Today, I went in my room to play my guitar. I found my Les Paul on the floor with all the strings missing. I later found out my grandma cut them off because I was playing "Devil's Music." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while tuning my bass guitar, I noticed a very strange screeching sound. I leaned over to look behind the neck. The biggest string snapped off and cut the side of my face. FML
Today, I had to babysit my dying grandmother, so I brought up my guitar. She hadn't said anything to anyone today, and the first thing and only thing she said was, "Stop. Make it stop" to me when I played. FML
Today, my sister was playing a rock star in a play. When she got home, she told me she used one of my old guitars, because I told her it was ok. I said she could take one to practice on, not destroy on stage. FML
Today, I finally had enough to buy my dream guitar, made in 1965. I buckled it into the passenger seat because it unfortunately didn't come with the original case. Once home, I tripped over my own feet before reaching my front door and scratched it on the concrete. It wasn't in mint condition when I bought it, but now it looks like it had a bad relic job. FML
Today, I was walking down the street with my acoustic guitar on my back. I saw a girl that I like coming down the opposite way, so I decided to play my guitar to try and impress her. I started to tune it quickly, but while I wasn't paying attention, I ran into a pole. Now my guitar is cracked. FML
Today, my house was broken into. How? My mom left a key under a flower pot on the porch. She also left a note on the door saying so. He stole all of my guitars. FML
Today, I accidentally left some music playing on my iPad, then left to do some errands. When I came back, I found it smashed into a million pieces. Apparently, grandpa couldn't find any other way to "shut off that goddamn music." FML
Today, I was told by my neighbors that my guitar playing sounded a dying cat. FML
Today, my girlfriend and her mother bought a hanger for my $2000 guitar as a birthday present. They wanted to surprise me by hanging it on the wall. They screwed it upside down, so before I came home it fell off and my guitar broke. FML
Today, after practicing a song for my girlfriend on guitar all day, I called her over to my house to show it to her. After a long speech about how "this is for you," I played for about 3 seconds before I broke a string, which slapped her in her face. FML
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iWanna_fml 0
wowwww. tell her that she owes u the money for it now xD
mycleverusername 0
I don't think Grandma's familiar with the Golden Rule. I say you steal her knitting needles. That'll show her.
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iWanna_fml 0
wowwww. tell her that she owes u the money for it now xD
nigguhbrooke 0
lolol awwwhhhh
allmidnighteyes 11
The fact that Elixirs are $10 a pack for electric strings doesn't change the fact that they're susceptible to a wire cutter. Same goes for any other strings you buy for a guitar. In this case, it doesn't matter if OP was using cheap Wal*Mart strings or Elixirs, they got cut regardless.
beaverteeth92 0
Yeah. I was just trying to recommend a good brand... And strings are more like $15 or 20 a set.
spaz3322 0
elixers cost ten bux and last about 3 months (if you play alot), and they have a great sound that lasts longer.
evangldbrg 0
Tell her, (even if it's not true): My guitar is my life...and you cut the strings. I'll remember that when you're dying in the hospital hooked up to machines...I'll cut the strings for you. EPIC WIN
White667 0
Make her pay for new ones, if not break something of hers.
wingedspiritus 0
Wow 34#, that's really cruel for $5 or $10 guitar strings. How do you go through life with thoughts like that ? :x I hope you're not hated...
evangldbrg 0
it was a joke...I know guitar strings only cost like $10...I have one myself. Yamaha AEX 500
godsrightnutsack 0
I say smother her.
liveBabylon 0
ahhahahahahahahahahah poooneed :D jUST WAKE HER UP BY PLAYING AND WHEN SHE GETS MAD, WHACK OVER THR HEAD WITH IT :) ( it's in caps on accident can't be bothered to retype t)
GreenHacker 0
YDI for not taking better care of your guitar.
lil_cig 0
"pooned"? ewwww.
spectreU98 0
Ouch! If you pull that one off OP then you are my hero.
xxneko13xx 0
SUE HER FOR IT! you can do it!
moneypenny_fml 0
maybe she will leave them for u in her will?
Fedor_fml 0
lmfao
whitehawk_fml 0
ha what a bitch **** her
Drummerboy1234 0
old people can be so ******* annoying
terranada 3
I hate those types of ppl
rockon4life 2
omg if you are anything like me(I play guitar too) then this would've been terrible I'm sorry:(
chunkymunky666 0
33- lol I would do that
EWKHou 0
Damn, is your grandma amish or something?
kingston52 0
oh my god your grandma cut your 10 dollar strings what a horrible life
stevets01 6
I'm a little more concerned that it was on the floor.
aero_fml 0
Exactly. Guitar strings cut, whatever Les Paul on the floor? Yikes.
jisaac09 25
Whats wrong with it being on the floor??? Nothing, and yea, this isnt a FML at all..... $10 strings??? If your that hard up for cash then I might start a donation here at the FML.com and give it to someone who really needs it....
mrnikc 11
197, I'm guessing you don't play guitar because a Les Paul is very expensive and should never touch the ground.
shea627 20
hey! i moderated this!
v1kt4r 13
well gud for you, give yourself a cookie
shea627 20
i think i will
yourWIFEandKIDS 0
She's a little big for a cookie, don't you think?
chunkymunky666 0
give ur self two since 216 is an a-hole ^_^
hola89 2
Stupid bitch, I'd break her hip and tell her it was the devils idea.
iGreen_Day 0
Wah, ******* wah. How about you save up and buy a titanium set so this doesn't happen again. But seriously though, $10 and about 7 minutes of your time has been wasted. You whiny bitch. Oh and to #4, you're having as much of a strop as the OP. Grow up.
andyroxs 2
You dont get it do you? The point isnt the strings, its that the les paul was found on the floor. It was probably scratched or chipped on its way there, or scratched by the grandma's scissors or whatnot.
lmmmr 0
Oh no! Not the Floor! Dun dun dunnn. It's a floor. If it did any damage then the guitar was a piece of shit in the first place.
