If you are going to produce a string, make it available in a low 'B' and a high 'C' or don't bother. You know who you are...
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A Message to Bass String Manufacturers
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Bryan R. Tyler
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Dear Bass String Manufacturers,
Please continue to use your analytics to produce only strings that are profitable for your business. By doing so, you will stay in business and we will have more choice in strings.
Furthermore, do NOT (especially in the interest of "fairness") produce an ultra heavy flatwound stainless nickel coated Lime green string, or any other string that will cause you to lose money. You will get the occasional strongy-worded email from people who use strings that BARELY sell enough in standard 4 string gauges. They will bemoan the fact that you don't make everything they want you to make. STAY STRONG!
Sincerely,
User of "Regular" Strings
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Asking or suggesting politely and respectfully is always better than demanding. 
Dear Bass String Manufacturers,
Please continue to use your analytics to produce only strings that are profitable for your business. By doing so, you will stay in business and we will have more choice in strings.
Furthermore, do NOT (especially in the interest of "fairness") produce an ultra heavy flatwound stainless nickel coated Lome green string, or any other string that will cause you to lose money. You will get the occasional strongy-worded email from people who use strings that BARELY sell enough in standard 4 string gauges. They will bemoan the fact that you don't make everything they want you to make. STAY STRONG!
Sincerely,
User of "Regular" Strings
My current issue is companies who stopped manufacturing Bass VI type strings with a 32" speaking length for Dano baritones and Schecter Hellcats. But I also understand it's a very small market. Hopefully, custom ordering comes back some time in the future. (Hey, LaBella! I want flats for my Dano!
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Ya, like they’re gonna read this…
I can think of at least one that's reading this for sure, but whether he can do anything about it is another matter.
I visited this thread fully expecting a self-righteous diatribe, and I'm disappointed that I was right.
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I like really light strings and play a six-string that needs tapered cores on as many strings as possible (floating bridge, weird design). My options are a bit limited
Please stay in business during these tough times. We’d look pretty stupid standing in front of a crowd with no strings
Synth players and DJs do it all the time. Maybe we're just behind the curve.
Maybe list the total tension per set as a part of your product description?
I don’t care what they do as long as they keep the price low.
Why? Total tension doesn’t tell you anything. Individual gives you an idea of what it will feel like, but it still doesn’t give you the whole picture as flexibility plays a major part and there is no publicly understood unit of measurement advertised for that. Total tension is worthless. What if it’s an unbalanced set an the G is tight as a drum and the E is super floppy. What good would knowing the total do then?
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I’ve been using low B’s and high C’s since ‘96 and have never had a problem getting whatever set I wanted for my 6er.
If that’s the case some simple addition can answer your questions. Even if the manufacturer doesn’t publish individual tensions there are calculators available that will get you pretty close. There are variances based on core thickness vs wraps for the same gauge string but the calculators will get you close enough for your purposes.
If that’s the case some simple addition can answer your questions. Even if the manufacturer doesn’t publish individual tensions there are calculators available that will get you pretty close. There are variances based on core thickness vs wraps for the same gauge string but the calculators will get you close enough for your purposes.
