Help--strings again
I just broke a string and Im going on in two hours...should I change the whole set or just change the one string...BTW..the only extra set I have is mediums that I have never played with. Would it be...
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Just put on the new D string and play a little on it so it stretches a bit.Something similar happened to me on like my second gig. I was so damn nervous that I acidentially put a D sting in place of a...
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How possible is it that new strings break only after 6 days of playing on them? Yes I have been playing a lot, but that doesn't seem like a very long life. They are Elixirs too and they are super...
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Hey listen - if they're only like 6 days old ....just change the one that needs to be changed and buy the correct gauge to then match up the ones already on.Just a waste of one string -
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I may not have told you this but I have only changed my strings once by myself and that was with help and support. I just tried to change the string with the only extra D string I have and that broke...
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When I was fairly new to string changing I would occasionally turn the wrong tuner, no change in the sound and then PING another string broke. Make sure that you are not tuning too high, common...
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Breaking a string after a few hours suggests several possibilities; playing too heavily, tuning higher than standard pitch or perhaps a saddle that is too sharp or peaked, leaving less contact for the...
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Greetings!Nicole- You are not a loser. Don't give up changing your own strings OR playing. Just don't rush yourself until you get comfortable with it. You will 'get' it!!! If the pin is popping out,...
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The problem is I had two different people show me two different techniques on stringing and I am so confused now more than ever. In the Martin book it says to use an extra ball on the string to keep...
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Nicole, go to Frets.com and read up. I have found that site one of the most helpful sites on the web. I believe he has good instructions there. On occasion when I think I am loosening a string I am...
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maybe just buy a new guitar with a bunch of new strings already on it ?
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Now there is a great idea...what Martin should I buy next? Maybe a D-28 or well there are just so many choices....back to GC..I think thats the best answer. I'll just start all over again at step one....
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strings break...happens all the time..Where did it break? At the bridge or near the tuners?If the pin is popping out you are not getting the ball end under the bridge plate..Yup...just go buy a new...
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I've often bought single strings at small local music stores. I'm not sure if the guitar supermarkets have them.
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Practice makes perfect Nicole.You gotta hold the pin down with one hand while you're winding the tuners with the other. Takes a bit of getting used to but it's really no big deal. Don't get...
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Go to Frets.com (as mentioned above) and download the instructions AND PICTURES of a string job being done. Put the info in a notebook to use for instruction while you are stringing, then after about...
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Nicole - you're playing out! I'm SO jealous!!!What are you playing, songs I mean? Where? Details, girl!What did you end up doing about the strings? I know what you mean about feeling frustrated, but...
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Hey, Y'all After several years of fighting with bridge pins poppin' up, it finally popped into my little pea-brain that there's an easy remedy (hey, I never claimed to be too awful swift). I use ebony...
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I change all my strings at one time..it will not hurt your guitar..you can reach in the sound hole and feel the ball ends to determine if they are seated properly.I am so picky i don't even allow the...
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Nicole,Don't give up!! It's just a learning curve - you'll find many of them as you travel down the guitar highway.You may be initially tuning too high. I used to do that all the time. You might try...
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