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Originally Posted by santucci218  So if you had to pick a set that could do both? Actually...Looking at that now...Are your strings a higher tension at a relative gauge to other string companies? I mean, my current gauge is as follows...
.45, .65, .85, .105
Now, i see your low string is thicker, but the rest are thinner? Why is this? I would think that if i was tuning everything a whole step down that i would want at least .010 added to each string? |
Mine may feel softer (as mine are more flexible than most), but the tension your bass is subject to is the same. The gauges you list are very close on the treble side to what I suggest as a slightly higher tension option. If you want a single string on bottom to be able to switch between the D and C then swap your listed .105 for a .125 and you ought to be good. It will be slightly tight at D and slightly loose at C - but that is far better then being way out of whack one way or the other.
As for why I am thick on bottom as compared to other manufacturer's sets, if you do the math on E and B strings (and lower) you will find that these strings are notoriously lower in tension than the balance of traditional sets. This is why so many bassists have to cant pickups lower on the bass side, and radically shift playing technique when playing on their low strings. It really isn't necessary and shouldn't be required.
a'ight.... off my soapbox now.
You want to be REAL careful about applying an absolute value on individual gauges if you need to shift things. This is why; if you shift the thickness of your .105 by .010 that is only 10% of total thickness. You apply that .010 shift to the .045 and that becomes nearly 25% of total thickness. Thin strings get way tight real fast when you shift that radically, and if you need to shift try and pick gauges that move proportionally in diameter - less than a perfect method, but far more reliable than applying an absolute value to each gauge.
