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i keep breaking strings!

harlemjoysharlemjoys Central Jersey✭✭✭
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!

Comments

  • MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
    Posts: 6,179
    Excessive string breakage is often caused by a sharp angle on the bridge slots. Check that....
  • BluesBop HarryBluesBop Harry Mexico city, MexicoVirtuoso
    Posts: 1,379
    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.
  • harlemjoysharlemjoys Central Jersey✭✭✭
    Posts: 105
    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...
  • BonesBones Moderator
    Posts: 3,323
    Where along the strings do they break? By the bridge or someplace in the middle? Always in the same spot?
  • harlemjoysharlemjoys Central Jersey✭✭✭
    Posts: 105
    Always on the bridge...
  • BluesBop HarryBluesBop Harry Mexico city, MexicoVirtuoso
    Posts: 1,379
    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.
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