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Gospel Instruments => Gospel Guitar => Topic started by: funkStrat_97 on January 28, 2008, 07:36:50 PM

Title: When Your Break a String...
Post by: funkStrat_97 on January 28, 2008, 07:36:50 PM
...do you replace the whole set or just than one string?  If this were to happen with a brand new set of strings, I'll replace just the one; but what do you do with a slightly older set?   
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: JayP5150 on January 28, 2008, 08:44:06 PM
I seriously never break strings (I've broken one on stage, and one on my acoustic in about 15 years of playing--guess I have a light touch).

However, if it's during a gig, church, etc., I replace the one, then the whole set later.

I'm really weird about stuff like that.

OCD...  ;)
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: trackman on January 28, 2008, 09:16:17 PM
I'll usually replace the one right then and then replace the whole set later also. I'm kinda OCD too. I need to feel like the strings came together for some reason! LOL!!! :-\
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: gtrdave on January 29, 2008, 08:52:43 AM
In 28 years of playing I've broken a string while playing (a gig) maybe 3 or 4 times and only once in church.
When that's happened I'd change the one string then and change the rest afterwards.

I normally change my strings every few weeks...maybe a month and a half...on my main 3 guitars just to be safe.  :)
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: bjlane on January 29, 2008, 09:31:58 AM
When you break a string, I think that more than enough reason to buy a new guitar. 8)
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: jlynnb1 on January 29, 2008, 09:33:08 AM
i change the whole set as soon as possible. just my preference. i'm a little ocd a s well, and it drives me nuts to have one new string with 5 older ones.
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: gtrdave on January 29, 2008, 10:48:13 AM
When you break a string, I think that more than enough reason to buy a new guitar. 8)

Yeah, after all, there were 6 on there when it was new, right?  ;)
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: dantroop on January 29, 2008, 06:39:14 PM
in all my years of playing i never broke a string either  but i would also change the whole set...... uh speaking of changing strings i need too go do that now ;D ;D  . hey does anybody go to change thier strings and end up playing for half hour before really getting to it :D :D :D
Title: Re: When Your Break a String...
Post by: Gibby on January 30, 2008, 10:35:11 AM
I broke at least 5 high E strings in church  :D

but those were stinkin' 9's.

wit my new guitar  ;D the guy at guitar center put 10's on dat axe.  now when I bend it doesn't feel like I'm gonna break 'em