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Official Exquisite/Glarry/Burning Fire Bass Club?
- Thread starter EatS1stBassist
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maybe so --- i don't remember why i was so eager to score some corian, i think just to try it, i'd bet that i read something on TB and wanted to pursue it...but that stuff comes in a lot of flavors, so festive is surely possible. it's easy to work with the right tools/machines, unfortunately, i no longer have them.
I sold tons of those counter tops back in the day (80's).
Now it's 90% granite as the price came way down.
That's stuff is HARD. We made a built-in cutting board for a woman once as she wanted sterile and they use Corian in operating rooms.
Now it's 90% granite as the price came way down.
That's stuff is HARD. We made a built-in cutting board for a woman once as she wanted sterile and they use Corian in operating rooms.
I wonder how many people realize that granite is radioactive.
Granite Countertops and Radiation | US EPA
This overview page provides information about granite countertops and radiation. To reduce your risk of lung cancer, you should test the air in your home for radon.
the piece/sample that i hacksawed into slivers was speckled like some granites, grey-ish. i don't know where those pieces are, if i still have them, but i do remember that it took some time and patience to cut it (held in a vice) with a handheld saw.
I wonder how many people realize that granite is radioactive.
Granite Countertops and Radiation | US EPA
This overview page provides information about granite countertops and radiation. To reduce your risk of lung cancer, you should test the air in your home for radon.www.epa.gov
yikes!
Jeez, I didn't know about the radon risks, especially from the ground below your house. I'm going to check into testing for it.
A buddy of mine gave me a couple set of flat wounds. He's not exactly sure what brand/gauge they are but he's pretty sure they're Fender flats. They are 34" scale, but I figure I'd try them on the Glarry 30" bass. I know it's not the best to put 34" bass strings on a 30" bass, but I'll know if I like flats on it or not and it won't cost be 50 bucks to find out.
I seem to be stuck on locating a sterling short scale locally.
Who knows, if the Ray4-HH sells perhaps I can put that money toward a new one.
I seem to be stuck on locating a sterling short scale locally.
Who knows, if the Ray4-HH sells perhaps I can put that money toward a new one.
excellent! i could never get along with flats
, but that's just me. but it's generous of your buddy to give you those sets, very cool!
i hope you have a good experience with them! 
Hi guys, I'm new the the Glarry phenomenon. I am interested in the dimensions of the GJazz body. I have a great Fender jazz neck, and I am looking for a light weight body for it, so I am interested in the Glarry for its finished Paulownia body. A couple of questions: Will a Fender neck fit in the neck pocket? If so, do the holes generally match up, or will I be drilling (I'm totally fine with drilling, just curious). Also, does anyone know the thickness of these bodies?
Ya, it was cool. However, I just checked to see if they'd go on. Nope. The E string is too thick to even go on the tuner - lol. So, I guess I'll be buying a set a short scale flats sometime in the future.excellent! i could never get along with flats
but it's generous of your buddy to give you those sets, very cool!
great idea, nitro!
here's what i know:
body width = ~1 11/16"
body length at longest = ~19 3/4"
body width at widest = ~13 3/4"
neck pocket width = ~2 1/2" (fender spec)
keep this in mind:
- the glarry FSO neck pockets keep with the fender spec of ~2.5"
- depending on the specific fender neck thickness at the heel (different for different models/years), the glarry neck pocket might be a little deep (full pocket shim)
- every FSO neck pocket/neck heel join is different, no matter where the parts come from, including fender!
- it's usually better to have a little play in the neck/heel join than to be too tight.
i used a tape measure and a caliper for the above measurements using these glarry bodies as the reference:
i can't tell you how great these bodies are --- they're just killer!
i hope you have as much fun and success with your parts/mod project!
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man, that's too bad. but it might be just as well --- at least the right strings assure you of a solid appraisal.
I seem to be having an issue finding 30" short scale bass strings. It seems a that a lot of the short scale bass strings say Short Scale but then say short scale, 32" down in the description.man, that's too bad. but it might be just as well --- at least the right strings assure you of a solid appraisal.
This Glarry is a top loading 30" scale length bass.
I'm sure it's user error, but I thought 32" meant medium scale, so I'm kind of confused when the strings say Short Scale, 32".
Any tips on flatwound strings for a 30" top loader bass would be much appreciated.
Never bought short scale flatwound strings before and being they ain't the cheapest strings in the world I'd like to get it right the first time, know what I mean.
sure, i can relate --- unfortunately, i'm not your guy (only 34" scale, only rounds, lightest gauges at that). someone might jump in to help you out...
check sweetwater's site, strings by mail, and maybe @Prodigus Filius would have a suggestion...
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@michael_t or @HaphAsSard to name a few, know heaps bout strings/ gauges. Far more than yours truly. However, I can say measure from rear of bridge to rear of nut. And from rear of nut to tuning post ( E is the only one to worry bout with inline tuners.) You want a string with a winding length ( ball to start of taper) no less than the 1st measurement, and no greater than the second measurement added to the first measurement. E.g if measurement from rear of bridge to rear of nut is 31" than the ball to beginning of taper must be a bit more than that. If measurent from rear of nut to E tuning post is 2" than 31+2=33". So you want a string with a distance from ball to beginning of taper at least 31" but no more than 33".
