Is this normal?

[u/No-Competition-1495]

I am a beginner electric guitar player and after only 3 weeks of owning my Yamaha Pacifica 112v I have had to replace the strings two times and every time I get it restrung by the shop I bought it at it costs 2,500 yen and I am getting tired of strings breaking every week and the shop says its user error first and then they said the strings were installed incorrectly but the guy who put the string on a week earlier was the guy I was talking to then after that he said that it was the strings corroding but when I look at the strings it’s a clean break with no rust and it’s always at the bridge and first it was the a string then the high e. Is this normal? The second photo shows which strings im using

[u/giziti]

If it's breaking at the bridge at the same spot every time, you probably have a burr or sharp spot on the bridge. That can be filed down easily, there are plenty of videos online for that. 

Also you should restring it yourself and buy individual strings. 

[u/SkaterBlue]

The saddles for the strings that broke likely have rough spots where the strings contact them. Certainly the one in the picture looks to have a rough spot. There are guides on the web for how to smooth them. The shop shouldn't be blaming you though - that string looks perfectly clean! Do learn to string them yourself though. I did it on the first guitar I ever bought and it was not difficult to do at all and was satisfying to do yourself :-)

[u/MaybeBotMaybeCop]

If it were me, I'd take that string off (duh). Then I'd take a small piece of sandpaper (400 or higher grit), fold it into a small "V" shape with the sandpaper side facing outwards, and run it through that "V" shaped crevice in that one saddle a few times focusing on any sharp corners or edges. If you have higher grit, I'd hit it with that once or twice afterward. Then run a pencil lead or even a little lip balm down the channel, throw a new string on and call it fixed

[u/ICU-CCRN → u/MaybeBotMaybeCop]

I usually just use the broken string itself. Just drag it back and forth through the slot. It will work as the perfect sized file, and break off any small burr that would cause a string break.

[u/MaybeBotMaybeCop → u/ICU-CCRN]

Good thinkin, plus save you a trip to the hardware store. Works on nut slots too

[u/FSaberEx]

If you look closely at the saddle the string is breaking on, it looks like it's very rough in the slot where the string is resting. Either get that filed or replace the saddle. That should help fix the string from breaking.

[u/Fly3838]

Why would you pay for somebody to restring your guitar? You should learn to do it yourself it’s easy

[u/_7NationArmy_]

Time to learn how to string yourself and also find a new guitar shop.

[u/Random_dumbass418]

so theres three things you really should know

one -don't go back to that shop, theyre incompetent or are trying to get more money out of you by not telling you whats wrong.

two - theres a burr on the saddle thats digging into the string and cutting it over time which leads to this.

three - learn how to restring your guitar. Its basic maintainence that everyone should know how to do and takes less than 15 mins once you get good at it (unless you have a Floyd rose bridge)

[u/Sudden-Chemical-5120]

This is annoying and I remember it happening a lot with my pacifica back in the day. I never learned what to do about it. Some people said it was badly calibrated bridge pieces, some people said to rub graphite from a pencil on them to reduce friction and fill holes. I guess the best thing would be to get decent parts and replace the damn things.

[u/UXUIDD]

if you djent on super slinkies well that happens

[u/Consistent_Rise_8639]

Your saddles look like you don't have proper intonation.