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01-31-2009, 09:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | Flat wound on 24 jumbo
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hi guys, there are no flat wound strings for 24 jumbo frets. what should i do to get my sound?
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01-31-2009, 11:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Blacklick, OH | | | I use D'Addario Chromes on my 24 fret bass.
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01-31-2009, 11:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada | | | Not sure what you are getting at, but the number of frets doesn't change the scale length.
Why won't a 34" scale 5 set of flats work here? |
01-31-2009, 11:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cottage Grove, St. Paul suburb | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JustDavid  Not sure what you are getting at, but the number of frets doesn't change the scale length.
Why won't a 34" scale 5 set of flats work here? | My question exactly... |
01-31-2009, 08:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Memphis/Marion area, AR. | | | Only thing you have to worry about is if it is a body-through strung bridege. Then you will need to go to an extra long set (maybe). |
02-01-2009, 11:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | i am not sure who makes 34" scale stings? the D'Addario Chromes flats did not fit |
02-01-2009, 11:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: luxembourg | | | I have a 34'' scale bass, and the d'addario chromes fit perfectly... |
02-01-2009, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada | | | They fit several of my basses also.
Are they their Long scale? Are you stringing through-body? |
02-01-2009, 10:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada | | yes stringing through body.  |
02-01-2009, 10:35 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | I had some TI flats on my Jazz 5; it's string through & they fit fine, even after being trimmed for a top-loaded 4 string(I got them used).
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02-02-2009, 03:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | guys i'm not lieing here, the color wrappings at the end hits my nut. i can't explaine anymore because my knowledge on strings ends there. i learned the most on this forum... |
02-02-2009, 07:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada | | | Meegosh, we're all learning. Here is good, & D'Addario's website has some great info about strings as well.
The picture shows the strings bridge-mounted, not through body. From the photo I don't think it possible to mount strings through-body.
SCALE length is the 'speaking length' of an open string; between the nut & bridge saddle.
Required STRING length needs the broadest winding to be on the tuner side of the nut & has to take into account the portion of string on the securing side (non-speaking side) of the bridge.
Just checked some Chromes of mine. Ibanez SR has about 3/4" of bare string on the tuner side of the nut then the silking starts. Those are Long length. It looks like the Medium lengths I have on my Viola would have the silking be in the nut.
Silking can be removed so it clears the nut, & I would. But wait for more informed opinions on that before doing so. You DEFINITELY want the windings to step down (get smaller in diameter) on the tuner side of the nut.
I also suspect your intonation is off. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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