guitar troubles...help

whit · Post by **whit** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:01 pm

uhh..ok..so i have a really awesome washburn acoustic...pretty expensive..only guitar i could ever imagine having...i love it. anyhow. the G string keeps breaking and i think it's because when i had the strings put on last time, the guy practically hammered them into the bridge, and there are knotched in the brigde from where the strings were...and now i think that has something to do with the G brasking all the time. it breaks right by the bridge...so i don't know what to do. anyone have any quick pointers...that'd be cool..thanks.

Matty Boom · Post by **Matty Boom** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:03 pm

take it into a different shop/guy and tell em to fix dat' shit

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:49 pm

get a new bridge

and stop playing so hard

led_zep123 · Post by **led_zep123** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:14 pm

get a plastic of the same color and grind it into powder. take this and super glue and 2 ice cream sticks and shape it into a bridge with no notches, let this dry for an hour or so. (you neeed to take off all the strings to do this btw) then take a finger nail filer and grind it down just a little. take a string and put it on the 6 position and tune it. it should be a little incline going up the neck...

whit · Post by **whit** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:59 pm

"and stop playing so hard"
the fun of playing guitar is playing hard...it's wonderful...thanks for the response...how much is a new bridge, anyone know?

led_zep123 · Post by **led_zep123** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 9:41 pm

couldnt be more thann a buck or so...on a new one you will have to grind it down to get the balance right. you would most likely want to leave that up to a guitar pro

whit · Post by **whit** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:09 pm

yeah..sweet thanks led_zep

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:32 pm

I had the same problem a while ago.. your bridge MAY have been flipped around.. because if it is a pre-fit bridge, it has a set curve to it.. try flipping it around(as in the side on the right then being on the left) and see if it still breaks

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:54 pm

go back to the guy who botched it and rail him in his grill

...homey g.

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:58 pm

fortyoneantz wrote:go back to the guy who botched it and rail him in his grill

...homey g.

Or nail him in the ass.. with the pos bridge

gravesRR7 · Post by **gravesRR7** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:00 pm

my washburn had the exact same problem, but the guys at the store told me i just strummed too hard. so i switched to a higher gauge string, and strummed lighter. seemed to work for me. but still go and get it checked out.

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:03 pm

gravesRR7 wrote:my washburn had the exact same problem, but the guys at the store told me i just strummed too hard. so i switched to a higher gauge string, and strummed lighter. seemed to work for me. but still go and get it checked out.

You can NEVER and I mean NEVA strum too hard.. strumming hard gives it a great passion in songs such as All Along The Watchtower.. i doubt strumming too hard is the cause.. a guitar is meant to be strummed hard..

led_zep123 · Post by **led_zep123** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:30 am

agreed. the problem is that your bridge is cut to deep. if you have an old guitar, eventually this will occur.

Coldchillin · Post by **Coldchillin** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:47 am

I didn't think Washburns were that great

taylordb · Post by **taylordb** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:15 am

Coldchillin23222 wrote:I didn't think Washburns were that great

Bite your toung my friend (I know I spelled that wrong). Washburn makes an excellent guitar at the entry level....probably the best in it's price range. They also make some good mid-level guitars. Have not heard much on the higher end though.

I have a D21S and I love it.