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Topic: String Break Predictor |
David Cubbedge
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Toledo,Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2017 6:02 am |
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Last night while attempting some recording, I noticed a funny sound coming from my E-string (4th). It sounded like the string was going "wow" with its' tone instead of a nice steady "ooooo". It was very annoying. Nothing I did with tuning, tone settings or isolating components would cure the "wow" sound on the string. It really stuck out like a sore thumb and more noticeable between open and 12th frets. Then the string broke! Replaced it with a new Jagwire and guess what? Annoying tone on that string is gone!
My guess is that as the cell structure of the metal failed it created this weird tone and now I might know when a non-wound string is about to fail!
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Red Emmons D10 fatback #2246D with sweet Hugh Briley split cases, Black Emmons S10 #1466S, '73 Fender "Snakeskin" Twin Reverb, Peavey Nashville 400, Line 6 Pod XT, Fender 400, Fender Stringmaster Double-8, too many guitars, one bass! |
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 7 Feb 2017 6:11 am
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| I have had this same experience numerous times and each time it is like it's the first time. Somehow, when I get a bad sounding string with funky overtones I start chasing down the cause, forgetting that it is so often a presaging of string failure. Then the string pops and I say oh yeah, that's right..... |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 7 Feb 2017 7:39 am
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That was a "predictor", but in my experiences a string breakage will "just happen".
I change strings regularly (at least once a month or about 10 shows) so my string breakage is rare.
Last edited by Jack Stoner on 7 Feb 2017 10:05 am; edited 1 time in total |
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David Cubbedge
From:
Toledo,Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2017 9:06 am
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Since I do only about ten shows per year, my string change frequency has suffered.....
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Red Emmons D10 fatback #2246D with sweet Hugh Briley split cases, Black Emmons S10 #1466S, '73 Fender "Snakeskin" Twin Reverb, Peavey Nashville 400, Line 6 Pod XT, Fender 400, Fender Stringmaster Double-8, too many guitars, one bass! |
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Rich Upright
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2017 3:33 pm
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30 years of playing steel & never broken an "E" string.
Come to think of it, I haven't broken a G# in years. Prolly 'cause I change every 8-10 gigs.
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A couple D-10s,some vintage guitars & amps, & lotsa junk in the gig bag. |
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Mitch Ellis
From:
Collins, Mississippi USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2017 8:17 pm Re: String Break Predictor
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| David Cubbedge wrote: |
| Last night while attempting some recording, I noticed a funny sound coming from my E-string (4th). It sounded like the string was going "wow" with its' tone instead of a nice steady "ooooo". It was very annoying. |
David,
I once noticed the exact same sound with my steel but on the 5th string. I removed the string and examined it very closely (with a magnifying glass) where it touched the top of the changer finger. I saw the problem. Believe it or not, the string had actually cracked only half way through! After I removed the string, I started to bend it slightly backwards and it broke at the slightest touch. I replaced the string and the problem was gone. I never would have thought that a string could only crack and not break.
Mitch |
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