Will Sadowsky Strings string-thru the body on a 55-02 35"?

Lorenzini · #1 07-14-2007, 12:01 PM

Will it?
Sadowsky site says it will not... Weird?

pickles · #2 07-14-2007, 12:08 PM

You don't want to run that set through the body since the taper would not be long enough. I've used the XL sets on my 55-94 and JOBO5 and they work great, just string them through the bridge.

Through-body is a placebo anyway, IMO.

Lorenzini · #3 07-14-2007, 12:19 PM

Yeah it might be a placebo, but then why do so many bass builders use the string thru, sometimes only on the B string, if it's just a placebo...
I love Sadowsky strings, too.

JimmyM · #4 07-14-2007, 01:16 PM

Because it's there?

pickles · #5 07-14-2007, 02:12 PM

Its marketing. The only time it helps is if you have a very low saddle height ... but even then a shim works just as well.

Munjibunga · #6 07-14-2007, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickles

You don't want to run that set through the body since the taper would not be long enough. I've used the XL sets on my 55-94 and JOBO5 and they work great, just string them through the bridge.

Through-body is a placebo anyway, IMO.

I thought it was a red herring ... or a chimera, perhaps.