Something along these lines
https://www.ernieball.com/guitar-strin ... ngs#P01031
High E Goin outa Whack! Wi trems
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Re: High E Goin outa Whack! Wi trems
I'm not Nels Cline, but I also agree 100%. I've tried most of the major string brands out there, but GHS Boomers have been my go-to string for 20 years now.adamrobertt wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:44 pmIMO GHS Boomers are the best "every day" string out there. Nels Cline agrees.
Apparently GHS makes a "reinforced" version of Boomers which should help to prevent the issue that the OP mentioned, though you may have luck on the standard versions.
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Re: High E Goin outa Whack! Wi trems
If you use the jazzmaster tremolo much and the string unwinds at the ball end this can be due to friction somewhere along the string. You can read this link:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=64368
I listed some causes of and steps against the problem with friction below.
The lower large screw head at the tremolo can be rubbing against the string. This can be solved with raising the bridge by shimming the neck or mounting the tremolo screws from the back of the tremolo plate so there is no screw head in the way.
If the string end ball is vertically oriented there can be friction between the string and the ball. This could be solved by putting the ball in a horisontal position and/or soldering the ball to the string and soldering the winding aswell.
The nut can give extra friction if it is not properly adjusted. You can apply some lube there and see if the problem disappears.
If you have a non rocking bridge there can be excessive friction there from the saddle slot if its worn down.
I had this problem with my DIY jazzmasters but the problems disappeared when I got the proper combination of nut/tremolo/bridge/shim for the guitars. Now I don’t need to solder my strings.
( I mostly use Ernie Ball 0.010-0.052” strings as I use an open D tuning.)
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=64368
I listed some causes of and steps against the problem with friction below.
The lower large screw head at the tremolo can be rubbing against the string. This can be solved with raising the bridge by shimming the neck or mounting the tremolo screws from the back of the tremolo plate so there is no screw head in the way.
If the string end ball is vertically oriented there can be friction between the string and the ball. This could be solved by putting the ball in a horisontal position and/or soldering the ball to the string and soldering the winding aswell.
The nut can give extra friction if it is not properly adjusted. You can apply some lube there and see if the problem disappears.
If you have a non rocking bridge there can be excessive friction there from the saddle slot if its worn down.
I had this problem with my DIY jazzmasters but the problems disappeared when I got the proper combination of nut/tremolo/bridge/shim for the guitars. Now I don’t need to solder my strings.
( I mostly use Ernie Ball 0.010-0.052” strings as I use an open D tuning.)