B.C. Rich string help....?

Alright, so as you saw I have a B.C. Rich Bronze Series Warlock guitar (red). I got it a little while ago, and just today one of my strings broke. It was the e (thinnest) string. I need help with getting it replaced. I'm a beginner and this is my first electric guitar. I read online that some some strings break real easily on it, so I need a kind of string that won't =]. Can I do it by myself or should I give it to the store? If I do it myself (which I'll probably get the previous owner of the guitar to do it for me) what kind of strings should I buy? Name, place available, and price please. Thanks a lot guys!!!





P.S. I know this is silly but I have no idea what I'm doing, except for playing, with a guitar. =D

B.C. Rich string help....?
guitar strings are an acquired skill. if you stick with the guitar you will learn. depending on how long the strings have been on the guitar you may just want to replace all six.





I use d'addario (xl) with the high 'e' string (the one you broke) is a .010 gauge. have a friend help you pick them out and show you how to change them. you can do the same at your local guitar shop or general purpose music store.





if you have more break you may want to see if there is something with the frets, saddle, tuning gear or nut that is causing this problem.





good luck!
Reply:Congratulations. I myself have a Beast Platinum Pro.





Be very glad you don't have the floating tremolo. Possibly the hardest thing on earth to string until you know how.





On a B.C. Rich you can't go wrong with GHS Zakk Wylde Boomers. It'll give the guitar that drop tuned sound without having to drop tune it. You'll get a ballsier, heavier sound. Great for power chords.





I can't really help you with where to go since I'm not in your country. Do a bit of homework and find a good guitar store with a good guitar tech.


They should cost around $6-8 for the strings, no idea what setup will cost. Do yourself a huge favour and take the guitar to the store and get them to do a setup. Ask the tech to show you how to string it.





You'll end up with a better sounding guitar and you'll know how to string it right.
Reply:strings are personal preference


i prefer the GHS boomers 10-46


alot of peope like elixers or ernie ball


just gotta play different kinds and find the one you like the best


and changing a string isn't hard


the only way to learn is if you do it yourself
Reply:I used to have a BC Rich Warlock. Mine was Platinum, but I don't think that makes much of a difference. I had a real problem with the hardware, it was a soft hardware (chrome?) that kept on forming burrs in the saddle, which lead to my strings constantly breaking.





I would take your guitar to a guitar tech and ask to have it set up and intonated, and ask them to check for burrs in the saddle. I don't know if your guitar has a tremolo/floating bridge or not, but if it does and you don't know how to use it yet, ask them to block it off - this helps with sustain and helps keep your guitar in tune. Focus on learning how to play your guitar first, then introduce the tremolo when you're a little more comfortable with the basics - and your ear is trained to know when you're going out of tune.





Consider getting replacement hardware or a different guitar. I'm sorry to say it, but I have little respect for BC Rich's less expensive guitars. I got a Jackson, then an LTD, and haven't had a string snap once, versus having strings snap once a month or more with the effing Warlock - I don't even play as much as many other people do, maybe 6-8 hours a week.





Better and thicker strings will help keep you in tune and sound a little better. When you get your guitar set up, ask the tech about bumping up a gauge, if that would be right for you.





Setups can cost anywhere from 30-100 dollars, depending on what you want done. Go to a real music store if you can, go to Guitar Center as a last resort (personal experience hasn't been so good, although a lot will depend on the individual tech doing the work).





Every time you change string gauge you should get your guitar reintonated (or learn how to do it yourself) so your guitar sounds in tune all the way up the neck.








Saul