Will a .145 gauge work for a low F# string?

Kraig99 · #1 01-18-2002, 03:50 PM

Will it?

AllodoX · #2 01-19-2002, 09:11 AM

do you feel that you need the F# ?

it will work, but it will sound like doodoo, coz your pickups aren't made for those freq's

snyderz · #3 01-19-2002, 10:42 AM

Give it a try and see if you like it. May not fit in your bridge slot or nut though.
Doc

Chris Brodowski · #4 01-20-2002, 03:31 PM

IT might be a little floppy. John Turner is a 7 and 8-string bass expert around TB, and i remember him saying that he prefers a .150 taperwound. But don't take my word for it.

**john turner** · #5 01-20-2002, 11:25 PM

actually, i would even prefer them larger - i'm working on getting a .168" made for me, and i'm also going to get ahold of some 165"s that dean markley are making for a friend of mine.

as for "the pickups aren't made for those frequencies" that's a pile of ... stinky waste products right there.

any pickups should be able to transmit accurately down to DC. now whether your amp will handle it is a different story all together.

Chris Brodowski · #6 01-21-2002, 10:57 AM

Wow, who is making your .168? That is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coincidentally, what gauge string do you use for the B???? I like .130 mated to a 35'' scale bass, but I am too new to really know what i am talking about, LOL.

as for the amp handling the frequencies, wouldn't you need good-quality 18 inch cabs for that? I like the sound of tens with a fifteen or two for my basses, but i would think you would need an 18 or two for the F#, as the note is so incredibly low.