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Old 01-18-2007, 06:28 PM
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Does anyone know if DR makes strings that can tune to a low F# (.175 I think), I can't find it on their website but I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Thanks
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i just bought a pair of 50-110 lowriders. i think that's the heaviest gage they make. GHS makes a 50-115.

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The lowest i saw on juststrings.com is a .130 the only thing they had higher was a .135 and they were hi beams.
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Old 01-19-2007, 09:02 AM
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Does anyone know if DR makes strings that can tune to a low F# (.175 I think), I can't find it on their website but I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Thanks
Don't know about DR. But Warwick released a bass that's tune F#BEA, so they'll probably make a string that thick...

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Yea, that's why I asked, I saw the warwick and just wondered...
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The lowest i saw on juststrings.com is a .130 the only thing they had higher was a .135 and they were hi beams.
yeah i use the .130 lo rider set
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