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Originally Posted by Ben_Sir_Amos
If you are picking near the bridge, there is a good chance you are resting your hand on the strings/bridge too. I don't know if it is still on their site, but Fender used to claim that the most frequent cause of string breakage was corrosion caused by sweat.
Now go and wash your hands.
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Haha, that's probably it. Also add it to the fact that my guitar isn't always in perfect tune. I use a korg chromatic tuner but it's difficult to get the needle right in the center, so I play horseshoes -- once I get to almost that's good enough for me. The first time my strings broke, not sure how old they were since I bought the guitar from a pawn shop. Then it wasn't long and I had my BGS strings break on me, they were .09s though. I think another problem is I'm a deep picker sometimes, not striking with the exact edge of the pick. Finally my Martin strings that came with my rogue acoustic broke, and those were about 4 or 5 months old.
Oh also have another question while I'm at it. What strings get good rock tone for acoustics?