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Post subject: Re: breaking strings
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 2:31 pm
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Broken a lot of strings lately. It takes only from a few weeks to one or two months. Every single sting breake on the same place to: in the top of the bridge...
And I've had many discussions with some friends about it:P

Some say it is caused hard playing, some say I use to thick picks and some says it's the tremolo that causes it...

It's a Classic 70 Mexican Strat... Any suggestions?:P


You might be picking too close to the saddle, but sounds like the saddle need to be filed down a hair.



I don't play like that! But know what to do now.. gonna try out some top mount saddles if I can find it. The brakege is at the inside of every string i broke, so don't belive in sharp edges om my strat as other people posted. (But thanks for the tip anyway) ;)

think it's caused the angle of the string when it lays over the saddle:P


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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:06 pm
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marlok wrote:
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Aside from some inherent structural problem, the principal reason behind regular string breakage is often old strings. That is to say, if your strings are old you would be well advised to change them before they break. My strings get changed every two weeks--as well as before and after any gig--at the very outside. I don't ever break strings, even when I wail on my guitar or kick it around.


Don't know what you call it, but the plastic plate that is covering the tremolo. Want to cut it around the place you insert the strings, so it's easy and fast to change.. Practical if you change a lot and don't care about the looks on the back of the guitar. ;)


Just take it off. If you take reasonable care to avoid ungrounding the guitar with your belt buckle, you'll be fine.


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Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 1:49 am
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Vulkan wrote:
marlok wrote:
Vulkan wrote:
Aside from some inherent structural problem, the principal reason behind regular string breakage is often old strings. That is to say, if your strings are old you would be well advised to change them before they break. My strings get changed every two weeks--as well as before and after any gig--at the very outside. I don't ever break strings, even when I wail on my guitar or kick it around.


Don't know what you call it, but the plastic plate that is covering the tremolo. Want to cut it around the place you insert the strings, so it's easy and fast to change.. Practical if you change a lot and don't care about the looks on the back of the guitar. ;)


Just take it off. If you take reasonable care to avoid ungrounding the guitar with your belt buckle, you'll be fine.


Haha! :D
Quickly done to break it in two pices.. so the half is covering the tremolo ;)


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Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 5:42 am
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Change your saddles to Graph Tech. That should take care of all your woes.

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Graph Tech is the future when i have the money.. I'll keep it original and play the worst riffs on another guitar I'm building meanwhile :)


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