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Feb 24 2008, 03:21 PM
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Where does the string snaps? It is common to snap because the metal on some part of hardware cuts it off. Usually it's the bridge sadle that gets sharper in time and it needs little some refurbishing.
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Feb 24 2008, 03:24 PM
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Near the tuning peg i think. When it snaps it comes away from the tuning peg if you know what i mean so it must be up there somewhere
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Feb 25 2008, 08:06 PM
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QUOTE (steve25 @ Feb 25 2008, 08:03 PM)  Ok trying a new brand today, DR strings. Bit weird though they come in these different colours, i got black ones i didn't really know what they meant to be honest, they had Hot Pink strings there and i was thinking surely not... but obviously yeah they must be bright pink strings lol. I would have rather had greys i don't know if they did grey ones i guess i'll see next time but blacks are ok. They costed twice the amount of D'Addario strings but hopefully they'll last longer  Hope it works! I've snapped like two strings in 18 years. 
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Feb 25 2008, 08:08 PM
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QUOTE (steve25 @ Feb 25 2008, 08:03 PM) Ok trying a new brand today, DR strings. Bit weird though they come in these different colours, i got black ones i didn't really know what they meant to be honest, they had Hot Pink strings there and i was thinking surely not... but obviously yeah they must be bright pink strings lol. I would have rather had greys i don't know if they did grey ones i guess i'll see next time but blacks are ok. They costed twice the amount of D'Addario strings but hopefully they'll last longer Can you tell me a little bit about them when you try them out..How coating feels sounds, does it come off easily..I'm very interested to know because I wanted to buy some for my bass (color coated ones from DR).. Thanks man!
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Feb 25 2008, 09:47 PM
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Cool man , play them few days and than give me a feedback on your opinion , especially about the sound and the color coating (does it get off or something)
I'm really interested to know...Thanks man
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Feb 25 2008, 11:54 PM
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I think the problem may be at tuning pegs. Maybe they got sharper or something or string holders cut the string.
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Feb 26 2008, 02:35 AM
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QUOTE (Milenkovic Ivan @ Feb 25 2008, 11:54 PM) I think the problem may be at tuning pegs. Maybe they got sharper or something or string holders cut the string. That happened to one of the pegs on my Les Paul, so that theory gets my vote. But it took almost a decade of heavy use. Gave me a good excuse to exchange them all Never did like the stock pegs that came with the Les Paul
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Feb 26 2008, 12:05 PM
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Maybe you need to place your strings on tunning pegs with a little more care,
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Feb 27 2008, 01:02 AM
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QUOTE (Sam Hook @ Feb 26 2008, 10:47 PM) Anyway, I get my strings free from Mark Knopfler.   It snaps because it's free?
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Feb 28 2008, 12:13 AM
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Hehe
 What I meant was it doesn't really matter that I broke lots of strings because I got them free, so I wasn't losing money. They didn't snap because they were free.
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Feb 28 2008, 12:47 AM
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That's odd,it snaps around peg and not on the bridge
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Feb 28 2008, 01:10 AM
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QUOTE (steve25 @ Feb 28 2008, 12:16 AM) It's a new guitar, so it can't be the amount i've used it? Also i don't wind the strings round when i string them they just go straight through then i tighten them and they stay in tune fine that way. It doesn't matter how old the guitar is, often new models have sharp hardware, missed refurbishing in the factory etc. ALso I think you stringing method is not good, and very likely that there is the problem Your strings are at much greater tension when not wounded a couple of times, especially when you bend them. I suggest you try woudning them a couple of time next time - and don't worry they will stay in tune anyway.
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Feb 28 2008, 04:12 PM
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QUOTE (steve25 @ Feb 28 2008, 12:16 AM) It's a new guitar, so it can't be the amount i've used it? Also i don't wind the strings round when i string them they just go straight through then i tighten them and they stay in tune fine that way. This type of tuning may be the problem..Try winding few rounds next time..Is should not affect their ability to stay in tune any way..
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