 string pack. can i just use those? :D

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Unread post by Teego Time » Mon May 23, 2005 12:44 am

Davey45 wrote:
LOL.

Anyway, I forgot you might have been buying elixirs. Even if they last longer, i cant really see spending 16 dollars on a pack of strings when I could buy 2 or 3 packs of something else. Its all about how good they sound and if you like their playability.

But i cant see that being the reason your string broke. The time i used elixirs my G string broke at the saddle (which i think might be kind of a common problem with them?) and i was kind of like, fuck that if they're going to break on me that easily.
Yeah, since I've started using medium gauge strings, I've had two break close to the nut. They were the g and the high e strings.

But that's also since I've been beating the shit out of my guitar too. I've been alternating between DADGAD and standard more than a few times a day, not to mention the hard playing, and the popping and slapping.

I get about 3 weeks out of them before a break, so I'm happy with how long they last. Too fucking bad that my string broke saturday night, I worked all day today, and now I've gotta wait till tomorrow before I can get some new ones on.

Better bust out the electric!
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