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Old 09-24-2010, 06:51 AM
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String Gauge Size?

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Can anybody help me with string gauge size in mm?

my gauges are 40, 60, 80 ans 100. I know after reading the setup guide that the 2nd string is 1.5mm and the first string is setup from the full scale size so if anybody can tell me what 80 and 100 are then it would be very appreciated,

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Dave
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Old 09-24-2010, 07:01 AM
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Gauge Conversion

Use this "inches to millimeter converter" to find your answer.

Bass Strings are listed in percentages of an inch.
for example 40 gauge is actually .040" or 4 hundreths of an inch. 100 guage is actually .100" or 10 hundreths or 1 tenth of an inch. Get the idea?

So go to this website and plug in your string size using a decimal point as above and it'll convert it to mm or millimeters for you.

http://www.metric-conversions.org/le...illimeters.htm

or you can also use this chart if it suits you better"
http://mdmetric.com/tech/cvtcht.htm

Have fun!
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Old 09-24-2010, 08:02 AM
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You are a star man!!!

Thanks alot!

Dave
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Old 09-24-2010, 09:24 AM
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http://www.convert-me.com is a favorite conversion site of mine as well. It gives you every obscure conversion that you'll never need to know...and more.
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