Recent content by Reku Papa

IMHO most of the short basses are designed for children. That's why they have a light, agathis body, light strings, thin neck. I will buy a 50-105, and will see the tone. :)

Google was so kind: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Now I learned that the tension characteristics of the same type, different diameter strings are identical, only shifted upper the fatter the string is. The tension follows square proportion rule: If I shorten the length by 10%, the tension...

Thanks slapinfunk, could you give me the same numbers for the .105 string (same type) as well please? Or a link to a table with these data...

Hello bassists, a new member here! I am 50, living in Hungary, learning bass right now. I have a short scale bass (low tension) with a bit boring tone. I would like to buy a set of new strings, steel, round wounded, but I have a question: Fatter strings generate higher tension, I know. My...