After i replace guitar strings and am up to tuning it, the string always snaps. Any advice?

I try tuning the strings and the tuner says B for the B string but i think i'm an octave low so i tune it higher because the strings feels loose. I keep tuning it higher and higher then when its closing to B, the string snaps. THEY WERE NEW STRINGS. DAMMIT! Any advice? How do i know if it's the right octave? And how would i prevent snapping the string? Any advice on changing strings and tuning them are appreciated.After i replace guitar strings and am up to tuning it, the string always snaps. Any advice?
that used to happen to me a lot when i first started tuning...what i do know...is while i tune...i stop every now and then and press down hard on the string...essentially stretching it out as i tune. I have an acoustic guitar, so i have that huge hole that i use as room to do this, but you could also just use your fingers and move the string very far to either side (as if you were bending the notes. . . )...both maneuvers allow you to stretch the strings out as you tune them, and helps eliminate premature popping =DAfter i replace guitar strings and am up to tuning it, the string always snaps. Any advice?
The best thing you can do is buy yourself an electronic guitar tuner. They are cheap... maybe 20 bucks and you'll pat yourself on the back later. Whenever you tune new strings, it's best to let them stretch a little first, don't tune them straight up right away. Do it real slow. I usually tune a bit, push the string down with my right finger a few times, then tune it up somemore.





You really will find it much easier with guitar tuner though. The strings should have some give, but not enough to hit other strings. They should not be taunt and tight.
do they always break in the same place?





then you have a ';burr'; there





if they break in different places, you aren't doing something right


time for a tuner?

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