B string - What is the lightest gage you can go?

[Jon Moody]

Would this be a special order I'd have to place for this request?

While we do special orders, it involves set up fees and minimums.

What I meant was it's definitely possible for a future offering, so I'll add it to my list and provided I get more requests, can then move forward into a testing/prototype phase.

 

[JustForSport]

Speaking of B string gauge, will GHS ever make a .120 B string gauge for Pressurewound singles?

I still think a round-core Pressure Wound set would be great- still have the mass, but with more excursion thruout the set, and Alloy 52 for dynamics.

A test setup for winding round-core strings may be time/cost prohibitive, tho.

 

[Jon Moody]

I still think a round-core Pressure Wound set would be great- still have the mass, but with more excursion thruout the set, and Alloy 52 for dynamics.

A test setup for winding round-core strings may be time/cost prohibitive, tho.

It's always possible, but given the tonal differences between our regular Boomers and the RC Boomers, having a round core set of Pressurewounds may be TOO dark for peoples' liking.

There are a lot of other projects on the table though, so anything is possible.

 

[JustForSport]

Thanks for the quick reply. Comparing the Boomers is a good reference (haven't tried those myself). I really like the Pressure Wounds tho.

 

[tylerwylie]

For feel I like .130 and .135, however they never sound good for me so I'm usually playing .120 or .125's.

 

[Levin]

Having had from 110 to 142 in a whole lot of different brands, for consistent tone between all strings I prefer a Fodera nickel 120 B-string the most (on a 35 scale), I haven't tried the Dunlop SB nickels yet though. I hope their B-strings are as good as their E-Gs!
I don't want my B-string to sound different from the other strings, so when (like recently) I get tempted to try fatter B-strings again I always regret it due to the massive difference in sound, no matter how it is set up. Of course not in absurdum, you COULD setup a really thick string and make it sound wonderful on every tone, on a marvelous bass, with a great tech. But a lighter touch and really working your technique is more worth it to me, and easier to work with nuances later too of course.
And of course, cheaper.
Some people love the different tone from a low, massive string though! So it's really what you are after. If you only play the 5 lowest notes on that string, then maybe you want a bigger sound for those tones. For some reason.
Still, it's a lot cooler sounding really fat on as light strings as you can! Heh.