High E string slips off fretboard when I fret it

brendansmith

Hi,

When I play the likes of
E---32

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B

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32

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G

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32

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The E string slips

Any ideas?

Malice

Your guitar has 32 frets? :eek:

Celly Smunt

Try a heavier gauge string,fender 11's are orgasmic

groovie

Is the saddle for the e-string straight, it may be bent slightly towards the lower bout of the guitar. Is the e-string sitting properly in it's nut slot.
You don't say what type of headstock it is, if it's six in a line, you may need to get one of those butterfly string retainers to hold the string in place beyond the nut.
If it's three a side, If the string is attached to the tuner and wound so it's on the outer edge of the headstock, that may account for it also.

feylya

What sort of guitar is it?
What sort of bridge?
Are your fret edges worn?
Does it happen on all frets?
Does it happen to everyone who plays the guitar?

Help us help you

Malice

Assuming you're doing a pull-off from G to F# on the high E string are you saying the string slips off at that point? Is it that your index finger (or whichever finger is holding the F#) is pulling the string off the fretboard?

Ravelleman

Show a photo of the headstock and the truth will be revealed.

Demeyes

Sometimes with a bolt on the neck can shift around a little bit. Check and see if the high string is too near the edge of the fretboard, it will be fairly visible if that's the problem. You just loosen the neck bolts and move the neck in the pocket until it's not a problem. Be careful to keep an eye on the other end of the fretboard too so you don't end up with the same problem on the high string. When it's in a good spot re-tighten the neck bolts.

KeithTS

I'm guessing it's something silly like the string being wound the wrong way when it was re-strung meaning the e-string is being pull towards the edge of the neck instead of towards the middle of the fretboard.

JonathanAnon

Malice wrote: »

Your guitar has 32 frets? :eek:

ahhhhh .. I was gonna say that..


Only thing that has ever caused string to come off the fretboard for me is when the string wasnt sitting properly in the nut.

-=al=-

Wait, what's going on here!

brendansmith

Its a schecter hellraiser FR
I have 10s tuned down half a step
Does anyone else tend to drag down when fretting?

groovie

brendansmith wrote: »

Its a schecter hellraiser FR
I have 10s tuned down half a step
Does anyone else tend to drag down when fretting?

Perhaps you need to drop the wrist of your fretting hand, so the pressure on the string is between your fretting finger on the neck and your thumb behind it. If your wrist is directly behind the guitar neck it may be an influence.

brendansmith

Interesting. Never would have even occurred to me.
Cheers