Nabeel Ansari Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hey all, let me start at the beginning. One day in happy land I decided to stop being lazy and fix the intonation on my low E string. I was told to loosen the screw if the fretted notes were too sharp so I did that. Kept doing it and doing it and doing it... intonation's not fixed, but now the screw is jammed diagonally as it came out and I can't get it back in. I decided to loosen the string by a lot to see if I could push down to get the screw straight. Turns out it didn't work, it was really jammed. So I began getting the string back to regular pitch (I loosened it to the point of removal)... and it snapped around the tuner while I was turning the knob before I could reach E. The end coming out of the hole is not matching where the string snapped. The end in question is behind the tuner peg (still wound around, took some effort to get that spiraled string out). My question is, why did this happen? This is a cheap guitar, First Act, but I replaced the strings 4-5 months ago with Super Slinkies from here http://www.ernieball.com/products/category-916-Nickel-Wound#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Weird string breaks happen. Once, I was just sitting at my desk and the guitar was on it's stand.....and without warning on any reason the high E snapped lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 I don't understand what you mean at the peg, but the end of the string passing through is not where it broke. That's the end of the string as it was installed. Uhm, that's what I said. And I know. I STRUNG THE GUITAR. An easy trick... When it's sharp, on the tuner it's more on the right than spot on 12:00, right ? That means you need to inscrease string lenght... so tighten it. Flat.. = more on the left... = shorten the string. It works just like a spring attached to something Thanks. I'll keep that in mind if I get a new guitar. X_X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Um okay, what don't you just apply that to your current guitar ? Broke my bridge, yo. Turns out it didn't work, it was really jammed. The "thanks for the advice" was not sarcasm. Anyways, I could apply that to my guitar... but the intonation on all the other strings is fine. It's just Low E that's a nightmare. Frets go an entire semi tone higher when downtuned. And I can't adjust low e anymore. It's broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 I didn't know it was broken tho, just stuckWhat kind of bridge is it ? (post a pic) It's stuck, unfixable, therefore (in m hip lingo) broken. There's a diagram in the first post. It's a Fender bridge (think that's what it's called. It's the simple one.) The screw doesn't budge, even with pliers I can't tighten or loosen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 I think I'll just wait to get a new guitar next summer. Fixing a cheap toys r us instrument seems kind of pointless, I could divert that effort to saving for a new one. Thanks for the suggestion though, in case I change my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Stop playing guitar a whole year vs a 45 seconds fix.LOL! Who said I had to stop playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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