I just broke a D string

i-am-me · Post by **i-am-me** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:10 pm

How's this:

first time i learn to restring a guitar, i start with the LOW E string, yes, the big fat thick one. of course i go waaaay too far and that shit snaps off wraps around my hand twice then slices it. hahaha.

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:49 pm

I used to thing finger style was the best.. But now using a pick or thumb pick along with your fingers sounds much nicer. Gives it a much crisper sound.

i-am-me · Post by **i-am-me** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:08 pm

i used to only use my fingers, now i use picks. they do give a much better sound.

lyrics101 · Post by **lyrics101** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:20 pm

Seriously, do you people just never play? I go through two or three strings a week at MINIMUM, and at least a pick every two weeks. And I don't even play that hard, and fingerpick quite often.

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:23 pm

lyrics101 wrote:Seriously, do you people just never play? I go through two or three strings a week at MINIMUM, and at least a pick every two weeks. And I don't even play that hard, and fingerpick quite often.

I have not once tried to break a string from playing .... You might be playing way too aggressive , or hit the strings in an angle that makes your picks , cut down in the strings , until they snap .... Just a thought

i-am-me · Post by **i-am-me** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:23 pm

uhhh....that is not normal dude. i don't htink. i've only broken a string twice in 2 years of playing. and one of them was when i was going to a different tuning.

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:33 pm

i-am-me wrote:uhhh....that is not normal dude. i don't htink. i've only broken a string twice in 2 years of playing. and one of them was when i was going to a different tuning.

That is how my G string broke last time , from going too much up and down in tunings , all of the sudden the strings just won't allow that anymore

Sciaracastro · Post by **Sciaracastro** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:08 pm

Dave often breaks his strings too...maybe b/c we play EXACTLY the same way... 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:04 am

Dave tends to become very aggressive , strings don't like aggressive people

SpoonInSpoon · Post by **SpoonInSpoon** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:09 am

DustyDave wrote:Dave tends to become very aggressive , strings don't like aggressive people

i play aggressivly too. i break strings like there's no tomorrow.

Jer1400 · Post by **Jer1400** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:23 am

Yeah, 'cause I play 4-5 hours a day and the only time I broke a string was during a tuning accident a long time ago when I didn't know what the hell I was doing. When I do lead stuff on my acoustic I'm playing decently hard, too. Full bends and whatnot. Usually some Plant/Hendrix classic rock type stuff. :/

Sciaracastro · Post by **Sciaracastro** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:23 am

Jer1400 wrote:Yeah, 'cause I play 4-5 hours a day and the only time I broke a string was during a tuning accident a long time ago when I didn't know what the hell I was doing. When I do lead stuff on my acoustic I'm playing decently hard, too. Full bends and whatnot. Usually some Plant/Hendrix classic rock type stuff. :/

...but u dont play like Dave... 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

onid41 · Post by **onid41** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:28 pm

i usually break my g string at the beach

onid41 · Post by **onid41** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:28 pm

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:59 am

You're picking too hard.

Everyone breaks strings. It happens.