Cirrus BXP string Indentification/Recommendation

RnBass · #1 10-25-2010, 06:36 PM

I just bought a Cirrus Bxp used because I liked the feel/sound/price. I decided to put on new strings and set the intonation as is my habit with new guitars.

I ordered the Cirrus 5 string set and installed them that day. I was surprised to find that their appear to be a smaller gauge and to have lower tension from the strings I removed. I didn't want to mess with the action or the sound so I went in search of the exact replacements. Sound familiar?

Based on the colored ball ends, I assume that the original strings are D'Addario. There is no visible tape or silk showing on either end of the orginal strings.

I went to GC, and based on their recommendation and in the absence of super long scale strings, I bought the D'Addario EXL170-5 45-130 long scale strings. While some of the outer windings extended beyond the nut, some did not, rendering the set useless on this 35" scale bass. The D and G strings, especially, appeared to be a smaller gauge then the original strings.

So I went to D'Addarios website and all of the strings in the super long scale appear to be 45-130 (just like the XL's I tried) vs the 50 -135 option in the long scale.

So do I have a discontinued D'Addario set or did someone mix and match individual strings? Or are these another brand of strings all together?

In the mean time, I put the original strings back on and while they feel better, they do sound a bit worn out. So any help regarding the appropriate replacements would be welcomed.

RnBass · #2 10-26-2010, 10:34 AM

Bump... Bump... Bump?

AtomicPunk · #3 10-27-2010, 04:57 AM

That is something that really makes me mental on a long gauge string. The Cirrus I have now has a B string that the windings narrow right where you put your hand before the bridge. That edge wears on my hand all night. If a company is going to go to the trouble of making an extra long string, but stop the windings before they hit the bridge, what's the point?

RnBass · #4 10-29-2010, 11:58 AM

It looks like I am going to try (the third time is the charm?) D'Addario EPS-160sl's (50-105 four string super long scale set) with a SL130 B string.

http://www.juststrings.com/dad-eps160sl.html

If these companies would just make consistent (from string to string) strings, maybe they could eliminate the need for super long scale string sets.