Quote from: adriaan on April 02, 2017, 12:10:22 AM
Well, one obvious difference is that you have Gotoh tuners, and mine are Schallers. Going by the number of wraps showing on your picture and Flip's, the post on the Gotohs might be a good bit shorter than on the Schallers. If also the post diameter is a bit larger on the Schallers, it might explain why there is less stress on the string for me.

Ahhhh, gotcha! That would definitely make sense, then.

Quote from: pauldo on April 02, 2017, 03:57:54 AM
Interesting, I have a HipShot D tuner on my E string.  The post is shorter on the HipShot and the fat part of the string wraps around the post (GHS Boomers - sorry Adriaan ).
Never had any issues.


Rgasper, is the string breaking at the earlier/ first winding(s), have you verified that there is no sharp edge on the tuner post?

It has broken for me as soon as the thickest part starts to wrap. So, even if I had two wraps already on, and the thick part starts to wrap, it'd break right there at the post. Like I had mentioned earlier though, the D'Addario Pro Steel's that I've got on now haven't been a problem. And yeah, all is good with the post itself. 

Dunlop Heavy Core 'Heaviest', especially if you are downtuning. Great string range.

Quote from: jordan667 on April 22, 2017, 12:24:05 PM
Dunlop Heavy Core 'Heaviest', especially if you are downtuning. Great string range.

NICE. I'll look into those for sure. I have a '77 Gibson Grabber that I string heavy and tune low, but having the Spoiler in B or A would be pretty wicked.