i keep breaking strings!

harlemjoys

ok so i keep breaking strings, between 1 to 3 a session, especially when i practice with a band...

i usually break the g or d string, and i use argie 10's however i've broken them all at one point or another, (except for maybe the low e), in any event i'm using a wegen 5.5 and i admit i haven't been playing for all that long so it could easily be faulty right hand technique for all i know however in the meantime i wanted to know what everyone thought i could do to prevent this
from happening so frequently...

should i get heavier strings? go to a lighter pick? the reason i haven't gone with one of these options yet is because i really like the configuration i currently have...i just switched to galli 10's and although i haven't broken one yet i have to say they have a slighter duller sound than the argies...thanks!

MichaelHorowitz

Excessive string breakage is often caused by a sharp angle on the bridge slots. Check that....

BluesBop Harry

I have posted this quite a few times, but here it goes again:
If you're breaking strings at the bridge try painting the inside of the slots with a graphite pencil, it works most of the time. I don't break any strings anymore and I pick fairly hard.
You can also mix the graphite powder with a little oil or vaseline and apply that to the slots.
Buffing the slots just a tiny bit with very fine sandpaper or even the string itself helps too, afterwards paint with the pencil.
Hope this helps you.
Please posts your results here.

harlemjoys

Read that post, tried rubbing the slots with a mechanical pencil a while back, still breaking strings...got rid of the galli 10's, i'm now on argie 11's...

Bones

Where along the strings do they break? By the bridge or someplace in the middle? Always in the same spot?

harlemjoys

Always on the bridge...

BluesBop Harry

sorry to hear that trick didn't work for you.
If they always break there, it's probably what Michael said... best to have your bridge looked at.