For context, most of us know that the high E string tends to snap from the sheer tension of the tremolo design. This doesn't happen as often to some people, and could be attributed to causes like break angle, burring, or maybe pissing on a Native American burial ground when you shouldn't have. I've made peace with that, and love the trem design regardless.
What I do want to know though, is if certain string sets fare better than others against the combined tremolo-abusing fury of glide guitar or the odd surf jam.
Here are some string brands/sets I've managed to snap at the ball end through trem use alone:
- Regular D'Addario 11s (generally my preferred string brand)
- Regular Ernie Ball 11s (if they aren't rusted over out of the pack)
- DR Pure Blues 11s (I like these as well)
- Rotosound 11s
- Black Diamound Flatwound 12s (probably my favorite set of flats, but I broke both the high E AND the G)
- Ibanez Flatwound 11s
Thanks, nerds!