When Your Break a String...

[funkStrat_97]

...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?   

[JayP5150]

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... 

[trackman]

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!!!

[gtrdave]

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. 

[bjlane]

When you break a string, I think that more than enough reason to buy a new guitar.

[jlynnb1]

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.

[gtrdave]

When you break a string, I think that more than enough reason to buy a new guitar.

Yeah, after all, there were 6 on there when it was new, right? 

[dantroop]

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   . hey does anybody go to change thier strings and end up playing for half hour before really getting to it

[Gibby]

I broke at least 5 high E strings in church 

but those were stinkin' 9's.

wit my new guitar  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