oh man

[Rattman]

Geeeeez.... How can you bust an 'A' string? Unless that was a really old set or your 'A' saddle has an issue, I just don't see it. Tuning to a differant pitch perhaps? Did ya leave out any details?

[vindy500]

in my first 2 years of bass playing i broke 9 strings, e's a's d's g's, buying new sets each time. i think my bridge was bung because ive never brokn one since i got a new bass

[bassman1185]

Originally Posted by Rattman

Geeeeez.... How can you bust an 'A' string? Unless that was a really old set or your 'A' saddle has an issue, I just don't see it. Tuning to a differant pitch perhaps? Did ya leave out any details?

It's called playing hard. I have broken a good half dozen .105, .110, and .115 guage E strings (tuned down to C). I haven't broken a string in several months, though, because I've gotten my picking attack under control.

[IconBasser]

wow guys... I can honestly say I've never broken a string before. I always thought it was impossible. You guys must be doin something pretty wack to your basses... how old are your strings? I change mine every 2 months.

[bassman1185]

Originally Posted by IconBasser

wow guys... I can honestly say I've never broken a string before. I always thought it was impossible. You guys must be doin something pretty wack to your basses... how old are your strings? I change mine every 2 months.

Lots of people break strings. It's not all that uncommon. There is no need to be smug about NOT breaking strings. All it proves is that you're not manly enough to REALLY dig in.

[IconBasser]

nah... thats not it... I've got the same strings on the school electric standup that I've had for the past 2 years and I dig the hell outta those strings every time I play. They are still fine.

[Koki]

I' ve broke strings many times. Every time it didn't break all the way, that was core breaks. Only the strings on guitar can break all the way( b and high e strings)

[IconBasser]

nah, thats not true, the guitarist in my jass band broke his G once. It was really wierd, becuse he was actually doing a bend on his high e, and then the g snapped. Needless to say, it was pretty funny.

[BetterBottomEnd]

I had a friend who had a pretty good ear, never could tell you what he was playing but it sounded good. Well when he bought his first 5-string the low B was tuned up to C and he just played it like that. Stayed in tune so he never adjusted it. He didn't know anything was wrong till I played it and told him. Even then he just left it because by that time he had gotten used to it.

[Koki]

Originally Posted by IconBasser

nah, thats not true, the guitarist in my jass band broke his G once. It was really wierd, becuse he was actually doing a bend on his high e, and then the g snapped. Needless to say, it was pretty funny.

Yeah I forgot the G can also snap that way. All strings that are made of only one "string" can "fly away".

[Chili]

Originally Posted by saxnbass

lol. I never had that problem. Although I did feel like an idiot when I bought my first 5 string. I though it was tuned EADGC, not BEADG. I was new, I had only been playing for a few months (like 2 or 3). But shh. I've never told that story before cause I found it kinda embarrassing. Well, not really, it's more that I never had anybody to tell and then I forgot all about it. lol

lmao

[Uncle Ernie]

I used to break strings all the time until I took a file to the bridge saddles... not a single breakage since!

Regarding 5 strings, we borrowed the band's instruments at friend's wedding and I did not realize the bass had 5 strings until the end... the bride's father worked for Tequila Cuervo!