I just recently bought a Engelhardt C1 and i lowerd the action to 9mm so it slaps great. i just orderd a set of red weedwackers and was wondering because i dont have my amp or my pickup yet... is there a big diffrence between the volume of steels and the wackers? i dont want to restring it and have just the click sound.... thanks guys.

I thought this query would be more appropriate in the Rockabilly forum, so I moved it there.
Hope this is okay for you!

Best regards,
François
TB mod

Acoustically, yes-and it is significant. With a pick up, there should be no problem. However, going from steels to whackers is going to be a really big change. They are very different. You will have to widen the nut and string slots to accomdate their girth. Like you would with guts. For rockabilly, I really love them for the ease they provide, the finger comfort. The tone is the same volume as the click, in my opinion. Keep in mind that you will have tuning problems, and tone problems for the first few months. As they settle in, they will sound, feel and tune excellent. They are all I have used on my King Double bass for a few years now. Same set, in fact. I never change them. Brightness and clarity is not what they provide. A beefy, full dub- like bass tone suited for all old fashioned types of music is where they excel.

what should i use to widen my nut?
i got the e string on and i can hardly even hear it... its in tune... but all i hear is the click... i think im going to hold off on the wackers till i get my mag 2 10 combo. thanks for the info lucas!

i got a file and graphite and got the weedwackers on and they play great. thanks for the help

what should i use to widen my nut?
i got the e string on and i can hardly even hear it... its in tune... but all i hear is the click... i think im going to hold off on the wackers till i get my mag 2 10 combo. thanks for the info lucas!

You might want to swap out the E for a hybrid string, something like the innovation or something else that is artificial. I have the Eurosonic as the E, but I don't reccomend it as it sounds very throaty, midrange and metallic. There is a nasty "bark" while slapping on it. I am just too lazy to change it or experiment right now.

i got a file and graphite and got the weedwackers on and they play great. thanks for the help

That's great! Keep them on for a couple of months and when they settle in, they should be even better!

Here is the link to the weedwhacker FAQs:

http://www.traditionmusic.com/stringsfaq.html

i got now my weedwackers to but how you have to tune them without a amp because the tone is not verry loud and im afraid if im tuning them that they will brake