i broke a string on a bass a guitar center

[jonathan_matos5]

i was trying one of the basses they had on display and broke the d string. i felt like such a jerk and then i just left. any body else break a string on a intrument in a store, or on a bass that they dont own. tell me your story.

[Trevorus]

Just tell them that it broke when you were playing it. They can't make you buy new strings. And strings break often enough anyways. Though I am curious of how you did it on a bass.

[Chunk-O-Funk]

I've never broken a string, period.

Thank you, and goodnight.

[Trevorus]

Originally Posted by Chunk-O-Funk

I've never broken a string, period.

Thank you, and goodnight.

Neither have I.

[jonathan_matos5]

Originally Posted by Trevorus

Just tell them that it broke when you were playing it. They can't make you buy new strings. And strings break often enough anyways. Though I am curious of how you did it on a bass.

it was out of tune and i turned the wrong peg because i wasnt paying attention. i trying to tune the g which was flat. i was turning the peg for the d string then it went pop and i was like i am such a ******. then i left

[NJL]

I broke a G string one time back when I was a Chippendale dancer.

[Pacman]

Dude, THAT is not a pretty picture!

[a00nick]

I jsut broke a G-string (hehe) the other day for the first time. It sucked, my bridge got all messed up and im having it redone as we speak. $30 dollars later ill have my bass back

[steveb98]

Geez, I haven't broken a bass string in years. I did break a G now and then and once I did break and E. That one was weird it snapped at the nut so it must of been a bad string.

[Crazyeelboy]

Don't sweat the broken string so long as you didn't damage the bass.

[steve21]

I broke a BC Rich Bich guitar string, I believe it was either the G or the b.

I just put it back up as well.

[Geoff St. Germaine]

I had an E string break once. It was certainly a bad string.

[vindy500]

i have broken 4 e strings 5 g strings and one A string(in 2 years), D strings are invincible i have decided, how did you break one?

[jeff_bass28]

Don't worry about it; they have insurance. That's what they tell ME anyway. It seems like the one bass I want to play at Guitar Center is always hung up j u s t out of reach. No problem getting it down, but now and then I need a hand...um...getting it up.
I usually try to laugh it off; "I'm an inch too short. I've never had THAT problem before!" They laugh, hang the bass back up. Then tell me I could smash it on the floor if I wanted--they have insurance.

So I wouldn't worry about breaking a string.

[Dash Rantic]

I've broken the D and E strings on my bass.

Mwahaha.

-Dash

[The Golden Boy]

I've broken bunches of strings.

One day I was playing a show and snapped an A string 2-3 songs into the set. The guy in the band that played before us let me use his bass- I snapped his A at the beginning of the next song...

[matthewfoote]

Originally Posted by steve21

I broke a BC Rich Bich guitar string, I believe it was either the G or the b.

I just put it back up as well.

I wouldn't have worried about it, I bet the next person who tried it out probably only played power chords so wouldn't have noticed

Matthew

[Funky Doctor]

I've broken butt loads of strings, and I have a light touch... what the hell is going on?

[Nooco]

G string twice. First time I just had tuned it few times too high (somewhy). And second times I was a bit drunk and popped the string too hard...

[Minger]

Broken absolutely nothing so far.

Which means to say:
No bass strings in my year+, no viola strings (Hell, it always stayed in tune so all I had to use were fine tuners) guitar, DB...all that good stuff.