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Dave O'Brien


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Post  Posted 12 Jul 2024 10:34 am    
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I haven't broke a string in years and last night 2 new SIT .011s broke on me. Put on a GHS no problem. I bought the set thru Amazon, maybe counterfeit? Anybody else have issues with SIT?
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Ron Hogan

 

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Post  Posted 12 Jul 2024 2:21 pm    
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I always have great quality with them. Haven’t broken one in years. I order mine at
Just strings.com
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Ken Metcalf


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Post  Posted 13 Jul 2024 4:18 am    
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It occurred to me that altho the string sets I was using were SIT, The bulk 3rd strings I was using were in fact not SIT, they were JustStrings bulk strings sold by the dozen.
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Dave O'Brien


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Post  Posted 13 Jul 2024 5:26 am     S I T strings breaking
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You know me Ron, I couldn't even wind them up to G and they'd break and not at the tuner!
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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 13 Jul 2024 5:39 am    
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Probably a bad batch. It happens.
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Brooks Montgomery


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Post  Posted 13 Jul 2024 6:34 am    
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Jerry Overstreet wrote:
Probably a bad batch. It happens.


Some years back D’Addario had a big batch of dobro strings that broke (I seem to recall it was the #3 string).

Yes, bad batches probably happen to all brands.
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Mike DiAlesandro


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Post  Posted 27 Jul 2024 4:24 pm     S.I.T Strings
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Gotta say, I just ran into this with SIT strings, gauge .011's. On a Zumsteel and an Emmons P/P. This was all in the last 3-4 weeks at gigs. Couldn't even get them to tune up, and at a gig you need to quickly. Broke 5 in a row on the Zum, and then last week the Emmons was starting to act similar. I attribute it to the strings.

I'm a dealer and will report this back to the rep from SIT. He's a good guy, and should bring this to the main boss's attention.
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Mike Polansky


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Post  Posted 27 Jul 2024 5:39 pm    
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Happened to me at a gig a couple of weeks ago. Went through 3 SIT .011s before I got one to tune all the way up to g#.

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Kenny Davis


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Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 6:44 am    
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It's a conspiracy!
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Brooks Montgomery


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Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 7:08 am    
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Anybody talk to a rep at SIT strings? These things (bad batches) have happened to other string companies, and in the past other the companies have provided info and replacements.

Edit —sorry for the redundant answer. I just noticed Ronald Sikes said the same thing on the G# thread.
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Ken Metcalf


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Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 9:09 am    
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I talked to the rep from Just strings and their only comment was that I had bought them several years ago. I didn’t bother responding that they were in air sealed packages with dehumidifiers.
Kind of pissed me off after being a loyal customer for a number of years. They could’ve sent me a dozen strings that only cost three dollars or something. Lol
I am using GHS high test now and ordering through strings by mail.
https://www.stringsbymail.com/
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 11:16 am    
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I went through this last year. SIT strings... three .011's in a row broke! I was so frustrated, I ordered a new tuner from Mullen. I put the new tuner on the guitar and then broke another .011! The roller was fine, so the problem had to be the strings. I've since gone back to buying single strings by gauge from my local music store.
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Ivan Funk

 

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Hamburg Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 12:42 pm    
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Interesting.
I broke two SIT .011s in a row last night.
Also had an annoying whine on the 3rd string.
I tried all the regular tricks with no luck.

Found this thread - put a D'Addario .011 on and no more sitar whine. Holding up fine.
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Ken Metcalf


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Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 12:48 pm    
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If you were buying bulk strings from just strings, they are not SIT strings.
They are juststrings bulk strings
Different brand.
Still they seem to be crap.
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Dave O'Brien


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Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 12:48 pm     S I T string breakage
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still haven't broke the GHS Wink
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Dave O'Brien


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Post  Posted 28 Jul 2024 1:44 pm     S I T strings breaking
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Good luck trying to fillout the contact form on their website.
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Dave O'Brien


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Post  Posted 29 Jul 2024 4:44 am     S I T strings breaking
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Heard from Tim at SIT, said he'd make it right. Bravo SIT.
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David Wren


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Post  Posted 29 Jul 2024 8:40 am    
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Yikes!

Makes me wish Jagwire strings were still available Sad
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Mike DiAlesandro


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Post  Posted 29 Jul 2024 9:15 am     Re: S I T strings breaking
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Dave O'Brien wrote:
Heard from Tim at SIT, said he'd make it right. Bravo SIT.


Spoke with Brian this morning, and he said the same thing.Their top priority is a happy customer base. 👍
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Tim Rose


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Post  Posted 29 Jul 2024 9:25 am    
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Interesting. I broke about 10 SIT .11s in a week a couple months ago.. I have no confidence in that string anymore ... plus they usually draw blood and could take an eye out..

I ordered "12-pack 11.5ga. (.0115") Steel Guitar Strings - Made in the USA!" form amazon and still on the first string after several gigs....
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Tucker Jackson

 

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Portland, Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jul 2024 9:46 am    
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David Wren wrote:
Yikes!

Makes me wish Jagwire strings were still available Sad

As far as I know, they are still available.

https://www.jagwirestrings.com/
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Pete McAvity

 

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St. Louis, Missouri USA
Post  Posted 30 Jul 2024 10:20 am    
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I've had 0.11 woes for years. My Excel is 25" scale, so the only string that EVER stayed on reliably was a George L reinforced. That said- there are a number of threads on here about the high G# breaking. Jim Palenscar commented once that in general all string guages are produced in ONE (or few) factory, so when a bad batch goes out, ALL manufacturers see unnacceptable breakage. Jim went on to say that he used to see epidemics of 0.11 breakage in spurts, suggesting bad manufacture which is attributable to the factory, not the company name on the label.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 30 Jul 2024 12:21 pm    
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Jim Palenscar commented once that in general all string guages are produced in ONE (or few) factory, so when a bad batch goes out, ALL manufacturers see unnacceptable breakage.

I believe it. Many years ago Tom Bradshaw wrote that there are only 7 (or maybe 5) manufacturers of guitar strings in the country. Those factories package strings for several brands. And sometimes strings made for a certain brand will go into the packaging of a different brand.

I have long believed that there is little to no difference in guitar string brands. I often by single strings by gauge from my local music store: GHS, D'addario, or whatever they have in stock. It's all good.

I'm reminded of what Buddy Emmons posted here years ago: (paraphrasing)... After many years of trial and error I have decided that the strings I like the most are the ones I get for free.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 30 Jul 2024 12:31 pm    
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Lately I've been putting plenty of windings around the peg (just on string 3) and that seems to help prevent breakage. Strings usually break at the bridge end, but I think having all those windings helps to absorb some of the stress on the string... or maybe not?


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Larry Dering


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Post  Posted 30 Jul 2024 3:15 pm    
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Doug, i believe that's the cleanest string wind I've seen on any string. I put plenty on my 3rd too but not as neatly as that.
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