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12-26-2006, 12:21 PM
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Hey, iwas wondering what strings you could recomend for a tribute l2500? My tone was kinda deadish and didnt have any characteristics, and spideyjg said it might be cause of the stock strings, so i guess ill try some new ones. So what can you recomend? Also, since the l2500 can have strings through body and through bridge, will it affect my string purchase cos of length? |
12-26-2006, 12:28 PM
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I string through the bridge on the B and the E and thru the body on the rest. It sounds GREAT.
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12-26-2006, 12:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden, Stockholm | | Arent there alot of D'Addarios  ?
Also, i thought going through body needed longer strings. But doesnt through body make them tighter and give more tension? Shouldnt it be the other way around then? E and B through body:P? |
12-26-2006, 12:39 PM
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12-26-2006, 12:41 PM
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12-26-2006, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Demon  Arent there alot of D'Addarios ?
Also, i thought going through body needed longer strings. But doesnt through body make them tighter and give more tension? Shouldnt it be the other way around then? E and B through body:P? | D'Addario XL's. And no, tension will not change. Feel does. But the taper at the end of the string does no go past the nut when you are using it's extra length going through the body. That's why I do it that way, and it sounds great!
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12-26-2006, 12:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden, Stockholm | | Ok, whats the difference in feel between through body and through bridge?
EDIT: Cant find any DRs around here  So, D'Addarios it is i guess, unless someone comes with something better:P
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12-26-2006, 01:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Central Illinois | | If you want to string through the body on all strings you'll need the super long set like these.... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ngs?sku=100268
If you string through the bridge you can use the regular long scale ones. BUT you might want to check out the thread about the bridge getting pulled off someone's Tribute model when the strung through the bridge. I'll do a search ad see if I can find it.
BTW I use the D'Addarios and love them on my G&L L1505 and L2500 (or at least I will when it gets here)
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12-26-2006, 01:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden, Stockholm | | | That sounds scary:P Ill go through body. Only problem is ill have to convince my dad to get them, since they cost 80bucks here and i already owe him about that much:/ |
12-26-2006, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cb56 If you want to string through the body on all strings you'll need the super long set like these.... http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ngs?sku=100268
If you string through the bridge you can use the regular long scale ones. BUT you might want to check out the thread about the bridge getting pulled off someone's Tribute model when the strung through the bridge. I'll do a search ad see if I can find it.
BTW I use the D'Addarios and love them on my G&L L1505 and L2500 (or at least I will when it gets here) | The pulling out thing worried me, too. I may look into modifying my bridge to have bolts on the baseplate... That is mostly why I decided to put the A, D, and G through the body. That, and the taper of the strings doesn't sit above the nut when the B and the E are through the body. But I LOVE the tone of those strings, so they are totally worth it.
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12-26-2006, 01:48 PM
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12-26-2006, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Demon That sounds scary:P Ill go through body. Only problem is ill have to convince my dad to get them, since they cost 80bucks here and i already owe him about that much:/ | Wow, 80 bucks? I don't know the exchange rate, but I pay about 15 bucks locally.
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12-26-2006, 01:50 PM
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Also I didn't think the stock SIT's were all that bad.
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12-26-2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Trevorus Wow, 80 bucks? I don't know the exchange rate, but I pay about 15 bucks locally. | An ibanez GWB35 costs about 1600 dollars here, while in the US its around 500-700:P Just as an example-.- |
12-26-2006, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Demon An ibanez GWB35 costs about 1600 dollars here, while in the US its around 500-700:P Just as an example-.- | Wow, that kinda sucks. Well, maybe you can do the alcohol string washing I do to save money. It works quite well. You guys using the Kronor there?
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12-26-2006, 03:14 PM
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12-26-2006, 03:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | | Some basses just come with dead strings. Denatured Alcohol, or methylated spirits are a good way to clean them. I generally soak them for a few days and they come out nice and bright and clean. Just watch out, the stuff is flammable (obviously...).
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12-26-2006, 04:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden, Stockholm | | | Will try that. Do i just fill a bucket with the alcohol and put the strings in and leave them about 3-4 days? |
12-26-2006, 04:41 PM
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12-26-2006, 06:42 PM
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