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Post by Phil on Aug 5, 2014 16:38:38 GMT -6
This one lasted 17 days. I just ordered 10 sets of Musician's Gear 10 gauge strings at $2.29 a pair. They got many good reviews at Musician's Friend. Unfortunately they don't come in single strings or I'd order a bunch of high E strings. Hopefully I'll have better luck with these than with the DRs.
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 5, 2014 16:50:24 GMT -6
I'm really loving the Musician's Gear strings. Great sound in my opinion and I haven't broke one yet. And that's after a lot of Cheap Runs practice, which had plenty of bends. I'll see if they survive my tremolo strumming in Blues A La Chord now lol.
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Post by Phil on Aug 5, 2014 16:53:34 GMT -6
I'm really loving the Musician's Gear strings. Great sound in my opinion and I haven't broke one yet. And that's after a lot of Cheap Runs practice, which had plenty of bends. I'll see if they survive my tremolo strumming in Blues A La Chord now lol. I bought them based on your recommendation. I'm sure they'll work out just fine. You mentioned that you bought some single E strings - what brand? Musician's Gear only come in sets. |
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Post by joachim on Aug 6, 2014 0:36:22 GMT -6
Are the strings breaking in the same place, e.g., at the tuner or at the bridge? I just had my Epi LP setup, and the guy told me to look out for that; perhaps the tuner has a sharp edge around the hole, or the bridge isn't positioned correctly.
Having my LP setup wasn't expensive, and now it's a completely different and wonderful instrument to play on. But picking it up at the tech shop was one of the most humiliating moments of my life; meaning well he hooked up the guitar to his expensive Mesa Boogie amp and asked me to give the guitar a test drive - in front of other customers. After fumbling around the fretboard like I'd never seen a guitar before, I muttered "Oh yeah - it feels great!" and hurried out the backdoor. Next time I will rent a professional musician to go pick it up, or send my wife.
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Post by wannaplayblues on Aug 6, 2014 2:53:09 GMT -6
Are the strings breaking in the same place, e.g., at the tuner or at the bridge? I just had my Epi LP setup, and the guy told me to look out for that; perhaps the tuner has a sharp edge around the hole, or the bridge isn't positioned correctly. Having my LP setup wasn't expensive, and now it's a completely different and wonderful instrument to play on. But picking it up at the tech shop was one of the most humiliating moments of my life; meaning well he hooked up the guitar to his expensive Mesa Boogie amp and asked me to give the guitar a test drive - in front of other customers. After fumbling around the fretboard like I'd never seen a guitar before, I muttered "Oh yeah - it feels great!" and hurried out the backdoor. Next time I will rent a professional musician to go pick it up, or send my wife. A well setup guitar just feels amazing - but finding someone who can do it right is hard in my experience! And yeah, I had a similar experience with picking up my guitar - at least now I can go in and play some BRYCU bits for a complete song feel  @phil Friction at the bridge/nut can add to string breakage (or so I've been told) but checking/adjusting these is beyond my ability |
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Post by jack1982 on Aug 6, 2014 5:12:24 GMT -6
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Post by Phil on Aug 6, 2014 7:11:07 GMT -6
The saddle has a groove with a rough edge on it. I filed and sanded it last time and will do it again. I have a good supply of strings on their way.  I did not have this problem with Ernie Ball 11s, but I don't want to go back to 11s. They are really hard on my hand. Eventually I'll get the Epiphone 339 that I've been after which has a shorter scale length, and therefore less tension. |
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I did not have this problem with Ernie Ball 11s, but I don't want to go back to 11s. They are really hard on my hand. Eventually I'll get the Epiphone 339 that I've been after which has a shorter scale length, and therefore less tension.