Do You Ever Break Strings??

[Squid-TEGH]

Yes.

An E string no less.

All I did was mix a dose of inexperience with a dose of wishful thinking. A dash of overtightened tuner later, and, well, that.

You can read about it here if you're curious, and no, it probably wasn't the boiling that did it.

 

[DreadyDiggs]

I have never broken strings while playing. I have broken strings cutting them for one bass then trying to string them on a different bass. They broke before they ever got in tune. I've learned my lesson though. I try not to change my strings once I have a set on the bass I am happy with. Two of my basses I'm happy with, one I'm not. It'll get new strings at some point and then it'll be years before I buy anymore.

 

[ZenG]

Never broken a string ever.

I have lots of strings and I re-use them and change them quite a bit. (Obsessive noodler) Some strings have been off and on the basses at least ten times. Including flats. Including roundcore.

 

[ESPweasel]

Yes, last week restringing the D with a tuner tool. Lefty loosey righty tighty? Drrrr

 

[Norwegian Bass]

I've broken like 4 or 5 in 20 years of playing.

 

[sonicnuance]

The only times I've broken bass strings where when I was overdoing it with slap technique and cut the string too short to get a good enough wrap around the machine head. Bass strings are very high quality these days, especially from all the big players (D'Addario, GHS, Ernie Ball, Rotosound, etc).

 

[bolophonic]

No. 0 broken strings in 29 years.

 

[EricMordus]

Nope, not a one