BlindAlBino
Blues Newbie
I am currently using D’Addario EXL110 - 3D Regular nickle wound strings and broke the top E string, and I am having no luck finding a .10 replacement SINGLE string. Very irritating!
Where can I buy single D’Addario strings??
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jackderby52
Prehistoric blues knob (not newbie)
There are many on line shops that sell single strings... I would not worry about the brand name on the high E... Any string will do...
I'll see if I can find a link...
https://www.amazon.com/DAddario-PL010-5-Guitar-Single-String/dp/B00075XAZU
I'll see if I can find a link...
https://www.amazon.com/DAddario-PL010-5-Guitar-Single-String/dp/B00075XAZU
cowboy
Blues, Booze & BBQ
most music stores will sell singles...usually a $1+ per string...
but I agree with aleclee, probably time to replace the entire set...
if you check out "Strings and Beyond" you can get a 10 pak for $42.99....and free shipping on $35 and over...I usually wait for a 20% off sale and load up...I've also see them on sale at MF for a good price...my idea of a good price is $3.50 or less per set...I figure by the time I've driven to the store and bought a single string, its cost me about the same...gotta love new strings...later.
cowboy
but I agree with aleclee, probably time to replace the entire set...
if you check out "Strings and Beyond" you can get a 10 pak for $42.99....and free shipping on $35 and over...I usually wait for a 20% off sale and load up...I've also see them on sale at MF for a good price...my idea of a good price is $3.50 or less per set...I figure by the time I've driven to the store and bought a single string, its cost me about the same...gotta love new strings...later.
cowboy
Elio
Student Of The Blues
I get my individual strings from juststrings.com. I usually buy a pack of 12 bulk strings for about $3 and don't worry about the brand.
Although I've gotten much better at it, I have had times that learning/practicing something new with a lot of repetitive bends on the high E results in a break on a relatively new set of strings. I always keep some bulk high E strings around just in case one breaks in practice or at a jam when it's not practical to change the complete set. I've actually given one to other guys at the last couple jams I've been to.
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cowboy
Blues, Booze & BBQ
know the feeling...
...but not much of an issue now...probably cause I don't play enough......later.cowboy
BlindAlBino
Blues Newbie
well, in that case. I will just use the high E from a set of Slinky's I never used! Thanks for all the advice, much appreciated!
Elio
Student Of The Blues
You can also buy individual strings from Guitar center.
aleclee
Tribe of One
Gilmour fanboy that I am, I do my share of three-semitone bends but on my current stable of guitars a string is more likely to break on me when restringing than while bending. Might want to check your saddles for burrs. Next time you have the strings off, try rubbing a cotton ball or Q-tip across the saddle and see if anything snags.
JohnHurley
Rock and Roll
After you have a set of spare extra single high e strings they stop breaking.
I had a 3 or 4 month period where i broke 3 then after buying a 5 pack maybe 6 pack of spare singles it stopped hasnt happened since.
Karma somehow knows if you have spares.
I had a 3 or 4 month period where i broke 3 then after buying a 5 pack maybe 6 pack of spare singles it stopped hasnt happened since.
Karma somehow knows if you have spares.
