BriGuy1968
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Okay, what could POSSIBLY cause this?
I've broken 2 high "E" strings on Ginger, my new Tele build, in the month or so since I finished her.
Identical circumstances both times. I'm playing along and suddenly the high E is WAY flatter than it was just moments ago... like a whole step (2 frets for you non-music-theory guys). My first thought is that the locking tuner has somehow allowed the string to pull back through, but there's still the little nub of the string end sticking out of the tuner (I always cut my strings off close once I've locked them down) and the lock is not loose at all. I tune it back up, start playing again, and get the same result... a very sudden full step. I re-tune and start putting some pressure on that string, pulling and stretching it which delivers a noticeable "pop" as the string drops its full step again. "What the hell?" I re-check the tuner, which is unchanged. I look at the bridge and the part of the tailpiece that keeps the string direction down... the string is nicely seated in both rollers just as it should be. I re-tune (which seems like it takes a lot more turns than usual... almost like I can't get "traction" on the string) and try stretching the string again with the same result. Another repeat or two and the "pop" also results in my string pulling completely through the tailpiece and the ball end rolling across the floor! Not actually a break, but an UNRAVELING!
I know what you're thinking... "Get better strings, dumbass. DUHR!"
There are two reasons why I don't think it's that:
1) I use d'Addarrio XL 9-42s on all my guitars and they generally work very well for me... not much premature breakage at all. I've never had this happen before.
2) They're not the same string. I also keep spares around which I buy as single-string 12-packs from Musicians Friend. The brand name is "Rogue." They seem to work pretty good actually and are a nice, inexpensive, convenient replacement for the occasional broken d'Addarrio.
It seems pretty unlikely that two different manufacturers would have EXACTLY the same issue on the same guitar... unless of course the GUITAR itself was the cause.
Any idea what might be causing this strange behavior?
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I've broken 2 high "E" strings on Ginger, my new Tele build, in the month or so since I finished her.
Identical circumstances both times. I'm playing along and suddenly the high E is WAY flatter than it was just moments ago... like a whole step (2 frets for you non-music-theory guys). My first thought is that the locking tuner has somehow allowed the string to pull back through, but there's still the little nub of the string end sticking out of the tuner (I always cut my strings off close once I've locked them down) and the lock is not loose at all. I tune it back up, start playing again, and get the same result... a very sudden full step. I re-tune and start putting some pressure on that string, pulling and stretching it which delivers a noticeable "pop" as the string drops its full step again. "What the hell?" I re-check the tuner, which is unchanged. I look at the bridge and the part of the tailpiece that keeps the string direction down... the string is nicely seated in both rollers just as it should be. I re-tune (which seems like it takes a lot more turns than usual... almost like I can't get "traction" on the string) and try stretching the string again with the same result. Another repeat or two and the "pop" also results in my string pulling completely through the tailpiece and the ball end rolling across the floor! Not actually a break, but an UNRAVELING!
I know what you're thinking... "Get better strings, dumbass. DUHR!"
There are two reasons why I don't think it's that:
1) I use d'Addarrio XL 9-42s on all my guitars and they generally work very well for me... not much premature breakage at all. I've never had this happen before.
2) They're not the same string. I also keep spares around which I buy as single-string 12-packs from Musicians Friend. The brand name is "Rogue." They seem to work pretty good actually and are a nice, inexpensive, convenient replacement for the occasional broken d'Addarrio.
It seems pretty unlikely that two different manufacturers would have EXACTLY the same issue on the same guitar... unless of course the GUITAR itself was the cause.
Any idea what might be causing this strange behavior?
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