In the span of 2 days, I've managed to break the E string on two of main jam guitars. Bad luck, or bad technique? I'm betting on the latter lol
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2024
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Clip your fingernails dude
In both of these cases, it broke at the saddle. If my fingernail got it at the saddle, my technique is a lot worse than I thought.
Gotta get those extremely high notes