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I've got a Tele with a vontage brige, and I've broken the A string twice now before the strings are even dead. I assume that it's a burr oe something on the saddle, I tried to sand it down with some 80 grit sandpaper, but it was difficult to get in the groove of the saddle. What is the proper technique for this?

Take one of your broken strings and use it like floss in the saddle.


Originally Posted by The Golden BoyTake one of your broken strings and use it like floss in the saddle.

1 that should work

if that doesn't work, try using a higher grit sandpaper 440-1000 but be gentle


Originally Posted by PFDarksideI've got a Tele with a vontage brige, and I've broken the A string twice now before the strings are even dead. I assume that it's a burr oe something on the saddle, I tried to sand it down with some 80 grit sandpaper, but it was difficult to get in the groove of the saddle. What is the proper technique for this?

If you're breaking the A string, It's unlikely to be a burr causing it. The core wire is protected by the wrap wire and string breakage happens when the core wire fails. This is always due to metal fatigue; well, almost.

Look to see what might be exacerbating metal fatigue. The most common cause is too hard an attack. All elastic materials have an elastic limit. If you drive the string hard it doesn't necessarily sound louder as there are limiting factors besides the string amplitude, but what happens to the excess energy yuo are putting in to the string by hitting it too hard? It is dissipated at the nut and saddle where it work hardens the string at that point, resulting in eventual failure.

I agree, it's probably just a burr if it's only the A string. I've got a couple of Teles (you've all heard about the Bastardcaster, I just picked up another one with a scalloped fingerboard and religious themed pickguard that I've now labeled the quot;Pastorcasterquot;). You can probably do just what everyone's been telling you and file it down with a string. The other thing you can do is switch to GraphTech saddles. They're pretty cool.

Make sure the guitar is set up correctly, and try heavier strings.

We'll see what happens, I quot;sandedquot; it down a bit. I could feel a little roughness in there, so that's why I assume a burr, not too hard of an attack. I pretty much use 10's across the board, once in a while I'll go to 11's on the Paul. Usually if I break a string on the other guitars it's long after the strings are dead. Also, I like the tone of the brass saddles, maybe I'll go for some comensated ones, but no graphtech for this guitar.

Like usual, Octave Dr. is right. A burr in the saddle wouldn't even puncture into the windings. The problem is that you've got to adjust your picking technique, by consciously lightening your touch. Sometimes it helps to use a medium pick, if you're using heavies. Once you get used to picking lighter, you can move back up to the thicker pick........for tone sake.