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Circle K strings...

#301
I did notice that. I'll bold my breath for a little bit. :-)


ixlramp said:
It may happen ... i hope. There is a knuckle EUB coming ...

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I'm interested in the potential for touchguitars with ultra long scale, for a clearer tone, and to compensate for the loss of scale length due to using a string damper. With a touchguitar the hands only need to reach the frets, and not down to pluck near the bridge, so there's potential to shift the bridge out of reach and significantly increase the scale.

Touchguitars already have an amazing rich, clear tone. Combining that with ultra long scale would be mind-blowing.
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#303
I just got a 5-string Warwick Streamer $$, and am looking to replace the stock strings.
Has anyone here had experience with circle K strings on a Warwick? What balanced set would you guys recommend for B standard, and A standard tuning? Will there be any issues with the Warwick bridge saddles?
 
#304
El-Bob said:
I just got a 5-string Warwick Streamer $$, and am looking to replace the stock strings.
Has anyone here had experience with circle K strings on a Warwick? What balanced set would you guys recommend for B standard, and A standard tuning? Will there be any issues with the Warwick bridge saddles?
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B standard = .142 or .136, and A standard = .150.

Not sure about the bridge saddles.
 
#305
El-Bob said:
I just got a 5-string Warwick Streamer $$, and am looking to replace the stock strings.
Has anyone here had experience with circle K strings on a Warwick? What balanced set would you guys recommend for B standard, and A standard tuning? Will there be any issues with the Warwick bridge saddles?
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I used the .136 balanced for over a year on my Streamer LX and it worked great.

No issues whatsoever with the WW bridge saddles; you'll be all set. A little tweaking with intonation and string height, but nothing major like using a string with a contact core.
 
#307
Circle K site update:

"Update on the ERROR500 issue - SOLVED

Our service provider was upgrading our shopsite application to fix a problem with international shipping. During this process, some files were copied to the wrong location causgin in internal server error. This problem has been corrected. Reminder: Circle K Strings does not store any financial infomration on its server (that is all handeled by paypal) so at no time was your customer information at risk."

Good to see some NAMM photos, I didn't know C3 played Chapman Stick.
 
#308
Last night I rehearsed with my 4003FL strung up with some Rickenbacker strings I picked up on clearance... I was curious what they'd be like. Definitely very traditional-feeling rounds. Tonight I rehearsed again with the same bass strung with some Circle Ks, and man, what a difference. Hard to put into words but the bass just sounded "right". I am reminded of why I love these strings.
 
#309
Although I hate the tone of flats, people keep requesting them these days, so I need to put a 6-string P with flats in my stable. Skip, do you have any word on balanced flat sets?


Also, to anyone, what is your preferred balanced gauge for slapping/tapping? I currently use a .112 balanced set on my 4-string because I lover me the heavy gauges, but I'm thinking I need something lighter for slappin' da bass.
 
#310
FunkMetalBass said:
Although I hate the tone of flats, people keep requesting them these days, so I need to put a 6-string P with flats in my stable. Skip, do you have any word on balanced flat sets?


Also, to anyone, what is your preferred balanced gauge for slapping/tapping? I currently use a .112 balanced set on my 4-string because I lover me the heavy gauges, but I'm thinking I need something lighter for slappin' da bass.
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The .100 would probably work pretty good. That's what I have, although I think they have a little too much give. Comebined with pickups that are much more responsive than I'm used to and I wind up having to slap much more lightly than before.
 
#311
KingRazor said:
The .100 would probably work pretty good. That's what I have, although I think they have a little too much give. Comebined with pickups that are much more responsive than I'm used to and I wind up having to slap much more lightly than before.
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I'm actually looking to slap a little lighter. I've been really getting into incorporating double-pops/plucks into my slap lines, and I think lighter strings will help to emphasize those a bit more.

Of course, there are the tapping benefits too.

I guess I'll have to detune my bass and decide what feels best.
 
#316
FunkMetalBass said:
Wow. That's light. I'll drop down a step or so when I get home tonight to simulate the tension and see if it's useable. I'm currently leaning toward the .100 E.
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The nice thing about the balanced sets is that you can set up the bass so it feels and sounds even all over. Most other strings have a high tension D and a week E. These are really light and flexible feeing, but I found I could adapt my fingerstyle touch easily and they slap great.
 
#317
Picked up a .136 balanced set (.136, .100, .076, .055, .040) with low mileage (Thanks fourstringbliss!). Installed them on my Lakland 55-02. I did need to adjust the truss and saddles. I had Sunbeams on this bass previously.

Very enjoyable after 4 hours practicing. The B and E strings are especially useable high up on the neck. I'm still getting used to the G and D to be honest.

I haven't played them with the band yet. I'm a little apprehensive about that but I will take this bass out on tour starting Wednesday. We're all in one van so I will use my Acme B2 and my Shuttle 9.0.

Question...they are still a little zingy. Can I expect them to lose some of this with play time?
 
#318
Touch said:
Picked up a .136 balanced set (.136, .100, .076, .055, .040) with low mileage (Thanks fourstringbliss!). Installed them on my Lakland 55-02. I did need to adjust the truss and saddles. I had Sunbeams on this bass previously.

Very enjoyable after 4 hours practicing. The B and E strings are especially useable high up on the neck. I'm still getting used to the G and D to be honest.

I haven't played them with the band yet. I'm a little apprehensive about that but I will take this bass out on tour starting Wednesday. We're all in one van so I will use my Acme B2 and my Shuttle 9.0.

Question...they are still a little zingy. Can I expect them to lose some of this with play time?
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Some, but they will definitely retain some "sizzle" even after a few months.
 
#319
Joe Smithberger said:
The nice thing about the balanced sets is that you can set up the bass so it feels and sounds even all over. Most other strings have a high tension D and a week E. These are really light and flexible feeing, but I found I could adapt my fingerstyle touch easily and they slap great.
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I already use CK sets on all of my basses, and I absolutely love the balanced tension heavies - flexible, but aggressive. I'm just looking to lighten the load on one of my 6-strings to get a nice light slap/tap set.

I detuned last night and started playing around. At a full-step down (which would be roughly a .100 E), I decided that I was able to double-pop easiest and tapping provided the least fret buzz.

Now I have the arduous task of figuring out which 6-string to convert. I suspect I'm going to end up in the situation where I will keep a couple specific-use sets of strings for each of my basses (Drop D, Slap/Tap, Flats, etc), so that I can convert them whenever the situation arises. Or I can just buy a few more basses...
 
#320
More is better :)

I was pretty happy with the .142 Balanced set, but an injury and some tendonitis has sent me looking for lighter strings just so I could keep playing. I was pretty surprised that I like the light set as much as I do. It did take some setup tweeks to really get them dialed in with a nice low action. Now after a couple of weeks I am playing comfortably and can keep it up for a few hours without issues.
 

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