witness point

How to secure proper break angle and prevent strings behind headstock from ringing (sympathetic vibrations)? Simple, use a simple cheap capo like this:

I see lots of posts from people who move a set of strings from one bass to another, multiple times in some cases. This seems to be pretty common among flatwound users. I also see posts where people emphasize the importance of getting a good break angle of the string over the bridge. This seems...

Today I was putting a new set of Labella Low Tension Flats on my P bass. I started with the E string and when I applied some pressure to bend it at the witness point, it broke. That's never happened to me in the dozens of times I've done it before. These are expensive strings so I am even more...