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Hello. Few days ago I put a new set of spirocores (weich/ light tension version) on my bass. The E&A string sound and play very well, but D&G are...
Ever since I tried out balanced tension strings I just can't go back, the problem is that it's fairly costly. Currently I'm just buying Daddario...
I've been playing with Kalium for years, but I just can't handle the poor customer service anymore. I currently have my 4th paypal dispute open...
For years I've been using DR Fat Beams on my 5 string basses... On my 6 string I found them to be unbalanced (the B and E overwhelm the other...
I spent some time figuring this out, so I thought I would share the info in case others had similar curiosities. My bass is a late 90's SR-885,...
.45 .60 .80 .105 balanced tension set made up of singles from juststrings. long scale. used for a couple nights (too tense, went back to my...
I love the sound of Hi-Beams but hate loose strings, and I've heard those are pretty loose. D'Addario Nickels 45-105 are what I have on my bass...
yes, I'm sure theres 10,000 threads on this but let start anew. Looking for the low/lowest tension nickel strings that come specifically in the...
Brand new pack for 4 string bass. Amazing flats. I simply won't use them. $28 shipped in the ConUS. Thanks!
Hello, What your recommendation for string tension and sound for a vintage fender JAZZ of 1967, I try Sunbeam In medium 45-105 and now Dunlop...
Long, rambling post alert!: My bass currently sports Gamut Red Diamond G, Pirastro Oliv D and Spirocore S42 Weich E/A. It's a strange combination...
this is one brand new unopened set and one slightly used set that was on a p-bass for 2 weeks and taken off. these were purchased in march 2017....
Hi everyone, hope you day is going great. About a year or so ago I bought a Fender MIM Jazz Bass. I got it for a great price, with the caveat...
I have the perfect amount of relief, or maybe just a speck less than ideal, but the truss rod nut is loose. This is fine with me, but is it bad to...
Hi Have decided to go up a gauge with my flatwounds, currently using Ernie Ball Group 3 on a short scale bass (Mustang PJ , they work fine no...
Hi all, I've been doing some experimenting lately and I'm wondering if anyone might be able to lend me some advice on this. I play on a bass with...
At the moment playing on GHS 7700 compression wounds on Cort Action JR 30". About GHS pressure wounds: Great fat sound with enough highs for...
D'Addario Chromes are about 200 pounds worth of tension. The standard phosphor bronze strings that come on acoustic basses are around 160 pounds....
Hello~ I have a G&L LB100 (4 string through bridge 9.5" radius) with TI Jazz rounds set up fairly low and a G&L m2500 (5 string through body 12"...
GHS Precision Flatwounds Balanced Tension Set 4 string (.45 .60 .80 .105) you can't get them from bassstringsonline anymore, got these from...
I'm enlisting the help of those with far more experience than I. BLUF: I'm kicking off a new 5 string project with a 35" scale, want to have the...
As a preface to this, I assume that I'm doing and measuring everything correctly here but I'll post my method of measuring these things here just...
Hello to all, i bought a new Squier CV 50P few weeks ago and i mention the A note on E string sound little dead and decay fast. It is less visible...
So I'm pretty new to playing bass, only been playing just under a year. In that time I have changed strings twice, not out of necessity but out of...
I've got an old P bass that needs some TLC. The E string has significantly lower tension than other strings. It's output and volume is much lowe...
Hi, First time post here. I've invented and patent pending, with a nod and thanks to a french luthier Patrick Charton, a nylon SLS 3d printed...
I was on here for a hot second, but then I got re-bogged down with finishing my engineering degree. Well, I finally wrapped that up in December...
Hi all, I've got Rotosound 77s. I like them but I'd like some flats that are a bit brighter and have a little less tension. Would GHS brite flats...
I need to find some steel rounds (not nickel) for my Precision that are a similar tension to D'Addario XL Nylon tapes, does anyone know of...
I'm looking for some stainless that are low on tension. I like a loose feel. I tried a few DR and they weren't my thing. Any other suggestions?...
I am trying to understand string tension, I don't know what the tension number means how to know if the string feels loose or tight. Is it the...
I'm using a 5-string neck-thru bass with a set of 40-125 D'addario nickelwound strings tuned to E standard. The setup is fairly low, although I...
So I got the exl170bt set of 45 60 80 107, and I've gotta say 'why didn't I try them before?'. The flexibility is just amazing! I have them on my...
I want to tune my 4 string to BF#BE (3 half steps or a minor third lower than drop D) and used stringtensionpro.com to tell me what gauges would...
So I'm really frustrated by the lack of string tension info provided by manufacturers. I can find a chart by daddario and ghs and that's it. I...
Hello. I love Chromes, but I miss the way that rounds sound on certain songs. I recently purchased another CIJ Jaguar to set up with rounds in...
http://store.kaliumstrings.com/TensionCalculator/tensionChart.php?scale_length=34 So while I was looking at the tensions for a weird tuning I'm...
I recently had a set of D'addario Tapes installed on a new fretless and I like them a lot for many reasons; mainly tone. I also noticed that they...
as you know i am changing my 5 string to E to C.. well i found what i wanted made by Thomastik i think thats how you spell them, and i can get...
For sale is a well used and broken in set of GHS precision flats. Bought in august and used for gigs and rehearsals and nightly practices since...
