Str. for B E A D tuning on Peavey Cirrus 4

Ingemar · #1 05-06-2005, 03:10 PM

OK
I've just bought and used Peavey Cirrus
(8lb/3,85kg-walnut/bubinga body)

Anyone who have sugestions on wich strings to use for B E A D tuning on that bass (35")
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semborg · #2 05-07-2005, 03:09 PM

Why do you want to tune your bass like that?

Congratulations to your Cirrus. I have Cirrus 5 Fretless Walnut/Mahogny

Mottlefeeder · #3 05-07-2005, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semborg

Why do you want to tune your bass like that?

Posssibly because his/her last bass was a 5 string and he/she never used the G? - That's my excuse.

Ingemar · #4 05-07-2005, 04:48 PM

I owned a Ibanez BTB705OL fivestring (verry good bass) but it was to heavy for my back.(used it mostly on 3,5-4 h dance/wedding gigs)
The Cirrus is to replace that bass for those gigs

I also own an Godin A4 fretted stringed with TI-Jazz Flats for smaller acousticlike gigs and an Ibanez Artcore semihollow for popgigs

semborg · #5 05-08-2005, 12:46 AM

Ingemar your name sounds Swedish

Ingemar · #6 05-08-2005, 01:34 AM

Yes. I'm living in Bohuslän, Sweden

Ingemar · #7 11-09-2005, 08:02 AM

No sugestions on string brands?

Low E Louie · #8 11-09-2005, 08:58 AM

What strings did you use on your Ibanez, and why not use the same?

Ingemar · #9 11-09-2005, 09:05 AM

I used Elixir extra long... but they have a tapered B and I some cind of dislike that

bgavin · #10 11-10-2005, 07:45 AM

Tapered B strings usually intonate a bit better.

You will more than likely have to have the nut recut for BEAD stringing. The saddles may have to be worked also.

I can fully understand BEAD to have access to the B string when you have no need for the G string. This is my situation as well. I'm a bottom player, not a top player.

Staying with a 4-banger tuned BEAD offers a much wider variety of pickups than are available for 5-string basses.

Ingemar · #11 11-10-2005, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgavin

Tapered B strings usually intonate a bit better.

You will more than likely have to have the nut recut for BEAD stringing. The saddles may have to be worked also.

I can fully understand BEAD to have access to the B string when you have no need for the G string. This is my situation as well. I'm a bottom player, not a top player.

Staying with a 4-banger tuned BEAD offers a much wider variety of pickups than are available for 5-string basses.

I've allready cut the nut and saddles. (on the pic the bass is strunged with Ddaddario XL superlong 0.60 -1.25, but I'm curious to test some new/other string brand)
I think Peavey had their own Cirrus strings that came along with the new basses and I think they sounded/felt good, but I can't find them anywhere here in Sweden (or at the webb)

Oysterman · #12 11-10-2005, 10:34 AM

I once saw a set of Cirrus strings at Andreasson Musik in Göteborg. Though that was nearly two years ago. Perhaps they still have them?

Godhead'sLament · #13 11-10-2005, 10:39 AM

i could recomend Ebs strings.. very good if you like stinless strings

Ingemar · #14 11-10-2005, 10:41 AM

Tackar. Skall kolla imorgon /Thanks I'll check that out to morrow