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Is putting a capo on a guitar and playing in an Alternate tuning bad for strings?

i just got brand new strings this saturday, and already my G string has broken.i played in a different tuning only once after i got the stringsthen i tunes my guitar back.then today, i kept putting my capo across the guitar to find the key of a song i was listening tooi only used the capo for 15 minutes.then after that i tuned the guitar down a whole step to learn a new song.When i just tried to tune it back, my G string broke.I got an Epiphone guitar(not that i think that has to do with anything)Did i do the Capo, and alternate tuning things too soon, which made the strings unstable or something?

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I would be more concerned about the possibility that the guitar may have a bur on the tuning machine or bridge that caused the string to breakTake the guitar in to your local store and let them inspect it for youIt could also be a problem with the way you are putting on your stringsExamine the string closely to find the exact position on the guitar that it brokeDid it break at the bridge or up by the nut or where it wraps around the tuner? Did it break at a specific fret? Using a capo may have caused it to rub against a fret with a slight defectWhen using a capo, be sure it only exerts enough force to press the strings down enough to make them come in contact with the fret wireIf your capo is too tight it can cause the string to crease which can weaken it enough to break at that pointIf you are tuning and retuning your guitar (alternate tunings) be sure to REMOVE the capo when doing soLeaving it on while retuning can also cause problems.

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