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Howdy. Have a look at #1180 onwards. The Kalas stretch for miles!

Thank you for your reply. Looks like I have more strings to buy! ;)

Just having a vent for a second... The black strings are killing me! Theyre a month old and still can't stay in tune for more than two songs! I can't gig with these! Annoying. Yes they have been stretched. Yes they are on as per the Kala recommendations and no, I can't use thunderguts due to...

Yes, most airlines have provisions for musical instruments and the dimensions are different (bigger) than the standard cabin bag size. They are measured linearly (the volume of the instrument), so it can be longer if its thinner than a cabin bag. Very confusing but check with the airline, you'll...

I have done international trips (to/from Australasia) with acoustic and solid body U basses. All good. Just check with the airline on size restrictions for instruments and they may only allow you one piece of cabin baggage which would be your bass, the rest has to go in the hold; or put you...

Folks, here is the response I got from Kala regarding thier black 20" strings being 'too short' for the SUB basses. Lots of good info! The Pahoehoe strings actually stretch quite a bit during tune up so you’ll want to stretch them up to the tuning post for installation. I’ve included some...

Thank you amigo.

My learned friends, I need your help please. I just got some Pahoehoe Black Strings for my S-U-B. It seems like they are miles too short! They are for 20" to 21" scale. I thought that was okay as the SUB is 20.5" scale. What's the deal? Do I have to stretch like crazy or do the SUBs take a...