Do you use Thomastik-Infeld strings? Please read this...

[Tommy_G]

Give Rotosound Top Tape RS200s a try if you are after something other than chromes and TIs. They are less yhan half the price of TIs

[blackcat]

Is it the SGS510Z version with a locking mechanism? If this is the case maybe the TI's are weak to
withstand the pressure when being locked. I never used locking tuners on my guitars so my 35-year-no-problem experience would not be comparable if this is the case.

Definitely not locking. Could be me except that I proceeded in the way I have for the past nine years with these strings and the unravelled then broke at the point of entry to the tuner. Since I posted, the nice people at TI have promised to send me a replacement set. Will persevere - for now.

David

[blackcat]

Thanks for the tip.

David

[coolvinny]

Can't be bothered to read through all the posts, but I've been using TI's almost exclusively for 5 years and I've never broken a string. I used mostly Swings but have also been using the Bebops lately. Including jamming and gigs, that's at least 5,000 hours without a broken string. I do sometimes swap out the B and E for thicker gauge singles which are usually D'Addario, but sometimes I just use the stock TI's too.

[jzucker]

i've broken several . They are fragile compared to d'addario but they stand behind them and if you follow their recommendations, they don't break and last a long time. I had a set of JS112 on my 175 for 18 months and they still sounded great.

[Little Jay]

Been using them for about 5 years now and never had any problems with them. Only once encountered a set with one of the wound strings having a flaw (a thickening), but that obviously didn't make it onto my guitars.

[entresz]

I just broke the high E of my TI JS113 set last night.
Broke at the tuner so I think there might be a sharp edge that I need to smooth out.
Have had a few break over the years but they are still my favourite flatwound string.