Well, as in all other string instruments, electric guitars are also vulnerable in their strings because they brake easily. There are so many brands and shapes of electric guitar strings in the market, but why do they brake? There are several causes for braking a string, which we will analyze here, and I'm also going to tell you how can you prevent this problem.

Most electric guitars have 6 strings and the first one is the most common to brake because it's the thinnest one, while the sixth one is the less probable to brake because it's the stronger one. Guitar strings are very different one from other, even we are talking about the same string, for example the first one. There are different brands of first strings and they change in materials (nickel, steel, etc), thickness, endings, etc.

As you probably know, the sound that is produced by all string instruments (violins, cellos, long tail pianos, guitars, etc.) is made thanks to the tension in the strings. Musicians have to tense a string until they get the note they want. Also, if you tune a string into a note higher than the one it was designed to play, it will probably brake.

Another cause of braking a string is provoked by the use of very cheap quality strings, these kind of strings are usually bad manufactured, and musicians take a lot of time trying to get a note that they'll never find in these kind of strings. However, even we are using very good brand strings (like D'addario strings), it's very probable that they sound great, but eventually they are going to brake just as the others. Even we are talking about steel strings, all of them will eventually brake. It's like a natural cycle, first of all, strings are born, then they are tuned up, then they are played, and suddenly they die, I mean brake.

But not everything is lost, there's a way to prevent this problem and it is to take care of your guitar by a constant change of strings. The first string can be replaced every month if you don't play too much or every day if you are a professional player. Another way can be to play soft, remember that in electric's the quantity of sound is produced by the volume of your guitar, and not because of how aggressively you hit your strings. If you follow this advises, I'm sure that your strings will continue braking, but you will reduce the chances of braking them when you are giving such a good maintenance.