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Circle K strings...

#941
FunkMetalBass said:
Low G on a .158? I'm not surprised. You should get a .182 or .190 and give it a shot. It's wonderful. :)

If I ever join a band that plays in drop C, I'm definitely going to have to get myself a nice, heavy low G string.
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Now that I'm recalling, I think Skip suggested something heavier- maybe even the .166 for G but I told him if I settled in on that tuning I'd probably switch it up.
I really just like the octave position for the B and A strings though which is why I don't go down to G.
Knowing what I know about these products however, I can imagine it'd be earth shattering lol.
 
#942
ixlramp said:
I'm thinking there may be some errors on the CKS page for single guitar strings Link Removed. There are apparently new wound strings from .017 to .022, but this doesn't seem to make sense as Skip has described how difficult it is to make wounds smaller than .025. Also their guitar strings are derived from the bass formulas which have a smallest wound of .025. So i'm thinking the .017 to .022 are actually plains, it would make more sense than having plains stop at .016. There is a gap in available gauges between .022 and .025, which seems to suggest that is the transition from plain to wound.
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I emailed Circle K about this a while ago and just received a response, the guitar single strings .017 to .022 are indeed plains.

Since these guitar strings are similar to the bass strings you can use the bass tension chart, just multiply the tension value shown by:
(guitar scale in inches / 34) squared
For example: for a 25.5" scale, multiply by 0.5625

It's good to know emails are getting through, apparently due to NAMM they are behind with their correspondence and are still trying to catch up, patience guys :)
There is new stuff in the works ...
 
#945
ixlramp said:
Oh sorry i got you over-excited with my mysterious statement ... i was referring to site updates :D

But then ... new stuff is always in the works at Circle K ...
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Whoa.

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#948
Well, just recieved my sets of 0.118" with a subbed in 0.025"w for the C for my Elrick Evo 6xer and fretless 6xer....I cant tell you how happy Iam with these strings...even tones across all, even balance, sustain, bite, growl, mellow...now these strings are definetly for the light of touch ...Definetly worth every penny!!!!

Thanks
 
#952
Wow. Where is the thread going, anyway? :D

Back to the strings. The first week has been great. Balanced is the way to go, and I think I'll stick with heavier strings. Tomorrow night is our next rock band practice so I'll be able to hear them through our big rig and PA.
 
#955
tylerwylie said:
Currently rocking the DR Black Beauties on my bass, but they are replacing a set of .142 balanced Circle K's.

I sorta miss that B string, massive growl with my pickups.

DR K3 coating + Circle K strings = win?

A man can dream.
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Is the coating the reason you switched? If so, was it for aesthetic reasons or reasons of longevity (some people have more corrosive sweat than others). Or is there something you find is working better for you about the BBs?

Not knocking DR. The few sets I've tried from them have been quality strings.
 
#956
Success! First set of circle ks .142 34" scale balanced 5 string set for standard tuning. I knew they were good when my korg actually registered the b string. Probably going to order another set for my 4. Not missing the flabby tone one bit.
 
#957
MarkA said:
Is the coating the reason you switched? If so, was it for aesthetic reasons or reasons of longevity (some people have more corrosive sweat than others). Or is there something you find is working better for you about the BBs?

Not knocking DR. The few sets I've tried from them have been quality strings.
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It was partly aesthetic, partly for longevity. The Circle K's last quite a while for me and I've started using string wipes from BassBrites (and still have some of the older Ernie Ball string wipes). The weird thing is the Circle K's did NOTHING for me on my Bongo, on that bass I always preferred Slinkies, Fat Beams, even D'Addario and Sunbeams but the Circle K's did not sound that good at all.

Put the Circle K's onto my Clement equipped with EMG's and all of a sudden this bass came to life, I was dealing with SS strings like Fodera's and Fat Beams which sounded great on my Bongo but didn't do anything for me on the Clement. The Circle K's used to be on my Bongo though meaning some of the strings didn't wrap far enough on the post of my Clement. Meaning open strings rattled. So I'd need a new set eventually.

So I wanted to try another nickel string to see how they'd work on my Clement before going with the Circle K's as the standard.

I'm liking the black beauties, for both aesthetic reasons and some tonal reasons, however I will most likely be outfitting this bass with a set of Circle K's within a month or two. It seems this bass does respond better to nickel plated strings than to stainless steel. That .142 B string... absolutely amazing.
 

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