Members Devinstation Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 I just got a brand new set of Ernie Ball Power slinkies and im tuning up the high E for the first time, its still at D flat when the damn string breaks, it isnt that big of deal cause I have the old string still but that just pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarkid∞ Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 that happend to my B 3 days ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Same thing happened to me the first time I tried ye slinky. Like the groundhog afraid of his shadow, I crawled right back to D'Addario 10s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seahorse Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 I've been using EB 9-42s for 20 years and the only time I've ever had a string break was when I tried to tune an open G tuned guitar up to standard with 2-month old strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pigsinzen Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Sounds like user error to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devinstation Posted March 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Originally posted by Pigsinzen Sounds like user error to me. Nope ... I got all the strings on there barely taught just enough to keep them on the bridge and in the nut, then tuned them starting at low E going up, got to high and used my computer's tuner (running it through a recording system really good tuner) and when I got to high E it was at D flat and it snapped, I've been using Ernie Ball power slinkies for over a year now and this has never happened, kinda pissed me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fret Demon Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 well aparently you got a lemon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devinstation Posted March 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Originally posted by Fret Demon well aparently you got a lemon? I guess and that's what I figured, still pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bryvincent Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 i noticed recently that EBs have crapy lock twists. so i either buy the RPS slinkies or solder the twists on the plain strings on the regular. they're also the quickest set of strings to die or lose their tone. but for me they're still the best sounding string of all the major brands thats why i still use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bcjames Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Ive also noticed the kinda crappy turns on them now. Whats that all about? I might try a different brand next time i restring my strat, but I love power slinkies on my gigging LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devinstation Posted March 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Originally posted by bcjames Ive also noticed the kinda crappy turns on them now. Whats that all about?I might try a different brand next time i restring my strat, but I love power slinkies on my gigging LP. Power slinkies sound awesome with an LP for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fret Demon Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 I also use RPS's but they indeed lose their good sound very quickly, and the treble strings are stiffer compared to D'add XL115's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vendor Defendor Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 I always use regular slinkys and then got adventurous and tryed D'Addario stings and absoutely hated their tone. Took them off after about a week and tryed GHS Boomers and the high E snapped as I was tuning it. Ugh. The other five stings sound nice and wouldn't mind them but I think I am back to ernie ball for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lintuxvi Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 EBs all the way. A new pair of light tops and heavy bottoms always gives that beautiful honkey-tonk, piano sound, and the low E is just sparkley. Tension be damned, it's so tight sounding on standard tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members appar111 Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 What type of guitar were you putting them on when it broke and where did the string break? Is there possibly a sharp spot somewhere at the bridge, or a hang up at the nut? Either that, or a bum set, but if you're having repeated problems, try to note where the break happened-- maybe it's a spot on the guitar causing the breaking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vendor Defendor Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Mine broke at the tuning peg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 this can happen with ANY brand of strings... I've never had any problem with EB's... it's true they don't hold their tone for months and months, but I don't like the way brand new strings sound anyways. I like 'em broken in. EB's are great all around strings... Just look at all the people who use them... all those great guitar players/bands wouldn't use them if they were totally crap. Trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bubkus_jones Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 I've had the same problem the OP is discribing with all three sets of D'Addario strings I've tried (from different stores, over two years). Tune em up and they'd break before they were at pitch. I'll never try their electric strings again. Their acoustic strings are nice, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Originally posted by bluesboy this can happen with ANY brand of strings... Wisest post on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JDE Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 Try Rotosound strings, man. Free high E in every pack! The snapping-before-pitch thing has only ever happened to me once, and it's a pisser. Almost as irritating as when you get a "dead string" in a set, which, thankfully hasn't happened to me for years and years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alexei Posted March 1, 2006 Members Share Posted March 1, 2006 As anybody previously said, this can happen with ANY brand. ANY. Period. In my case my worst examples came with D'Addario and I can't blame the company. I have had 3 in 1 year and 2 of them (electric, acoustic) have broken a string at a very little use. I use Ernie Ball and SIT strings for both electric and acoustic; I have tried a helluva brands and widths and I find more comfortable with these, on 9-42, 9-46, 10-46, 10-52 (I have troubles in my fingers and thus have to go changing )If that break is regular, I mean, you use to break strings whenever you put new ones, maybe the problem is in the guitar or in the way you put 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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