So I just restrung my guitar and I'm going to tune in do drop b but every single time I broke the 2nd string(tuning to G#) I'm using a chromatic tuner but still when I tune in to G(2nd string) and increase a little bit it's gonna break.. I am using 10-52s gauges I just don't understand why ? and someone told me to put it on standard then drop it to b but that G# on 2nd string was too loose..
How to avoid breaking your string while tuning ?
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: How to avoid breaking your string while tuning ?
Here's a thread about string gauges for drop B. Maybe going a little heavier would help. Is it possible that you're trying to tune that 2nd string up an octave from where you want it? Does it match the strings next to it, if you fret the 4 on the E or the 5 on the G#?
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?227171-What-is-the-ideal-string-gauge-for-drop-B-tuning
Here's a thread about string gauges for drop B. Maybe going a little heavier would help. Is it possible that you're trying to tune that 2nd string up an octave from where you want it? Does it match the strings next to it, if you fret the 4 on the E or the 5 on the G#?
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?227171-What-is-the-ideal-string-gauge-for-drop-B-tuning
Re: How to avoid breaking your string while tuning ?
youve gotta be tuning it up an octave, a set of 10s tuned to drop b doesnt have much tension. when it was too loose, that was where its "supposed" to be. i play 11-50 in standard tuning, i couldnt imagine drop b with a 10 set
youve gotta be tuning it up an octave, a set of 10s tuned to drop b doesnt have much tension. when it was too loose, that was where its "supposed" to be. i play 11-50 in standard tuning, i couldnt imagine drop b with a 10 set
BriGuy1968
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Re: How to avoid breaking your string while tuning ?
Usually when referring to a “2nd” string we’re talking about the second highest in timbre, not the second highest in physical position on the neck. So looking at the neck from the front of the guitar, standard tuning would look like this:
——-6 (low E)
——-5 (A)
——-4 (D)
——-3 (G)
——-2 (B)
——-1 (high E)
If you’re pulling your SECOND string all the way up to G# it’s no surprise that it would break. If you’re actually talking about your FIFTH string being dropped to G# I can’t imagine a burr big enough to cause it to break during the tuning up stage... unless, as mentioned by others, you’re up an octave on it.
If it’s not being tuned incorrectly, the other question to ask is where specifically is the string breaking? Is it in a different place each time? Is it always at the bridge? Is it pulling out of the tuner?
Something isn’t adding up here...
Usually when referring to a “2nd” string we’re talking about the second highest in timbre, not the second highest in physical position on the neck. So looking at the neck from the front of the guitar, standard tuning would look like this:
——-6 (low E)
——-5 (A)
——-4 (D)
——-3 (G)
——-2 (B)
——-1 (high E)
If you’re pulling your SECOND string all the way up to G# it’s no surprise that it would break. If you’re actually talking about your FIFTH string being dropped to G# I can’t imagine a burr big enough to cause it to break during the tuning up stage... unless, as mentioned by others, you’re up an octave on it.
If it’s not being tuned incorrectly, the other question to ask is where specifically is the string breaking? Is it in a different place each time? Is it always at the bridge? Is it pulling out of the tuner?
Something isn’t adding up here...
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: How to avoid breaking your string while tuning ?
Take a standard tuned guitar and fret the G string at the first fret. Was this the same note & octave as the second string on your drop B tuned guitar?
Take a standard tuned guitar and fret the G string at the first fret. Was this the same note & octave as the second string on your drop B tuned guitar?