Dixie_Normous 0
Yes, Gibson Les Paul is the ultimate piece of shit. -_- retard... The floor might not have been carpeted or was tile. In that case it easily could be damaged.
ravensierra 0
"Wah-*******-wah"? My guitar makes that sound too!
Ohnothingreally 0
LOL @ Raven. Win.
Sure_Thing 0
It never said Gibson, it very well might be an epiphone "special" (shudders). Also, this is why you don't leave guitars out. Or get ones that can't stand a few scratches. Tele's don't look good until there's no paint left on the front.
dieformetal 0
win!! I use ESP,that company makes guitars which can play some real demon music!!
mycleverusername 0
I don't think Grandma's familiar with the Golden Rule. I say you steal her knitting needles. That'll show her.
smashingdiscover 0
lol
Sgt_Minty 0
i like how you think
ermahgerd1236 6
Burn her yarn and tell her she was knitting "devil mittens"
Exhumed 0
**** your grandma for being a religious freak
ruckerpark364 0
so hating the devil makes her religious? hmmmmm
allie2590 31
Yes it does. For non-religious people, the devil doesn't exist. Idiot.
SoreThroat 0
Generally that would be the assumption when your grandma goes around breaking guitar strings because she believes her grandson plays "Devil music." Just saying. Then again it IS just an assumption, but an assumption that can be well backed, I guess. ;D
wingedspiritus 0
Some people here don't know what religious means. :o I believe in God, and I'm not religious.
drimpossible 0
re·li·gious (rĭ-lĭj'əs) adj. 1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity. 2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text. 3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty. So what you are saying is, you believe in God, you just don't care for him much?
TheLetterZero 7
Yeah #36, you're religious for believing in an imaginary character in the sky.
f_alltheirlives 3
That was a really original comment!!! I cant belive nobody has mentioned that in the past 76 comments!!! Thank you for your contribution!!"
moonlight_daze 8
#16, Well, considering that the devil doesn't exist... Yeah.
KatieGoesRawrr 0
I fuking love you.
tukker 0
Hahahaah, how are these all moderated?
xoburton 0
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Shmeagle 0
Comment Mod- What the ****'s going on here?
freerun4life97 0
Lmfao xoburton
boogersyum 0
PUT HER IN A RETIREMENT HOME! One where they force elderly people to pick cotton.
SoreThroat 0
Sounds like that old episode of Proud's Family on Disney. Edit: Oops didn't know I posted twice. Thought it didn't post.
GodsOfWrath 0
The Proud's weren't picking cotton because they were retired...
KitAmor 0
Seriously? Guitar strings aren't very expensive. Replace them - it isn't hard. This is in no way an FML - if she had damaged the guitar itself, then it'd be worthy, but strings? Come on!
Exhumed 0
i'd say that the fml is in the fact that his grandma is a religious freak ok?
wyld3fyr3 3
yeah, but removing all the strings at once can warp the fretboard, dumbass
allmidnighteyes 11
The fretboard will start to warp if the tension the strings create is missing for an extended period of time. A day or two won't hurt. If anything, the most the OP will have to do is a slight truss rod adjustment, and I doubt he'll even need to for this, since I assume he plays it every day, and his grandma probably cut them that same day.
KitAmor 0
Feck off troll - it takes time for the fingerboard to warp. Wood shift takes time, and if it took enough time for him to notice his unstrung guitar such that it were permanently and noticeably damaged, he should not be playing a Les Paul in the first place. He found the guitar in his bedroom - it is almost a certainty that he found it within 12 hours, and as such, any damage would be temporary and microscopic, fixed simply by the reapplication of the tension of new strings. On the off-chance that he didn't return for several days, there exists a thing called a truss rod, which exists for the express purpose of correcting neck warp. I suggest you learn more of wood as well as guitars before correcting someone. I do feel sorry for OP having to deal with his grandma, I just don't feel it is an FML
gothicwench 0
Yeah run screaming from the bible belt bitch before she starts burning crosses on peoples lawns
MiGman 5
hey guitar strings can cost around thirty dollars for the set. and it's bitchy to restringing a guitar completely
allmidnighteyes 11
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Oh boo hoo. Go spend $5 on another pack of Ernie Ball, D'Addie, GHS, or whatever strings. Or better yet, put on another set of strings, because as a guitarist, you SHOULD have spare packs laying around.
baseballboy6595 0
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So what? ZOMG she cut your strings! Replacing strings takes like 5 minutes and I've never seen a pack of strings is like 5 dollars. If the guitar itself was damaged (and it's a Gibson not an Epiphone) then FYL. If it wasn't, it's not bad at all, you probably needed to change strings anyway. Atleast you don't have a Floyd rose tremolo like my guitar. Restringing can tale an hour and you have to resting like every 2 weeks. Seriously though, 5 dollars for a new pack of strings=FML? Do you think that guitar is broken forever? If you do, WTF are you doing with a Les Paul anyway
UGFTW 0
Haha that's what I was thinking, it would be A TON worse if you have a Floyd Rose. Such a pain to restring. But still, FYL, hope you can restring it before the neck warps
MoobyTheCow 2
The fretboard is designed to have the tension of the strings on it. Removing them all at once can warp it, which decreases the sound quality.
flying_vegan 0
Whilst you're right that it can warp the neck, it does happen instantly. You can leave it stringless for about a day.