Siggy String Breakage

[iounothing]

On my DGT, I can usually go for at least 30 hours of play time before I break a string, and often change earlier because of the strings getting dirty. I don't think I've ever broken a string on my CU24.

But on my Siggy (Stoptail), I'm breaking strings after less than 5 hours play time consistently. This seems a bit abnormal to me. Does it have something to do with it being a stoptail while the others have trems? Is it an issue with the nut? Some other issue?

Thanks

 

[CatStrangler]

I have been mostly a trem guy for a long time. I recently purchased a couple of stoptails and I'lll throw in my $0.02. I definitely percieve more string tension in the stoptail vs the trem. The trem gives a little bit during bends and I tend to play it with a lighter left hand touch. It used to be that I would have to manhandle the stoptail guitars until I figured out the secret. putting on string 0.5 - 1 gauge lower made the strings feel much better to me so that I played it with the same touch as the trem models. As a bonus I also feel like this opens these models up.

 

[CoreyT]

I do not have the answer, but am curious.
When I was very young and played my Les Paul, I broke strings often, mainly the 1st and 2nd strings.
They were 9s EB Super Slinkies.

Since getting back into guitars again May of 2012, I have not broke one string on any of my six guitars, and I run 9s EB Cobalts on all of them.
Only the Gibson SG and little Fernandes are stop tails, the rest are trems.

 

[vchizzle]

Where is the string breaking? On the stoptail, at the nut, at the tuner? Same string breaking every time?

 

[RedGuitars]

Yeah - I would take a piece of panty hose (or something similar) and stretch it over the bridge and saddles - you may have a spur somewhere that is causing the problem.

 

[JMintzer]

Yeah - I would take a piece of panty hose (or something similar) and stretch it over the bridge and saddles - you may have a spur somewhere that is causing the problem.

Bingo...

 

[alantig]

Yeah - I would take a piece of panty hose (or something similar) and stretch it over the bridge and saddles - you may have a spur somewhere that is causing the problem.

Bingo...

Yeah - that's what you guys have the pantyhose for! :girl:

 

[megaboogie]

I haven't broken a string in ages, especially after I started using 10's.
Regardless of string gauges, 5 hours breakge does sound abnormal to me.

 

[jfb]

You had me at pantyhose. Fetish.

 

[RedGuitars]

Yeah - that's what you guys have the pantyhose for! :girl:

They're also very good for getting road bugs off the front of your car without marring the finish.

 

[László]

They're also very good for getting road bugs off the front of your car without marring the finish.

I like the way my legs look in mine. :flute:

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I prefer cuban-heeled stockings personally.

 

[László]

I prefer cuban-heeled stockings personally.

I can;'t get used to the garter belt.

 

[megaboogie]

This thread is worthless without pics...

 

[László]

This thread is worthless without pics...

OK, but I'm only going to post a link because once you see this, you can't unsee it.

http://hewearspanties.com/girdles-garters-and-corsets-for-men/

 

[Fbrandw]

Ok...where's the eye bleach...

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Lookin' good Les!! Thanks for the link, it's really hard to find corsets for men and the women's ones aren't long enough in the torso for my frame.

 

[JustRob]

Maybe it's just the banana hammock, but Les, you look much younger than I imagined. :laugh:

 

[rugerpc]

I'm not sure which is more disturbing, that Les posted that link or that I clicked on it....

 

[László]

Maybe it's just the banana hammock, but Les, you look much younger than I imagined. :laugh:

Yeah, it's all about the underwear.