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Old 04-07-2011, 02:14 AM
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Question Extended scale string recommendations,anyone?

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First off I'd like to say that I am relatively new to this site. If you find my navigation of this site to have room for improvement,then by all means enlighten me.

Now,with that out of the way,let's come to my dilemma. I have a Cirrus 5 BXP,and pretty soon I will come into ownership of a Cirrus 5 w/Claro Walnut finish. Can someone give me an idea for alternatives to the Cirrus brand strings? I can't find them anywhere anymore. I'm aware of the extra long scale on a Cirrus,and the standard d'addario's I get for my other basses just won't cut it with these one's. Just knowing what else is compatible with the extended scale of a Cirrus will suffice. Thanks.
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Old 04-07-2011, 07:36 AM
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Anything that says "Super Long Scale" will work. so DR, Ernie Ball, GHS, D'Addario, and a few others make strings that fit (all of my basses are 35" scale, and I've never had problems with any of the aforementioned).

I also highly recommend Circle K Strings. Their balanced sets are absolutely amazing and worth every penny. I've switched all of my basses over to their strings, except the one bass that has flats. And as soon as Circle K starts making flats, I'll be buying them too.
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Old 04-25-2011, 05:06 PM
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Thanks! I recently got a super-long scale set of D'Addario ProSteels and I absolutely love them
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