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11-16-2007, 04:03 PM
|  | Bassman7654 | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Las Vegas NV | | | Hi C
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Anyone here use a .040 for a high c? The thin sound of a .030 is realy starting to irritate me and I thought mabe I could get a beter sound with a .040. I'm thinking of buying a 5 string set 130-.045 and buying a .040 single. Anyone out there do this? I use DR's and their 6 string sets only come in .030  Any thoughts?
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11-16-2007, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY | | | Sorry, I've never done that. My guess is that it would make the tension really high though, as you are going to tune a string that was designed to be pitched at G and tighten it up all the way to C. |
11-16-2007, 04:32 PM
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+1.
bandaid solution, but cantcha tweak the eq to make it sound better?
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11-16-2007, 04:35 PM
| | Bassman7654 | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Las Vegas NV | | | How can I get a thicker tone from my c string then? 035 mabe?
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11-16-2007, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DougD How can I get a thicker tone from my c string then? 035 mabe? | 35 is ok.. DR sells single 35 C as far as I know
I use d'addarios with 32 C.
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11-17-2007, 10:47 AM
| | Bassman7654 | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Las Vegas NV | | i wonder what brand has the thickest or thickest sounding c string. i've used roto's with a .035 c, but they are too mid scooped and they die way faster than dr's
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11-17-2007, 10:55 AM
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Managing Editor, Bass Guitars Editor, MusicGearReview.com | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | I think that pickup height and very careful EQ might be the best way to get round tone from a C. After all. it's the thickness, roughly, of a guitar a string. TI And D'Addario each have sets with a .032 C string. |
11-17-2007, 11:02 AM
| | | | FWIW, I snapped a .45 trying to tune it up to C. I now use mentioned D'Addarios with the .32 on the bottom, and it sounds more like a natural extension of the bass's lower range than an actual guitar string. |
11-19-2007, 01:16 PM
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Staff Reviewer- Bass Musician Magazine | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Asheville, NC | | | I like the standard Daddario XL six string set, 32-130. That and the fodera set of equal gauge are the best sounding C's I've heard. If you're looking for thicker sounding, I'd definitely stick with nickel too. |
11-19-2007, 01:30 PM
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