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Developing a bass neck. Need your experiences!

Interesting. You sure you're not overtightening the strings?

Pretty sure. I was putting the right angle in the as indicated in the instructions, and then I would gently tighten down the strings. After I broke a set of 4 strings on the first go around, I took great care to make sure I didn't tighten the lock too tight on the second go.