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Breaking strings too often

nacho-

nacho-

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Jul 19, 2015
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Argentina, Bahía Blanca
#1
Hi there, i'm playing from a few years and in this last months i've been breaking strings too often, I mean, once a week. A, E, B strings, from a fender mb-5.

I use .040 .060 .075 .095 .125, should i move to .045 .065 .085 .105 .130?? Or should i moderate myt techiche?

Nacho, from Argentina.
 
#3
They're breaking near the saddless, always.

my strings are some argentinian-made, not so good brand. when they break, i use to tie them in order to spend less money. Sometimes i save money and buy d'Addario .040.

And i play hard... i mean, i play many many many hours a week and i guess i dont realize the fact that i play very hard.
 
#8
That's a great underrated instrument! I have one too.

On topic, try to lighten your playing andgrab different strings. I know they aren't cheap but getting a brand that frees with your attack will save you money in the long run.

I had the same issue with blue steels a lifetime ago.
 
#9
Dogbertday said:
That's a great underrated instrument! I have one too.

On topic, try to lighten your playing andgrab different strings. I know they aren't cheap but getting a brand that frees with your attack will save you money in the long run.

I had the same issue with blue steels a lifetime ago.
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I'll try to ligthen my playing, and i'lll try to buy better strings...


still don't know if stay .040 .060 .075 .095 .125 or move to .045 .065 .085 .105 .130
 
#14
I used to break strings when I had a combination of:
1. Having dead, dull strings with no tone, I played too hard to try and compensate.
2. Having low power amps and trying to play too hard to be louder. These resulted in:
3. Bad technique. Once I started buying elixirs, (about once a year) and playing through VERY loud amps, my technique cleaned up. Let the strings and the amp do the heavy lifting.
 
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samson3382 said:
I used to break strings when I had a combination of:
1. Having dead, dull strings with no tone, I played too hard to try and compensate.
2. Having low power amps and trying to play too hard to be louder. These resulted in:
3. Bad technique. Once I started buying elixirs, (about once a year) and playing through VERY loud amps, my technique cleaned up. Let the strings and the amp do the heavy lifting.
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All this^^^^^^
 
#16
I agree with most of the above comments. Something is wrong. I have played hard for 25 years and never had a problem with breaking strings on a consistent basis. It's either an issue with the bridge/saddles, or an issue with the strings.
 
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