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Topic: My Guitar never Breaks Strings? |
Bobby Nelson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2018 1:50 am |
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| I'm waiting for mine to break it's first string (whichever it may be) to put the set of NYXLs I bought on it. I put 6-10 hrs a week on it practicing for 2 months now - still waiting. |
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Bill L. Wilson
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2018 9:55 am The Strang Thang.
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| After playing “30†gigs on my Emmons LeGrande II, E9 neck, with my first set of NYXL’s, I decided to put on a new set. Obviously the new set sounds better, but I left the old set on to see how long they would last. I have never had a regular set of Pro-Steels last this long without having to adjust the knee levers, or having a string break. I’m sold on these NYXL’s, and at $12 or $15 a set, they certainly are worth the money, especially if they don’t break. |
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2018 3:52 pm
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| I remember years ago when I broke my first .011 string. It caught the tip of my nose. That string could have launched the space shuttle!!! |
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2018 4:00 pm
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Had good luck with my Fessy not breaking strings. I usually change my 3rd pretty regular so that doesn't happen. My old PP D-10 back in the 70's/80's broken strings a lot. Another thing about the Fessy is it refuses to go out of tune! I recently did 39 performances of "Always...Patsy Cline" and never had to touch the tuning nuts and barely touched the machine heads. I've owned a lot of steels over the years and my two Fessys and a Desert Rose were the best of all of them for stability.
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Glenn Taylor
From:
Denver, CO, USA
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Austin Tripp
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 15 Sep 2018 12:11 pm
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I went through a period with my G2 single 12 uni where I would break a .11 every night, even if I looked at it. I went through 4 strings one night. Tried wrapping it every way possible. Didnt work! So I started using a .12 and (knock on wood) I havent had any problems. H
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Bill L. Wilson
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2020 10:37 am The Strang Thang.
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| After playing “30†gigs on my Emmons LeGrande II, E9 neck, with my first set of NYXL’s, I decided to put on a new set. Obviously the new set sounds better, but I left the old set on to see how long they would last. I have never had a regular set of Pro-Steels last this long without having to adjust the knee levers, or having a string break. I’m sold on these NYXL’s, and at $12 or $15 a set, they certainly are worth the money, especially if they don’t break. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 20 Sep 2020 12:17 am
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Fact:
I have not broke a string on my Legrande II since well before March of this year.
Disclaimer:
Its been in the case the whole time.
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 20 Sep 2020 1:23 am
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Spare strings are like an umbrella, which when carried actually prevents rain.
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2020 6:46 am
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| Ian Rae wrote: |
| Spare strings are like an umbrella, which when carried actually prevents rain. |
Wash your car first, then carry the umbrella. For a mixed weather pattern.
I’m having a hard time trying to break plain NYXL’s on my Carter S-12. I have broken a wound GHS on it. |
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