turned strings to hard and it poped

[PrinceJ]

So i turned the strings to hard and it poped =( scared the **** outa me because I am a beginner is anything ****ed up or do i just need to replace the string when i touch the bridge its all loose and stuff.

[samc2527]

you broke the string, most shops sell individual strings if you were putting a new pack on. make sure you know how to use your tuner or will try and tune the string to high and it will break.

[FunkMetalBass]

Everything is fine, but now you know that strings have a breaking point, and putting them under extreme tension can cause snapping and potential lacerations.

The bridge saddles are normally loose (save a few types of bridges that are set-screwed down, or tune-o-matic style bridges) and are held into place by the downward pressure of the string.

Just replace the string and don't tune them up much higher than pitch again.

[BoomingBass]

What bass and what strings?

[davelowell2]

Originally Posted by PrinceJ

So i turned the strings to hard and it poped =( scared the **** outa me because I am a beginner is anything ****ed up or do i just need to replace the string when i touch the bridge its all loose and stuff.

this happened to me to when i wuz a nuubey if you kneed a tooner its ok 2 get won i gaght mine at teh g:;/)r centerz lol i no it sukx to gough ther butt u git to play on new bazzez and you dont have to pay for em even if you brake there strings idk just e thawt i just woken up from a knapp sry.

[whitedk57]

Originally Posted by davelowell2

this happened to me to when i wuz a nuubey if you kneed a tooner its ok 2 get won i gaght mine at teh g:;/)r centerz lol i no it sukx to gough ther butt u git to play on new bazzez and you dont have to pay for em even if you brake there strings idk just e thawt i just woken up from a knapp sry.

Tough read... That's all I'm saying...

[ixlramp]

Originally Posted by PrinceJ

So i turned the strings to hard and it poped

I hate it when they pope

[DanNowhere]

that mostly happens when I try to play Priest

[ggunn]

Originally Posted by PrinceJ

So i turned the strings to hard and it poped =( scared the **** outa me because I am a beginner is anything ****ed up or do i just need to replace the string when i touch the bridge its all loose and stuff.

A common cause for this is starting out with the string already above pitch and tuning with a tuner without listening to what you are doing. You tune it higher and higher thinking you are approaching the correct pitch when you are actually approaching the pitch an octave above the one you want. The string won't take it.

And depending on your bass, it may be totally normal for the string saddle to be loose and floppy when it doesn't have a string on it.

[lucas vigor]

Originally Posted by davelowell2

this happened to me to when i wuz a nuubey if you kneed a tooner its ok 2 get won i gaght mine at teh g:;/)r centerz lol i no it sukx to gough ther butt u git to play on new bazzez and you dont have to pay for em even if you brake there strings idk just e thawt i just woken up from a knapp sry.

This was supposed to be a joke, right?