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11-20-2006, 10:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chico, CA | | | What guage string for Drop C metal/hardcore?
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What guage strings would you recomend for Drop C (C G C F)? I like DR high beams because I have some lights (40-100)on my jazz bass that is tuned in E and they seem nice. Dr high beams only go up to 45-105 I think though, do you think I would need a heavier guage than 45-105 for a deep grindy metal tone? BTW it is an Ibanez SR400
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11-20-2006, 11:58 PM
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11-21-2006, 12:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Michigan | | | Heavy guage... 55-110.
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11-21-2006, 02:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rochester, NY | | | GHS Boomers make a 50-115
50-70-95-115
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11-21-2006, 02:24 AM
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55-110
by the way: it's spelled "gauge," not "guage." 
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11-21-2006, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Vic Winters GHS Boomers make a 50-115
50-70-95-115 |
i used that set with some success on a spector ns4crfm with the same tuning...the only reason i didn't like them was that they were steel strings and i prefer nickel |
11-21-2006, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by jetpackbassist ernie ball power slinkies.
55-110
by the way: it's spelled "gauge," not "guage." | sorry, I was home-stooled
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11-25-2006, 01:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chico, CA | | | any more suggestions? I really like Dr High beams, but I dont think they make heavey? what do you metal guys use?
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11-25-2006, 04:41 PM
| | | | I'm using DR Lo-Riders .105-.045 + .030 for my 5-string tenor fretless...when I tune down to C# (1.5 full steps down) the string tension is still relatively tight, but not as tight as it is in E. Try to get something with a hex core - the tension on them is higher than on a round core (Hi-Beams, Roto Swing 66s, I think D'Addario ProSteels) |
11-25-2006, 09:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: From a place lower than low | | | I do believe DR makes 110-50 Lo-Riders and Hi-Beams. |
11-25-2006, 10:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indianapolis | | | Just grab a 5 string set and loose the high .045. I find anything lighter than a .115/.120 low C to be too floppy.
Doesn't DR pack custom sets?
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11-25-2006, 11:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake George, NY | | | I buy a 5 string DR Hi-Beams set and drop the .45 string, so it's .125, .105, .85, .65.
Definitely the best for metal in my opinion. Depending on the bass and action and how adept you are with your dynamics you can get a growly deep sound, rumbly/rattle tone, or zingy clear tone without changing any settings.
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11-26-2006, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: From a place lower than low | | | DR will make custom sets of strings they already make (meaning you can't request a 118 gauge string, etc.). I'm not sure if they make a 115 but I think they make a 120. |
11-26-2006, 03:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: st. marys, ga | | | check out juststrings.com and look at the single strings page |
11-26-2006, 08:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sonora, CA | | | I use GHS Bass Boomers for drop-tuning and they're great.
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11-26-2006, 10:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: montreal, qc, Canada | | | I've used D'Addario ProSteels in 55-110 or so, which worked very well. Except, if you use the same bass to play in both standard and drop-c, intermittently, you'll find the tension way too high in standard. ProSteels are a lot like DR Lo-Riders, a bit higher tension and grungier tone than Hi-Beams, which to me felt a bit lighter and more musically bright. |
11-27-2006, 09:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Des Moines, IA, USA | | | I play in a metalcore band that tunes CGCF, and I use either EB Power Slinkies or DR Black Beauties in 50-110. I liked the EBs a little better on my P-bass, but so far I'm liking the Black Beauties a bit more on my TBC single M. The DR Black Beauties have a bit more midrange grind that I like, since the Single M has a pretty scooped out sound. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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