Broken Strings

[ebenismyhero]

when i had my stock bridge on (before the schaller upgrade) i broke the low e right by the bridge, while onstage!!! got a nice slice across my right forearm. luckily other bands were playing, so i got to use a nice active p for the rest of the show. now i make sure i have at least one extra bass there, sometimes two.

[Brendan]

I've broken a my share. And his share and his share and your share!

All of them Bs (both taper and regular) and Es (Taper and regular). I'm in a metal band, so those strings see the most action. Never broke onstage though. Fortunately, my other bass is a BEAD 4, so I can switch with minimal problems in event of a onstage break.

[Microbass]

Between March->May, I broke 11 strings.

Mostly E's and A's!
I don't play very hard, a medium touch I'd say.
One of the E's snapped and came at me, but it wasn't veyr fast, felt like being shot by a pellut gun in the chest

A bassist friend of mien snapped his E, it went flying at him, cut his shoulder, and a few more cuts down his arm

[Chris3142]

I broke an E in the middle of a gig once, I jumped up (off of the drummers bass drum), hit the e string, and by the time i came down the e string was no longer functioning. pretty hilarious, i finished the rest of the song an octive higher. The thing about this that was really terrible was that it was the one gig I have ever gone to without a back up bass. So, I had to borrow another band's bass,i dont even remember what it was, and i wouldnt want to.

[Silverstar]

OK if i tell you that please don't kill me or hit me
I'm probably the only guy on earth that broke a B string.
That was when I justed started playing bass, I picked up a Jazz Bass V and played a little around, I was so fascinated by the B that I pulled it and pulled it and pulled it.... SNAP.
It hit my face and I had go to hospital because it was bleeding like i got a headshot of an MP5.
Remember you die of being hit by a bass string and your relatives have to explain that to you POD insurance

[snoopyjc]

I break 'em all the time.

I'm actually changing brands from the D'Addario SlowWounds to the LaBella's to see if that helps.

I play fingerstyle funk/rock.

I broke, Bs, Es, and Gs so far.

EDIT 8/26/02: I just broke a D string last night - another D'Addario SlowWound GARBAGE!!!!

--joe http://www.pieceofcandi.com/

[MrGump]

Ive been playing a long time now.In the late seventies as Funk slapper,I used to "pop" the Dstring on my StingRay all the time!And I played a set of .055-.110's!!
Recently I had an A string just unravel during a set.
Luckily it was the last song.
I also keep"the set I just took off"when I last changed strings in my case.
I learned that lesson in the 70s.

[just_a_poser]

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



Never broke one, but haven't been playing a year yet. But after reading all your injury stories I'm scared to pull on anything too hard. :-/

[Shoonk]

i broke a string once, well my friend broke a string on my bass...before a gig too!!!! luckily, it was hardcore...so i didnt really use my g-string. i manged to sustitude it anyways.
i like to make jewlery and garden ornaments out of broken strings and cymbals. i'm very crafty.
peace & plaid
-SHoonk

[Hategear]

Broke one, decoiled one.

[ohmanohjeeze]

i've broken 2 b strings while rockin out.
and burst a vessel in my thumb too.
i used to unravel the g-strings when i first started cause i didn't know what i was doing. (not that i do now)

[The Mole]

I've only been playing for 3 months and I just broke my E string
I was practicing this http://www.basstabarchive.com/cgi-bi...rotomania.btab and it suddenly broke at the bridge, didn't sustain any injuries though
Was kinda scary none the less!