Broken Strings

SpunkMunkeeD · #1 07-30-2002, 09:11 PM

Has anyone EVER broken a bass string? And if so, what type of laceration did you suffer?

I say this because I beleive it is imposible to break a bass string (within somewhat propper usage). I had one decoil on my friend when I ran sound for his band. It was hillarious. It went Bum bumbum bleeeeeeewwwwwwww. And the nickle just uncoiled from it's steel hex. Any one have any similar stories?

SpunkMunkeeD

Listen · #2 07-30-2002, 09:22 PM

I tried out boiling my strings, it worked ok. Then I put them on, started playing, and I busted E, it flew back and hit me in the arm, I have a scar from it.

Nick man · #3 07-30-2002, 09:36 PM

Ive broken a few strings, and knoiw some guys who have broken one or two befoore.

Its only been the core thats broken for me, but its happened a few times. I used to play pretty hard so its understandable.

Peace
Nick

Zirc · #4 07-30-2002, 09:53 PM

I used to break em when I first started playing. Never had one hurt me though, they wouldn't break in two pieces, just come uncoiled.

RockStar571 · #5 07-30-2002, 11:38 PM

there was this one time i was playing a really awesome bass solo and i started breaking the strings on purpose...after i got done playing a lick i snapped the g string and continued with the rest of thie strings...i just kept going till i ran out of strings...that last lick on nothing but the e string was rockin'

sobie18 · #6 07-31-2002, 12:39 AM

Only BASS I've ever broke strings on was the Steinberger XL-2. They just kinda go bblllahhhhhhh at the bridge. Nothing that scarred me for life, though.

John K. · #7 07-31-2002, 01:23 AM

I break strings once in a while, I've broken about 6 now I think. They don't hit me at all, they just explode at the bridge and the windings unravel (sp?) around the core.

merlin · #8 07-31-2002, 05:44 AM

I play for 6 hours at a time twice a week, and an hour every night when i can. I have never broken a string.

Merls

I am the bestest. lol

anton970204 · #9 07-31-2002, 06:08 AM

In about 2 years of playing bass ive broken only 5 strings, 3 G's from popping, an A for no reason, and an E that shot out and put a dent in my wall, lucky it wasnt my arm.

JMX · #10 07-31-2002, 06:14 AM

I broke 2 or 3 G strings that were very old over the years.They broke at the bridge while doing some slap and pop stuff. No injuries.

lowb · #11 07-31-2002, 07:31 AM

Only ever snapped one g string ever, and that was while popping on my p-bass copy, with a set of strings that were years old

no injuries

peace

Nick man · #12 07-31-2002, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by merlin
I play for 6 hours at a time twice a week, and an hour every night when i can. I have never broken a string.

Merls

I am the bestest. lol

We're all very proud of you.

Peace
Nick

**Ívar Þórólfsson** · #13 07-31-2002, 04:33 PM

Many, many years ago, whilst I was still using my Encore bass. We were at our rehearsel space one night, getting drunk with a bunch of friends and we were playing some song that I don´t remember. Anyway, I was playing with a pick and I was heavily into the music, then all of a sudden I couldn´t hear my E string any more, and it felt very loose. I then discovered I had broken the E string at the bridge. Of course i didn´t have a spare so I had to call it quits for the night (Playing that is).

That is the only string I´ve ever broken in my 9 years of goofing around on the bass.

Nick man · #14 07-31-2002, 04:51 PM

Have any of you broken a string durring a gig?

I have, Its such a pain in the ass trying to play without an A!

I managed to pull it off somehow though.

Peace
Nick

LowEndRider · #15 07-31-2002, 06:08 PM

In 30 years of playing I've never broken one of my strings but on a great gig our Keyboard player got excited, lost balance and grabbed my E string on the way down in the FIRST SET......(No, I didn't have a spare and Yes, it is very exciting to have to transpose all the songs on the Fly!).

BassSeven · #16 07-31-2002, 06:27 PM

Ive broken about 5 strings before, the first time a G, from tuning up the wrong string. I've broken a G from when i first startes some slapping, and maybe another G from it being old. But... get this, I seem to have managed to break an E string

before, just boink, it busted at the bridge. never had one snap completely, just the inner core, leaving the rest to uncoil a bit. Perhaps the was because my amp is so lame and quiet that sometime I dig in a bit too much...

Nick man · #17 07-31-2002, 07:43 PM

The first string I broke was an E.

Its mostly A's though.

Ive never broken a B.

Peace
Nick

sobie18 · #18 08-01-2002, 10:57 AM

I LOVE a good G-string coming off.....

Cossiemon · #19 08-01-2002, 12:31 PM

i've broken a couple of strings - split a D when i got into a bit of slap/pop frenzy one day.

ldiezman · #20 08-01-2002, 09:58 PM

I broke several strings on my Stingray... always on the G-string.. I play with a fairly lighter touch... not too light, not too heavy.. but i always broke just the g-string.. I've never broken a string on any other bass except my stinray.. I have a feeling it was the saddle.. because thats where it always broke..

Right before a gig last semester, I was getting ready to go onstage, there was a group finishing up before us.. I was running through some line.. and the g-string snapped.. No problem, i had a spare... THE spare was missing... so i grabbed some kids bass and took off his string and used it.. he said it was ok... i think he did anyway... well right when i go to take my string off, it slips and slices my index finger right on the tip.. an nice long deep gash that produced a decent amount of blood.. It hurt... but i went on anyways... getting sweat in a wound while you are playing doesn't feel so great