24 inch scale strings help

[George Mann]

30" scale will work. You may need to undo some of the winding on the tuner end of the string. I used a set of 30" strings on a Strat bass I set up. I unwound the top layer of the E and A strings so that they would fit in the Strat tuners. Unwind only the amount needed and snip it off. I used heat shrink tubing to secure the windings.

How is this working out for you? Any string buzz or loss of tone?

 

[George Mann]

the d and g are fine. the low e is the problem. it's real floppy and doesn't hold tuning well because of the lack of tension. plus the low e was so thick I had to try and cram it in the post and I think it's slipping.

Exactly why you need to start with a short-scale string set, and somehow trim it so that the thick (speaking-length) part is not wrapped around the tuning post.

There is a lot involved in making strings work.

My original plan was to solder the over-wrap just below the trim point, and leave about 2.5" of core for the post.

 

[50hz]

I had a idea that if I made it a string through body and added ferrules, that would give me almost 5 inches more string length. I could reposition the tailpiece to cover up the string through and the bass would look almost the same and not loose it's stock look.

 

[George Mann]

I had a idea that if I made it a string through body and added ferrules, that would give me almost 5 inches more string length. I could reposition the tailpiece to cover up the string through and the bass would look almost the same and not loose it's stock look.

I thought about that too. Unfortunately, you will only realistically be taking up an inch and a half.

30" scale strings measure 32" from ball to taper, leaving 4" extra over the 28" tail-piece position.

My tail-piece design places the ball-end at (around) the bottom/back, taking up all 4 inch's of slack.

 

[50hz]

I thought about that too. Unfortunately, you will only realistically be taking up an inch and a half.

30" scale strings measure 32" from ball to taper, leaving 4" extra over the 28" tail-piece position.

My tail-piece design places the ball-end at (around) the bottom/back, taking up all 4 inch's of slack.

it might be just enough though, right?

 

[George Mann]

it might be just enough though, right?

NADA. You will end up wrapping the speaking length of the string around the tuner.

 

[CnB77]

Have you considered using baritone guitar strings instead of bass strings? You could tune to A with them pretty easily, I'd bet.

 

[Oneirogenic]

A bass like this would a great candidate for tenor or piccolo tuning. It's so short regular guitar or baritone strings would probably work.

 

[George Mann]

I thought about that too. Unfortunately, you will only realistically be taking up an inch and a half.

30" scale strings measure 32" from ball to taper, leaving 4" extra over the 28" tail-piece position.

My tail-piece design places the ball-end at (around) the bottom/back, taking up all 4 inch's of slack.

I need to correct this post by saying that the ball to nut distance is 26", and 27 5/8" from ball to bottom of tuner.

27" is the perfect length for the E-string with 3 inches of core.

 

[esreiff]

i just picked up a teisco 24 inch scale bass and I need help with strings. any suggestions? will standard 30 inch scale strings be ok? should I go lighter or heavier in gauge?

I recently picked up a the same Teisco Kingston 24.5" scale bass. Contacted Jason at Bassstringsonline and he is custom ordering a bunch from LaBella! Go Bassstringsonline.....you rock!

 

[Tyler Schommer]

Sorry for reopening a dead post, but I bought a 24 inch scale length bass neck this year and looks to be a dead ringer for your Teisco bass. You saved me so much unneeded research in figuring out where it was from! (Though mine is undrilled so maybe it's a reproduction someone did.)

To contribute to the topic at hand, I bought a 5 string bass set of strings and planned on using the heavier 4 strings. (45-65-85-105-135)