How often do your strings break and which string breaks most?

AngelXTmusic · 01-21-2011, 11:00 AM

i'm a cellist...dominant c's die quickly, spirocore last forever. A strings always break in cold weather.

KeithT · 01-21-2011, 09:30 PM

I have been playing guitar for 5 years now and i have only broken 2 strings, and it was when i was tuning. I play fingerstyle and play very softly, i don't even use a pick when i play electric! I experiment with different tunings, it was the G and E string and I was trying to tune them too high!

Dr_Rez · 01-21-2011, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KeithT

I have been playing guitar for 5 years now and i have only broken 2 strings, and it was when i was tuning. I play fingerstyle and play very softly, i don't even use a pick when i play electric! I experiment with different tunings, it was the G and E string and I was trying to tune them too high!

Same my last brokenstring was when my sister bought me a winder for tuning and I was so excited I tuned that string into 2 pieces.

Arya Stark · 01-22-2011, 11:40 PM

I wish I knew what strings my guitar first came with. They lasted so long, I had the guitar for maybe four years before I changed them. I'm not an avid player and I don't play in front of crowds or anything so replacing them wasn't such a big deal for me, even though the low sound quality was horrible. Right now I have... Ernie Ball strings. They have a nice sound, and they feel pretty close to the ones I had before. The guy who helped me was so great, I don't know any of the technical words for everything I need for my guitar, and he helped me find everything I tried describing, it was great.
Anyway, hopefully these strings will last me a long time. I play even less often than I did before because of work and such.

Howard the Duck · 01-23-2011, 04:24 AM

it's always the high E on my guitar

I do ridiculously long bends (four or five notes up)

Dr_Rez · 01-23-2011, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

it's always the high E on my guitar

I do ridiculously long bends (four or five notes up)

5? No way.

Howard the Duck · 01-23-2011, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

5? No way.

my fingers used to be pretty strong - the trick is to get the other strings out of the way - that means you have to bend the other strings as well

Dr_Rez · 01-23-2011, 03:57 PM

You must play with the largest neck radius ever. Like 12 at very least. On my intage neck fender 7.25 that **** would fret out.

Ramirez · 01-31-2011, 02:49 PM

I break the G string on my guitars most frequently. It's pushed me into getting thicker strings, which helps tonality as well as prolonging string life.

GuitarBizarre · 01-31-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

You must play with the largest neck radius ever. Like 12 at very least. On my intage neck fender 7.25 that **** would fret out.

loooooooollllllll weak fret radii.

My ibby is a 16" radius.

Personally though, 12" is about the middleground ideal for me.

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AngelXTmusic Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 19	i'm a cellist...dominant c's die quickly, spirocore last forever. A strings always break in cold weather.

01-21-2011, 09:30 PM	#42 (permalink)
KeithT Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 7	I have been playing guitar for 5 years now and i have only broken 2 strings, and it was when i was tuning. I play fingerstyle and play very softly, i don't even use a pick when i play electric! I experiment with different tunings, it was the G and E string and I was trying to tune them too high!

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Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	it's always the high E on my guitar I do ridiculously long bends (four or five notes up)

01-31-2011, 02:49 PM	#49 (permalink)
Ramirez Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kansas City Posts: 6	I break the G string on my guitars most frequently. It's pushed me into getting thicker strings, which helps tonality as well as prolonging string life.