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Strings Breaking... Help!

  • 16-12-2005 12:08pm
    #1
    WetDaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭


    Right, as you might have guessed, the strings on my telecaster keep breaking. I don't play particularly aggressively and I used a relatively soft pick. Suffice to say, they only started breaking recently and I haven't changed anything! :)

    Anyhoo, I wouldn't know anything close to as much as lots of people on this forum do, so I thought I'd ask all y'all's advice. They do appear to be breaking down at the bridge (which is similar to this one, and at the beginning it appeared to be the D string only, but over the past month or two it's seemingly random.

    I've heard that cleaning the bridge with a HB pencil can help, and that if crud builds up then it may affect how the strings sit. I might also add that the intonation on the guitar's not the best, and I know that can also be a side effect of a crud-infested bridge.

    Anyone any ideas? I haven't tried anything yet. Oh, also I might add that there are signs of rusting on the bridge. Is it a big deal to replace it?

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    It might be how you put the strings on


  • #3
    WetDaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭WetDaddy


    Cheers Doc. The only thing is though, I haven't changed the way I put on strings in years (on the same guitar). All the same though, that reply of yours is good advice.
    Get a brand new set of strings and remove the old strings from your guitar and clean it. Thoroughly clean the bridge and nut, especially in the grooves.

    That might be just what I'm looking for. I never really cleaned the bridge or nut when I changed strings, so it's probably about time to start! (I can hear some posters screeching at the thought of me not doing that)


  • #4
    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    Just make sure you don't twist the strings when you put them on. Other than that, if it still happens over the bridge, maybe conside some graphtech string saddles.


  • #5
    Ancient1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭Ancient1


    If it's not your stringing technique then your saddles are likely to be the cause of the problem.

    Lube up the saddles with WD40 or 3-in-1 oil using a Q-tip. Use the HB pencils for the nut or alternatively, believe it or not, lip balm also works.

    This works a treat, especially if you're a heavy trem user too.


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