Recent content by ollieb3112

I’d say probably somewhere in the middle , I’ve had it where the tension is too slack for my liking and have also had it the other way round. As long as they’re not too tight or loose I’d be pretty happy

Thanks for the response man, lot of information but I think I understand. I ended up by a custom string set based on recommendations and got the gauges 60,80,100,120. I’m not entirely sure how a capo works , like I said very new to the whole scene , I essentially just wanna play some songs (...

Thank you for your response, I appreciate the recommendations (: I’m trying to use the tension calculator but I’m not entirely sure how it’s supposed to work. Do I just enter the gauges I want based on recommendations and go from there ? I’m not really well informed with music theory so I’m...

Hello all, I’m fairly new to bass so my knowledge on string types and tensions is a little bit lacking. I gather that alternate tunings can’t be obtained by simply getting one set of heavy gauge strings and that I’ll most likely have to mix and match from multiple sets. My question is this : The...