E-String streching

[Jet_Captain]

I use regular Slinky's: 10-46 on a Steve Morse guitar.

When I tune the high E-string up to E and pick it, I hear this popping sound and then the string goes teriribly flat. I can never get it back up to E again.

Upon examination of the string, I can see a little ripple in it where it's obviously streched. The streching occurs at the same place - between the stop bar and the bridge. I've been through 4 packs just to get en E string that will work.

Has anyone heard of this one before?
Was there a bad batch of E-strings?

Thanks for any insight.

 

[DrKev]

If there was a problem with the string itself stretching in one place (normally the stretch is distributed continuously over the entire string length) it would break very quickly.

With a stop tail piece, I assume you have non-locking tuners? That being the case, it sounds to me more likely you have a problem with the string slipping on the post of the tuner. Try extra wraps of string, or even better, try the trick in the link below, which works a treat...

How To Change Guitar Strings- Stringing to stay in tune - Locking Strings to the tuner

 

[Jodizzle]

Jet,
if the string is slipping in the post .. try to wrap it more, like Dr Kev said. If not .. email me

 

[Jet_Captain]

Thanks for the replies. I did forget to mention that I have locking tuners. It's only happened 4 times in between successful string changes. I'll keep an eye on it.

 

[TNT]

I just have to say it - " I love my fresh Super Slinky Classic Rock Pure Nickel (and I mean puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure) strings!!!!"