Strings

[TranslateTheNam]

I keep breaking my E string.....whats a good brand off electric guitar strings and a rought price I might pay for them???

The last time I went to my local store the guy sold me D'Addario .10's cause I told him Im kinda rough on the E but he said that I shouldnt buy anything bigger cause I havent been playing long. ( like 6 months)

Advice, please and thank you.

[R7265ab]

D'Addarios are good and so are Ernie Ball Slinkies but go for the slinkies

[ArTkY_]

I keep breaking my E string.....whats a good brand off electric guitar strings and a rought price I might pay for them???

The last time I went to my local store the guy sold me D'Addario .10's cause I told him Im kinda rough on the E but he said that I shouldnt buy anything bigger cause I havent been playing long. ( like 6 months)

Advice, please and thank you.
I get .09's, then bend easy so I love them. I ran out of them though so I replaced my E with .13's it's taking a while to get used to.

D'Addario is the best.

[Scott Irvine]

D'Addarios are good and so are Ernie Ball Slinkies but go for the slinkies

Agreed 100%

[TranslateTheNam]

ok thanks guys........another question for you, Is there a way to buy single strings cause i got like 3 sets of strings missing the low E....its kind of annoying the have to keep buying sets...plus its like 6 bucks a pop....

[AreTwoKay]

I just put on some Ernie Ball Beefy Slinkys, I love them

[i like guitars]

ernie ball strings suck, go with ghs strings they last long and sound great.

[btbam > you]

i play 12's of dean martley blue steels. i play in drop C and i RARELY break a string.

[youcomebeforeyo]

Check that it's not something about the guitar itself breaking the string as well. A high bridge will mean you break strings A LOT. I've been through that.

My personal strings are Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky. However GHS Boomers are also very good.

What sound are you after? The more metal and heavy you want the heavier strings you should go after.

[rivsfan]

i use ernie ball slinkies and they have the best tone i have had...

i use 0.9 they are really nice.

i use a high bridge and i haven't broken them yet

[ArTkY_]

ok thanks guys........another question for you, Is there a way to buy single strings cause i got like 3 sets of strings missing the low E....its kind of annoying the have to keep buying sets...plus its like 6 bucks a pop....
Just ask for single strings. I never get sets.

[rivsfan]

i didnt know you could do that

[Blind-Pilot]

GHS Guitar boomers amazing....best quality nice sounding...

[TranslateTheNam]

very helpfull guys...i went wit the ernie ball slikys (.10).....i doubt its a prob wit my guitar( mex. strat.) i think im just hard on the E cause of my lack of skills.....thanks for the help.

[Chuck Vermette]

It sounds to me like you're not stretching the strings. If you just slap 'em on, put them roughly in tune and then start strumming or picking the hell out of em they'll snap, or go out of tune quickly. Break 'em in.

[mps]

very helpfull guys...i went wit the ernie ball slikys (.10).....i doubt its a prob wit my guitar( mex. strat.) i think im just hard on the E cause of my lack of skills.....thanks for the help.

Haha you sound just like me. I used to always fucking snap my E string, like even only a few days after putting a new one on. In the end I resorted to buying a load of single E strings as spares, but thicker ones. The best thing to do, as mentioned already I think is really bending it as soon as you put it on, and I even began playing with a thinner pick (dunlop tortex .71) and it solved the problem.

[Chuck Vermette]

Haha you sound just like me. I used to always fucking snap my E string, like even only a few days after putting a new one on. In the end I resorted to buying a load of single E strings as spares, but thicker ones. The best thing to do, as mentioned already I think is really bending it as soon as you put it on, and I even began playing with a thinner pick (dunlop tortex .71) and it solved the problem.

Stretch the string...

[oldwirehands]

I have a shitload of slinkies in my room. All of them are 10's or 13's because I break my strings all the time. I don't have any money for new strings. I don't have a low E or a B. My A is the same size as my D. My guitar is all fucked up. Its disgusting looking because I haven't cleaned it in about three months? I need to get new strings soon and clean that shit.

[aminorthreat55]

I'm a fan of the Ernie Ball regular slinky.

[Signals Corrupted]

for acoustic i always buy takamine

[i like guitars]

for acoustic i always buy takamine

those strings suck but i do use a takamine acoustic guitar with martin strings.

[ilusionofsafet]

D'Addarios are good and so are Ernie Ball Slinkies but go for the slinkies
he is right but if u keep braking the slinkies try moving up a few sizes. ernie ball has anything from like tiney ass strings to what seem to b bass stings for guitar. also mabe if u r playing with a hard pick mabe go softer.
also check down on the bridge. where the string comes out of the guitar and bends over a piece of metal sometimes that is to sharp. u can sand it down a little bit and stop the problem. thats what i did to my ibanez sa and it worked great. i also use ernieball not even slinkeys so i dont think i could break them if i wanted to.

[xAnothrLostSoul]

Dean Markley Blue Steel strings are amazing. i use the regulars and they work like a charm