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

Dr_Rez · 03-09-2011, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by duga

I'm lazy about changing my strings, though I do manage to change them before they break. If they do break, though, it is always the high E. I like to play with 8's, so they are really light.

I dont get how you do that. I get annoyed with 9's and even 10's because they feel so thin and noodly.

GORTURED · 03-12-2011, 01:18 AM

Low E (6) string for me, i play death metal, mostly breaks by palm muting.

Bloozcrooz · 03-12-2011, 01:19 AM

well then thats the rarest string break ive ever heard of

Howard the Duck · 03-12-2011, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

I dont get how you do that. I get annoyed with 9's and even 10's because they feel so thin and noodly.

I also play 8s, I used to string mine with 11s but the neck was bending

i was playing a lot of blues those days so I need the thick woman sound, ha ha ha

GuitarBizarre · 03-12-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by GORTURED

Low E (6) string for me, i play death metal, mostly breaks by palm muting.

You're almost certainly hitting it vastly too hard. Calm down. Remember that after a point, hitting a string harder doesn't result in any extra volume or improved tone, its just wasted effort.

Dr_Rez · 03-12-2011, 11:18 AM

Lol gb, what a claim!

I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE ADMINISTRATOR.

I spoke to YAC thats as good as Iv got.

sixpounder94 · 03-12-2011, 11:51 PM

normally for me its the high E and it takes about 3-4 weeks.
I use 10 guage DR Tite Fit, and I play a lot of Death Metal, like Children Of Bodom, Norther, etc. and I play lots of high divebombs and bends, mostly breaks because of a divebomb lol

Raust · 03-13-2011, 11:35 AM

My bass strings hardly break if ever. I played the bass I've had for 5 years now and the strings broke recently cause there so worn. I generally change them if the strings are a bit rough.

[Royal Tenenbaum] · 03-13-2011, 09:43 PM

I can't remember the last time I actually broke a string

I also use flatwounds, so I can use 11-gauge as opposed to 10-gauge roundwounds and still tune up to E standard with relatively no trouble.

bahama · 03-19-2011, 04:15 PM

When I was playing lots of 4-string banjo gigs I would break strings occasionally-once very few gigs or so

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[Royal Tenenbaum] Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 72	I can't remember the last time I actually broke a string I also use flatwounds, so I can use 11-gauge as opposed to 10-gauge roundwounds and still tune up to E standard with relatively no trouble. __________________ MOMMY MAD AT ME 'CAUSE I MADE A BOOM ON THE RUG

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GORTURED Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: California Posts: 2	Low E (6) string for me, i play death metal, mostly breaks by palm muting.

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sixpounder94 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 20	normally for me its the high E and it takes about 3-4 weeks. I use 10 guage DR Tite Fit, and I play a lot of Death Metal, like Children Of Bodom, Norther, etc. and I play lots of high divebombs and bends, mostly breaks because of a divebomb lol

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Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	My bass strings hardly break if ever. I played the bass I've had for 5 years now and the strings broke recently cause there so worn. I generally change them if the strings are a bit rough.