Cobalts

[jcorkr1]

Does anyone else have bad luck with the high E with Cobalt Slinkies? 20 of 24 have broken so far. For some reason this isn't pleasing to me. I even had a luthier friend restring with 3 of my original 24 sets and all high E's broke. Maybe 44 years of experience isn't enough. Yes, I restring by hand and not one of those little drill driven things.

 

[steevo]

Where is the string breaking?

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[beej]

That's the question. My first thought is a burr in the saddle, sharp edge, etc.

You can call or email the EB customer service guys as well and they can perhaps help you out.

 

[stu42]

I was under the impression that the cobalt material was only used for the windings on the wound strings and that the plain strings (G, B & high E) were like regular slinkies. Yes / no ?

 

[Norrin Radd]

The same string? Over and over and over? That's an issue with the string contacting the guitar in an unfortunate way. Remember - saddle/bridge burrs that are even microscopic can cause string breakage. 20 times? You need to look outside the strings.

 

[Kong]

I had problems with them Cobalt Strings, too. It was the .055 - .110 set.

Two times the G-string broke when stringing the bass with a new one. Every time on the same place, where the string gets thinner and the violet wrapping starts. Right after the saddle, where the string is "in the air".

I have to make a compliment to Thoman Germany, they sent me a spare string in no time. The second broken string was discussed with Musik Meyer, the German distributor of Ernie Ball. It lasted a bit longer, but they sent me a new one.

This third string now seems to be better. OK, I strung it carefully as a hedgehog trying to make little ones. No more problems since then.

I purchased two sets of Slinky Cobalt Flats in .045 - .130 for a 5-banger P-Bass (Vychodil P5), and had no problems when stringing it. They sound great, and my SR 5 Classic is waiting to get strung with the same strings. As soon as one of the Elixir Nanoweb strings that are on this bass will fail. This may take some time.