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I am experiencing some soreness in my old man fingers when switching to ghs precision flats I love the sound, but am worried about making them my...
Hi all I hope this is a quick one, and I'm being my usual slightly slow self. There are lots of threads about fretting with either a straight...
I don't have any illusions of achieving stand up/DB tone on my 4 string Peavey Foundation with frets, but what lower tension set of flats will get...
I recently out a set of La Bella tapewounds on my Affinity P bass, and I've noticed they feel like there's less tension. The low E will even...
Two unopened packs of strings I have had lying around for a long time. Probably won't use them...maybe someone else can! DDT Drop Tuning Strings...
Hi all, Something that's been plaguing me lately has been deciding on the scale length for my next bass. I'm not the biggest guy around, and for...
Used complete set of D'Addario Zyex Light Tension strings. They are only 6 months old and were on my bass for only one month so like new. Price...
D'Addario ETB92 Tapewound are rated at 146in/lb. I'm thinking of these for my Takemine Acoustic Bass Guitar. Are these likely to be higher tension...
Hey TBers, Here's a vid of me playing LTE's "Acid Rain" and a bit of "Instrumedley" on bass. Lots of fun; I'm finishing Dream Theater's...
Looking on their site...don't see the tensions listed with bass strings. Just says "low tension". In this case it would be the Nylon Copper...
Set of D'Addario Helicore Hybrid Light tension strings in original packaging. 3/4 scale length, gently used, in great condition.
I searched for about 1/2 hour but no luck. Anyone know the Tensions for 760FL's and Stock Ric 4003 strings. I just put a new set(760FL) on 2016...
Say I have a string with a scale length of 34" tuned to a pitch and that gives me X lbs of tension. With the same gauge string tuned to the same...
Open set and put on and tested - do not like! So here are the set cut for a Fender precision bass. Taken out and cut to try and then taken off....
I know balanced tension is the same for most strings but wondering about ghs flats. Since they don't have a 50_G or 110_E I'm curious.
I had these on my Alembic Spoiler(2+2 head stock), they ended up being too flexible for my tastes...feel and sound great, but I tend to dig in a...
I'm a fan of the labellas, but they seem to be fairly high tension. I've been using them on a p bass fine. I'm in the market for an Avri Jazz,...
Uncut. about 6 hours play time. Would trade for light gauge(40's) chromes.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a acoustic bass string that has a higher tension on the Bass side string? Most sets appears to be in 40 #...
I usually had DR Nickel Lo Riders (45-105) on my Music Man S.U.B. and they worked just fine, my setup was not too high and not too low, I liked...
Hi there, i'm the owner of an old 60s semiacoustic bass, scaled 30" from bridge saddles to zero fret, and i'm looking for a set of flatwounds...
So can anyone explain to me their relationship? When I first got my bass it had Evah Pirazzi mediums. The volume was ok from what I can hear while...
My NS2A with a loose truss rod does not offer enough quite enough relief. I believe this is weather related as it has been great up until...
I have a new stingray bass and i never played a bass with a pick up near the bridge. (Ive only played precision basses, ibanez basses, jazz etc....
Hi TBers. I've been pondering this question for a bit. I know it's not universal, with even tensioned sets such as Velvets, and sets where the G...
I currently have the Helicore hybrid medium set on my new bass. Really like those strings. Have them on my other bass as well. But the tension of...
I recently strung up my 30" scale bass with some D'Addario Nickel Wound Piccolo strings (.020 - .052). I'm ok with the tone (not great but not...
About seven years ago, I had my Jazz Bass strung with La Bella flats (.104-.082-.060-.043) and found them pretty stiff. Back then I quickly...
Hey Everyone, I put TI Jazz Flats on my Jazz Bass two months ago, and have spent a lot of time playing them since then. This is my first...
here are a recent install of labella low tension flats installed a few weeks ago with only a few hours on them.i figured i would try these but...
Hey All Up for grabs is a brand new unused set of Kaplan heavy tension arco strings ... I was going through my string box and found this set...
New player, playing all types of stuff. Coming across stuff like D Drop C and other strange ones. I like the tighter feel of tensioning my lower...
GHS Strings is pleased to announce updated Tension charts for Bass guitar strings are now available FREE on their website. GHS Strings is one of...
I've converted some random sized shells into a DIY little Jazz kit. My bass drum is an 18" First Act Kick drum. It came with a batter head and...
I've read a lot on these forums about low tension strings, in particular the Thomastik Jazz Rounds. I just purchased a new Fender Road Worn 60s...
The two strings in question are the Sadowsky Flat-Wounds, and the Rotosound Tru Bass 88's. I am wondering if anyone knows the tension difference...
Hi, these strings were recommended to me as I'd like to cut thru the mix a little better. However I'm used to lower tension strings like Kalium,...
as the title asks, is there a noticeable difference in string tension between rounds and flats. My Jazz Bass has its original round wounds and I...
Hi, Double checking with the low enders before I pull the trigger. I got a Squier p fretless and subbed medium D'addario chrome flats for the...
Hello Sirs and Sirettes, Has anyone tried these strings? I play a Fender Precision bass tuned BEAD strung with 125-95-75-60 roundwounds. Now,...
I'm a long-time flats player, but I'd never tried Rotosound before. I bought the Steve Harris edition a few months back because I usually like...
I’ve searched around the site and haven’t seen this specific topic discussed, so I figured I start a thread. I bought a bass recently that was...
I have a set of barely used Labella Low Tension flats, with the purple silk wrap. These were on one of my backup Fender P basses, but I have since...
I can't for the life of me understand why some bassists use light tension strings. For me, high tension strings allow me to put less energy into...
Hello the community, I have a markbass MicroMark, purchased in France in 2007, it has a 220v input. Now I live in a country where the voltage is...
Okay so basically I'm about to order new 5 strings (stingray 5hh), and I want to give the Power steels from SIT a try (and eventually the rock...
A few months ago, I've bought a Mexican P, with the LaBella trads on it. I have REALLY grown to love both the feel and the thump, and I was...
Hey guys! I'm shopping around, trying to figure out my next purchase to save up for. I'm looking for something that naturally has above average...
hi there! here's the point of this topic: on one of my basses I'm back to nickel plated strings in 45-105 gauge, due to the fact that this is my...
I have mostly bass guitar background and experiences. When I am changing strings on bass guitar to different tension I usually have to setup neck...
Im about trying Dunlop nickels, just wondering how much tension they have compared to roundcores (sunbeams) that i been using for 3 years now....
So here's the deal: My playing style is VERY agressive, I hack on my strings like Geddy Lee and Steve Harris and I pump a huge amount of lows and...
Hello everyone, it's my first time posting in the forum. First i'd like to tell that i did search for my questions on the forum but did not find...
