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09-12-2006, 03:47 AM
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I'm just putting a set of D'Addario Prosteels (long scale) on my 35" scale Warwick, and I've noticed the E and B string taper at the tuner end begins whilst it is still on the fretboard (not past the nut).
The site I bought these off says that this length should be enough for 36" scale so I was wondering whether it was ok to install the strings like this, or whether I need to get longer strings for my E and B?
What do you think?
Last edited by RavCat : 09-12-2006 at 03:51 AM.
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09-12-2006, 05:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ashburn, VA | | With D'addarios, use the actual length of the string from nut to ball end, rather than scale of the bass.
See here: http://www.daddario.com/DADFaqAnswer.aspx?ID=762
Sounds like you may need an extra long set.
I use their medium scale strings on a short-scale bass as it has a string-through body.
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09-12-2006, 08:46 AM
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Endorsed by Fentanyl/Percocet/Valium and other legal painkillers ;-) | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Evansville, IN (new to area!) | | | The long/extra-long scale mistake sounds to be the correct one. I'd drop D'addario an e-mail about the issue - their customer service is wonderful, and I have no doubt they'll do right by you. |
09-13-2006, 03:00 PM
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09-13-2006, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DRSTRINGS17 Word to the Wise switch to DR
-zakk | If you work at DR as you claim, this post is a violation of the CUP.
You should read up on that. |
09-13-2006, 03:25 PM
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and yes I do work there so if you have any questions let me know
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09-13-2006, 03:29 PM
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I'm still getting the hang of the forum stuff Iv'e never been a member of one before thanks for pointing that out and saving me some trouble
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09-13-2006, 05:08 PM
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09-14-2006, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DRSTRINGS17 Word to the Wise switch to DR
-zakk | Not a chance, friend. Not a chance. |
09-14-2006, 12:41 AM
| | | | Anyway - I appreciate D'addario (and others) making separate standard long scale and super long scale strings. I don't like buying strings for my top loading bridges and finding a 38" winding length so part of the full winding diameter wraps around the post. Especially on the E and A. That can cause breakage and other problems.
But D'addario really ought to put that answer from their FAQ in a more prominent place on their website. I have their print catalog and it's kind of stuck in an out of the way place too. It won't stop store clerks from giving people bad advice but it would help people who look beforehand. |
09-14-2006, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DRSTRINGS17 Word to the Wise switch to DR
-zakk | Thanks but no thanks - I've gone D'Addario because the DR Hi Beams I ware using were very disappointing to me. I really like the metallic "zing" that you find on 035 gauge Rotosound and D'Addario strings, and the 040 Hi Beam did not reproduce that. |
09-14-2006, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RavCat Thanks but no thanks - I've gone D'Addario because the DR Hi Beams I ware using were very disappointing to me. I really like the metallic "zing" that you find on 035 gauge Rotosound and D'Addario strings, and the 040 Hi Beam did not reproduce that. | Which D'Addario strings are you talking about that have a metallic "zing"? |
09-15-2006, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RavCat I'm just putting a set of D'Addario Prosteels (long scale) on my 35" scale Warwick, and I've noticed the E and B string taper at the tuner end begins whilst it is still on the fretboard (not past the nut).What do you think? | You'll probably run into intonation issues with it like that. I had a set of Elixr longs and the B had the same issue. Luckily, I was able to order a single XL B string from JustStrings. Good luck on your D'Addarios. I used to use RotoSounds on my T-40, Half Rounds on a J I had and loved them.
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