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

alicedee07 · 03-24-2011, 02:49 PM

I must be lucky. I've only broken strings twice in my life. Then again I keep my tension at a normal level, and I use lighter gauge strings.

Dr_Rez · 03-25-2011, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by alicedee07

I must be lucky. I've only broken strings twice in my life. Then again I keep my tension at a normal level, and I use lighter gauge strings.

Light strings are way easier to break.

bahama · 03-27-2011, 12:21 PM

Have never broken an electric guitar string but I play an Epiphone jazz box. On Acoustic gtr I have only broken like 2 or 3 in many years of playing.

ElectricHippie · 04-12-2011, 06:16 AM

I've only ever broken 3 strings, none on the same guitar. The first one was my first guitar, i think i dropped it, the second wasnt really me, it was my dad trying to tune my bass and the 3rd was my acoustic. Not sure what happened to it, tbh i think it was something to do with the strings being 15+ years old and not having been tuned for 3 of those, then being tuned.

Howard the Duck · 04-12-2011, 06:29 AM

^^just how often do you play guitar, then?

Husky McDump · 04-12-2011, 08:46 AM

I break strings frequently on my electric, might be because it's easy to do 2 step bends on the higher strings.

I think I break my G string the most though, so lame when it happens.

Husky McDump · 04-12-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ElectricHippie

I've only ever broken 3 strings, none on the same guitar. The first one was my first guitar, i think i dropped it, the second wasnt really me, it was my dad trying to tune my bass and the 3rd was my acoustic. Not sure what happened to it, tbh i think it was something to do with the strings being 15+ years old and not having been tuned for 3 of those, then being tuned.

your dad broke a bass string by tuning it?

that's an example of negligence if I've ever seen one.

Hagar · 04-13-2011, 07:58 AM

For Classical -- nothing beats the Savarez

- Trusty ol cheap XL D'addario's work fine for the telecaster

ElectricHippie · 04-14-2011, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

^^just how often do you play guitar, then?

me? i play it every day. But the acoustic that broke randomly, i'd just got it from my uncle who'd had it for about 20 years i think.

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Originally Posted by Husky McDump

your dad broke a bass string by tuning it?

that's an example of negligence if I've ever seen one.

He doesn't play bass, or guitar. He decided he knew what he was doing and tried to tune it with a guitar tuner (not a guitar and bass tuner, just for guitar)

Dr_Rez · 04-14-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Husky McDump

your dad broke a bass string by tuning it?

that's an example of negligence if I've ever seen one.

When I got my first tuning key I was so excited I winded the string right off the guitar.

03-27-2011, 12:21 PM	#73 (permalink)
bahama Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 33	Have never broken an electric guitar string but I play an Epiphone jazz box. On Acoustic gtr I have only broken like 2 or 3 in many years of playing. __________________ Steel Drum Music by my band Steel Tropics

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Husky McDump No Shirt Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 442	I break strings frequently on my electric, might be because it's easy to do 2 step bends on the higher strings. I think I break my G string the most though, so lame when it happens. __________________ not everyone can make it to the pros, some rise to the top, others down low.

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alicedee07 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 17	I must be lucky. I've only broken strings twice in my life. Then again I keep my tension at a normal level, and I use lighter gauge strings.

04-12-2011, 06:16 AM	#74 (permalink)
ElectricHippie Groupie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 3	I've only ever broken 3 strings, none on the same guitar. The first one was my first guitar, i think i dropped it, the second wasnt really me, it was my dad trying to tune my bass and the 3rd was my acoustic. Not sure what happened to it, tbh i think it was something to do with the strings being 15+ years old and not having been tuned for 3 of those, then being tuned.

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Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	^^just how often do you play guitar, then?

04-13-2011, 07:58 AM	#78 (permalink)
Hagar Groupie Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 25	For Classical -- nothing beats the Savarez - Trusty ol cheap XL D'addario's work fine for the telecaster