string snapping aaarrgh

I have the same bass and have never snapped a string (i thought it was a terrible myth!)......umm, using less windings on the pegs and a thinner pick will definatly help you out dude.....thats all I got

 

3 times is fine. And so are 2 mm picks. My guess is that your bridge probably has burrs on the saddles. Take it to a luthier and let him see what he thinks.

 

Knowing exactly where the string is breaking will tell a lot about whats going on. You could just back off on you picking technique a bit.I have never heard of anybody breaking bass strings with a pick.

 

with the strings off...can you see and/or feel burrs on the saddles?

yes, burrs are sharp little bits of metal that stand up on either side of a scratch or groove...

the groove isn't a problem, but burrs can cut your strings...

if you have them, you can try taking a bit of automotive grade sandpaper and taking the edge off...take the offending saddles off, one at a time, and sand them, put it back, and go to the next...

remember the number of turns on your intonation screw...that way you don't have to redo intonation.

 

+1, check the saddles for sharp edges... would be my first guess.

 

Question:

Why would the amount of string windings on your tuning pegs affect how often you snap strings?

 

SIMPLE...

by altering the amount of sub-atomic cross-polarisation that is exerted in a tangential direction to the break angle over the nut, less the number of turns used to make the little girl dizzy before she hit the piniata.

 

genius!

clean up them saddles.

 

it doesn't.

 

yeah...that might actually work better

 

LMAO!

 

...that's my point.

 

Or it still might just be that you play very hard. I used to break strings all the time. Playing 8 shows a week I'd break a string every 1 to 2 weeks.

I've lightened up for the health of my hands/arms, and because I found more dynamic range. Lighter strings actually seemed to cue my hands to lighten up.

Good luck either way.

 

Brilliant!!! now where is the cheese?

 

I second all of the suggestions that you have a burr or sharp edge on your bridge saddles. I would suggest that you use a strip of leather and run it across the groove of the bridge saddle repeatedly until smooth. Using sand paper could make the issue worse by causing more sharp edges. The leather strip will only smooth the offending burr.

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I really have nothing clever to say at this time.

 

A friend of mine had a issue about a year ago with some DR strings during installation. It appears that when they were manufactured the machine nicked the inner wire where it goes around the brass ring. When he put the new strings on and was bringing it up to tension he pulled on the string to stretch it a little then brought it back up to tune and the string would break. This happened to the "D" in two seperate packs. He took it back to Guitar Center and they didn't believe him. So their tech put a set on and it did the same thing after playing a little slap for a few minutes. There were no rough spots on his bridge at all, it was just some defective strings made it out the door at DR. DR. ended up sending him a couple packs of strings for the inconvience.