2 Issues

[Franky]

1. The old black rubber looking pickguards from stingrays, do they fit on subs?
2. If they do, whos selling?
3. (the bonus question) Why have i broken 2 sets of strings in 2 months?

 

[Aragorn35016]

Dude 2 sets of strings in 2 months!! Ive never broke a string in my 10 years of playing. Im assuming your tuning to standard tuning? Where are the strings breaking?

 

[Mobay45]

I've been playing for 25 years and have broken 1 string! I popped a D string too hard once and it broke.

It seems that someone posted that the pickguard on the Stingray and the S.U.B. were the same and can be switched out. The S.U.B. 5 is a different story though.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>>It seems that someone posted that the pickguard on the Stingray and the S.U.B. were the same and can be switched out.

I'm pretty sure Jon confirmed that that it could be switched.

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[Franky]

i broke a D and a G string right at the bridge, but i figure the reason is that ive been practicing 8 hours of slap a day

 

[Psychicpet]

i broke a D and a G string right at the bridge, but i figure the reason is that ive been practicing 8 hours of slap a day

If that really is the case then you shouldn't just be worrying about string costs but rather our hands/wrists/arms , practicing is great but make sure you're not going to damage yourself. And I'm not too sure how many strings Flea or Marcus or Victor go through (most likely none) so take it a little easier maybe.

 

[Franky]

ive talked to my doctr about my wrists, he says that i was born funny. on the outer side of the arm there is a fat tendon that breaks if you put too much stress on it, mine cant break, they just stretch in and out. also, flea hasnt broken a string since 1983. he uses a new pack of strings every week, and when on tour, a new set of strings every day, even if he doesnt play the bass.

 

[Franky]

FYI, i ended up getting 45-105 hybrids. and im gonna cut back to 1 hour of sap per day, and aboutn 2 hours of regular practice. How long should they last?

 

[Aragorn35016]

hmm something that will effect string life is how acidic your hands are when they sweat. Me I play a good bit and I usually change strings once a month. I have a friend however, with the mentioned problem and his strings die in a day. Like as in they sound like strings on an upright!!!

 

[TheAntMan]

I had a 70's Jazz bass that I purchased brand new from Mannys in NY and I broke soooooo many strings on that bass I had to get rid of it.

Never figured out why. I tried all types of string and gauges. I would break them on stage, in rehearsal, and practicing alone.

I did not slap at that time and I don't play heavy handed. Like I said never figure it out, but very, very frustrating!

Never had that problem again on any other bass.

 

[Aragorn35016]

where did they break?

 

[bovinehost]

Sometimes - especially on old Fenders and sometimes on Bad-Ass bridges - I found there were the tiniest little burrs on the saddles. Constant pressure against them made the strings break at the bridge.

For the longest time, I thought it was me. A magnifiying glass and a little piece of good sandpaper really cleared things up for me.

 

[Aragorn35016]

Sometimes - especially on old Fenders and sometimes on Bad-Ass bridges - I found there were the tiniest little burrs on the saddles. Constant pressure against them made the strings break at the bridge.

For the longest time, I thought it was me. A magnifiying glass and a little piece of good sandpaper really cleared things up for me.

My thought exactly

 

[shaver]

i read this in one of the bass players. flea tech changes his main basses strings before every show, and his over basses gets a new pair once a week.

 

[skabassist13]

id say check the saddles. you might have a burr or something like that that causes the string to break. its happened to me before.

 

[TheAntMan]

Whoa!

Wish I have known that back then. The strings would break at the bridge and I had a badass bridge on that Jazz bass!

I currently have a badass II on my latest Jazz bass and have had no problems over the last 15+ years with it. Guess they must have improved the design on the BA II models.

I won't have to worry about it now that I have become an EBMM family member

Still jam my J-bass though. That may change once I get the Burnt Apple SR4 from Joel

 

[phatduckk]

the only strings i break are blue steels (steals?? i suck at spelling)...

 

[Franky]

Dean Markley Blue Steel. They were the ones i broke They came with a cool blue sticker though (not worth 60 bucks i might add)

 

[Mobay45]

One of the reasons I played Blue Steels for so long was the fact that I picked up 8 sets on Ebay for $40. I had played them once before that and liked them so I though "what the hell".

 

[spectorbassguy]

I used to break a string about once a week when I played with a pick in hard rock bands years ago. Def played too hard and used those thick Dunlop Tortex picks.