Isn't 50-110 considered heavy?

moopants · #1 03-30-2009, 01:14 AM

I bought a pack of Curt Mangan 50-110s and they're "medium", but I always thought 45-105 was medium in other brands. Am I right?

allexcosta · #2 03-30-2009, 01:45 AM

Each brand uses it's own nomenclature...

Mr. Mig · #3 03-30-2009, 07:31 AM

Depends on who makes them.

megadan · #4 03-30-2009, 08:24 AM

I consider 105 heavy. 100 to me is medium and 95 is light.

But I hate heavy strings (not by choice).

DWBass · #5 03-30-2009, 08:49 AM

I think 40-100 is light, 45-105 is medium light so 50-110 just could be medium.

moopants · #6 03-30-2009, 08:54 AM

I'd consider 50-110 heavy, but it's whatever.

markdavid · #7 03-30-2009, 12:54 PM

yes 50-110 is heavy , most people use gauges like this for downtuning. For me 105-45 feels plenty heavy with standard tuning

JTE · #8 03-30-2009, 01:30 PM

It all depends on who's coming up with the terminology. That's why I always asked people what exactly they wanted. D'Addario's medium is 50/70/85/105 and their lights are 45/65/80/100 (and BTW so are Ernie Balls). But LaBella's Old Original set used a 55-110 for their medium set.

jte

fretlessguy · #9 04-01-2009, 08:05 PM

That's heavy to me. Then again, there's a great deal of opinions on that.

Sundogue · #10 04-01-2009, 08:38 PM

That ain't heavy.

I play 75-130's with a 163 low B. They are made from suspension bridge cables, and my truss rod is made out of a highway overpass "I" beam.

DWBass · #11 04-02-2009, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundogue

That ain't heavy.

I play 75-130's with a 163 low B. They are made from suspension bridge cables, and my truss rod is made out of a highway overpass "I" beam.

rhapbus · #12 04-02-2009, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundogue

That ain't heavy.

I play 75-130's with a 163 low B. They are made from suspension bridge cables, and my truss rod is made out of a highway overpass "I" beam.

*** 75 thats my heavy d string god what kind of strings do you have

Solarmist · #13 04-03-2009, 01:07 AM

I think 45105 sets are usually deemed medium - I use 50110 on my SR for DGCF.

Sundogue · #14 04-03-2009, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhapbus

*** 75 thats my heavy d string god what kind of strings do you have

They are construction grade strings. You can't find them at a music store. I usually order them online from US Steel. They are custom made by Cables'R'Us. They are neither roundwound nor flats. They are twisted steel.

They are a bitch to install as they have no ball end to them. You have to set them in concrete and let it harden on the bass. Then to string them up, I have a friend who lets me borrow his truck winch and we stretch them and weld them to the other end.

I tune them with some spare steel plates which I weld to them at various intervals...which is kind of hit or miss.

They are really difficult to play with fingers, so I use a hammer instead of a pick. Everyone here talks about sticky strings...try playing strings with rust on them!

Oh, and the gauges aren't in mm. They are in inches (75-130 and a 163 low B), so my G string is 3/4" thick.