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Hi guys,
I have a doubt here that's is really bugging me. I've been using EMP strings on my basses for 10 year and I really love them. A few months back I have recommended them to a friend of mine and he ended up trying them.
Well, after 1 month his B string just broke at the nut! The nut is ok, so I thought it could be a bad string or something, so we put a new B string on the bass. A month later the string broke again, same string, same breakage point: the nut..
The nut did not appear to be bad, but it was remade, filed and polished all the sharp edges that could be causing the problem. It's a Gibson style bass with tilted headstock, so we tried to wind the string less times on the tuner to reduce the angle and stress at the nut. Yesterday, he called me saying that the string broke again this time at different spot..
This is really bugging me.. I really can't find a reason for this to happen. The strings were from different batchs so probably they are not the problem. The string is .130 and tuned to B, so no abnormal stress. The nut and the bridge are fine, no sharp edges or whatever. He does not bend the string alot and he said he never broke a string before this..
In 10 years I've never broke a EMP string, nor had any problems with them. In 20 years of playing I've broke 3 strings, all of them were used and abused and almost rotten .
This were new strings that broke within 1 month of playing (and not extensively played or abused)
Any of you guys had a similar problem? I really can't find a reason for this to happen.
I have a doubt here that's is really bugging me. I've been using EMP strings on my basses for 10 year and I really love them. A few months back I have recommended them to a friend of mine and he ended up trying them.
Well, after 1 month his B string just broke at the nut! The nut is ok, so I thought it could be a bad string or something, so we put a new B string on the bass. A month later the string broke again, same string, same breakage point: the nut..
The nut did not appear to be bad, but it was remade, filed and polished all the sharp edges that could be causing the problem. It's a Gibson style bass with tilted headstock, so we tried to wind the string less times on the tuner to reduce the angle and stress at the nut. Yesterday, he called me saying that the string broke again this time at different spot..
This is really bugging me.. I really can't find a reason for this to happen. The strings were from different batchs so probably they are not the problem. The string is .130 and tuned to B, so no abnormal stress. The nut and the bridge are fine, no sharp edges or whatever. He does not bend the string alot and he said he never broke a string before this..
In 10 years I've never broke a EMP string, nor had any problems with them. In 20 years of playing I've broke 3 strings, all of them were used and abused and almost rotten .
This were new strings that broke within 1 month of playing (and not extensively played or abused)
Any of you guys had a similar problem? I really can't find a reason for this to happen.