winding lengths per manufacturer. There are more short scale options out there than on this list now days
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/bass-string-lengths-by-manufacturer.1298325/
Some options
LaBella (Winding Length = 32.25")
LaBella Deep Talkin' Flats
760FS-S 45-105
LaBella Deep Talkin' Flats
760 FL-S 43-104
LaBella Deep Talkin' Flats
760FM-S 49-109
LaBella Deep Talkin' Black Nylon Tapewounds
760N-S 60-115
LaBella Deep Talkin' White Nylon Tapewounds
760T-S 60-115
D'addario (Winding lengths = 32")
D'addario Chromes
ECB81S 40-100
D'addario XL Nylon Tapewounds
ETB92S 50-105
Rotosound (Winding Length = 32.25")
Rotosound Jazz Bass Monel Flatwounds
RS77S 40-90
Rotosound Tru Bass 88 Nylon Tapewounds
RS88S 65-115
Dunlop ( Winding Length = 32.25")
Dunlop Stainless Steel Flatwounds
DBFS40100S 40-100
Dunlop Stainless Steel Flatwounds
DBFS45105S 45-105
Ernie Ball (Winding length = 32.5")
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Short Scale 45-105
Ernie Ball Power Slinky Short Scale 50-110
GHS (32.75" winding length (was 32.25" until 2017 I believe)
GHS Precision Flats
45-95
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Highly regarded Austrian string manufacturer Thomastik-Infeld is an outlier, when it comes to bass guitar strings, in that when they say 'short-scale (32")' they really mean, contradictorily, a bass with a shortER scale (bridge to nut), namely of 32". Which object is known to the rest of the world as a medium-scale bass. Their strings for such an instrument are even longer than medium-scale strings by most of the competition: the full-diameter winding length is 35.5" from ball-end to silk, right past which point they taper and (of course) have a final leader section that goes into the tuning posts.
Pretty much all the other manufacturers specify "short scale", which is often further clarified as meaning 30";
a subset of these makers, then, add a figure that refers to the (full-gauge) winding length, as discussed above.
Said figure is not always easy to find: sometimes it's in a separate document, other times only disclosed by string vendors, reviewers or forumites taking the time to measure. Here's what I know:
32" winding length for D'Addario short-scale strings,
32.25" for La Bella and Rotosound shorties,
32.5" for Ernie Ball,
33" for DR,
33.25" for Pyramid flatwounds (some of their roundwound sets are shorter, IIRC).
Other manufacturer length specs are listed in the (somewhat dated, hence some discrepancies with what I've just written) link given by @Prodigus Filius in the post above this. Yet others are unknown to me, but should be comparable to the above.
Please note that having the string taper in between the nut and the tuning post is desirable, but should it not be the case it wouldn't be the end of the world. You just need to be aware of downsides of sub-optimal string-length installation:
- if the string is slightly too short for the full-wound part to clear the nut, it may sit too low into the slots and cause rattle at the 1st fret
- having instead an overly-long string be wound at full gauge onto the post may or may not cause breakage of said string, due to stiff strings not liking sharp turns. This is only a potential problem for large A, low E and low B strings (anything thinner is plenty flexible not to incur in such problems).
The risk is therefore increased by higher inherent stiffness of the string (even higher for flatwounds, lower for rounds), but, conversely, reduced by large Fended-style tuning posts, if there, and by the fact that a shorter scale, unless compensated by larger gauges, means lighter tension and lower stress to the string at the post. In other words, one has reasonable chances to get away with over-long strings on a shortie, in a pinch.
On the other hand, you'd still need the physical room for all those turns of full-gauge string on the post, so getting, say, 38" long strings (which some especially long long-scale strings are) when you only need 32" is not a great idea.
In short, get nominally "short-scale" strings if you can
(which means, as said by others above, having measurements for YOUR bass at the ready: distance from ball-end anchoring point to nut, and from ball-end to E-string post),
but don't sweat it if you cannot.
[A final note on what is available out there: even though 6-string sets for the Fender/Squier Bass VI short-scale bass/guitar may be tempting because of price, most of them are actually longer than you need (35.5" ball to taper), due to the VI's Jaguar-style vibrato tailpiece; they also have smaller ball-ends (you may need to thread the string through an old bass ball-end in order for the bridge hole to stop the string).]
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wow! can't thank you enough for that, @Prodigus Filius --- you da man! thanks for the consult --- i hope @GitFiddleDude can use the info to get started on his flat wound string quest!
thanks, my friend!
thanks, @HaphAsSard --- this will go a long way in helping our club member, @GitFiddleDude. Your expertise and willingness to share it are appreciated!
thanks for the consult --- i hope @GitFiddleDude can use the info to get started on his flat wound string quest!thanks, my friend!
thanks, @HaphAsSard --- this will go a long way in helping our club member, @GitFiddleDude. Your expertise and willingness to share it are appreciated!
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@Prodigus Filius
@HaphAsSard
Awesome short scale string info. I was just coming back to say I figured it out and glad to see, from reading the above, I figured it out correctly - lol.
Thanks for replying and all the great info, man. It's appreciated.
Now I just have to decide on the Ernie Ball Group 2 or the 45-105 Labella's.
@HaphAsSard
Awesome short scale string info. I was just coming back to say I figured it out and glad to see, from reading the above, I figured it out correctly - lol.
Thanks for replying and all the great info, man. It's appreciated.
Now I just have to decide on the Ernie Ball Group 2 or the 45-105 Labella's.
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I decided to go with the Ernie Ball Group 2. Got them from Amazon. I'll let ya know how they fit, etc.
There's always this too, if one was stuck with only long scale strings, partic flatwound, and a short scale bass. The posts towards the end of the thread regarding the use of small wheel collars ( easily obtainable) as basically movable ball ends means you can tailor the string to the bass, regardless of length https://www.talkbass.com/threads/diy-making-short-scale-strings-out-of-long-scale-strings.1549282/
