Any music. I use it because I play in D G and A a lot and the low D comes in handy the only thing you lose is your 2 highest notes and all the shapes stay the same unlike Drop tuning.
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I'm glad that you like the new Stringjoys.Well now my Rick's fitted with the Stringjoy strings. After doing a bit of playing I found these string to be all what Stringjoy promises them to be. They going in tune directly, didn't need to retune the G string at all and my small test confirmed my intuition, these strings are the perfect set to replace the original Rick strings with the bass downtuned to D.
Straight metal clanking when using the absolute rick settings, while growling dark when using bridge pup and turning down the tone. Sustain is even better then the d'Addario's even though the Stringjoy's are round cores as opposed to the d'Addario's hex which as such are a little stiffer. To me it feels like the tension is more balanced.
So there you have it @RodRy I'm very pleased with these string even though they did cost me a bundle in the end but that's because we have a bunch of thieves at our customs offices, they charged me $25 of which $16 were because of "handling costs" f**king bastards. Anyway, the strings are worth it and I think they'll last for quite some time.
I would have been pretty mortified if you had trusted me and then got crappy strings. 
I think these strings last longer than most other plain roundwounds I've tried. I'm looking forward to what other types of strings they bring out, because I am always interested in seeing what grass is growing on the other side of the fence!Sorry to hear about the exorbitant amount of added charges just to ship a set of strings to you. Sometimes the petty kings make life a pain.
At least with how long the strings should last, you won't have to worry about those extra fees coming up any time soon. 
Yeah, my brain is my biggest impediment. When I think too much, or when I think too little, it goes to poo. I have spent years trying to stay within the "just right" thinking zone. I'm still not very good at it.If you can play without using your brain, you're actually a better player than I am. I play my best when I don't have to think too much. I don't like it when my brain gets in the way of my playing.
Well, I also don't have any real music education, and for me, I dropped to DGCF for two reasons:
1. I played some songs that were in drop-D tuning, and I thought they might be easier if I tuned all the strings down. Once I did it, it seemed like the shapes I needed were more familiar on the neck, and I didn't have one string floppy compared to the others.
2. Some songs were recorded in Eb tuning (SRV), and they didn't sound right in standard tuning. So for a while, I just tuned one bass down a half-step. But I realized that my vocals are more baritone than most of the folks who made those songs popular (looking at SRV again) so it was easier to sing along if I dropped another fret. Then I had a good sounding bass, with even string tension, and in a lower range so that I can sing along easier.
Your experience may differ, but that's my story. Now, unlike some, I've still got all my other basses in standard tuning. Because it's what I'm used to, and the DGCF is reserved for certain songs.
May you enjoy your instruments no matter how they are tuned!
Unless you have a 24-fret/stop neck, like most of my basses have.
Benefit of the low D, strings are still tuned in fourths, can still get that high F, and it's actually like playing a short scale bass. What's not to like?
So... bass 2 out of 3 is in D-standard now (the pressurewounds for the fretless arrive soon), and I have two things to report.
1. These Stringjoy strings are really great! They feel fantastic, they respond really nicely to different kinds of attack. Two days in and they've settled in beautifully! I used the Stringjoy tension calculator to decide on a set for D-A# on a 35" scale, and settled on 110, 90, 65, 60, 35. They're great! Thanks to the 35" scale, that 110 manages really well if I downtune it to a C even. Thanks again @MirandM and @RodRy !!
2. I'm just loving D standard!
1. These Stringjoy strings are really great! They feel fantastic, they respond really nicely to different kinds of attack. Two days in and they've settled in beautifully! I used the Stringjoy tension calculator to decide on a set for D-A# on a 35" scale, and settled on 110, 90, 65, 60, 35. They're great! Thanks to the 35" scale, that 110 manages really well if I downtune it to a C even. Thanks again @MirandM and @RodRy !!
2. I'm just loving D standard!
Glad you are having a good time with those strings, tunings, and basses! I just put a set of Stringjoy strings on my guitar (a Carvin Bolt) and I'm even more impressed with them than I have been with my bass strings. They really feel even, sound great, stay in tune, and have a wonderful tone.
Maybe I should tune my guitar down two frets to match?
I'd love trying a set of pure nickel bass strings from them on my fretless and/or a P bass. I think they'd be fantastic!
After having spent the last 4 weeks trying out the GHS Pressurewound L7200 (40-96) on my Yamaha, I finally get a chance to put the PW M7200 (44-106) on my J to work for the next few weeks.
After spending an hour or so this morning, working on a few of the songs I'll be doing this coming weekend, the initial impressions are very positive as the M7200 tuned to DGCF has a very similar playing feel to the L7200 tuned to EADG. Comfortable stiffness for the left hand for fretting action without feeling too loose and floppy under the plucking fingers.
Here are the tension numbers for the two sets... (for those who care about such trivial things in life.
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After spending an hour or so this morning, working on a few of the songs I'll be doing this coming weekend, the initial impressions are very positive as the M7200 tuned to DGCF has a very similar playing feel to the L7200 tuned to EADG. Comfortable stiffness for the left hand for fretting action without feeling too loose and floppy under the plucking fingers.
Here are the tension numbers for the two sets... (for those who care about such trivial things in life.
)PW L7200, tuned to EADG:
G 040 - 37.2 lbs.
D 054 - 36.5
A 076 - 39.3
E 096 - 34.2
(Total 147.2)
PW M7200, tuned to DGCF:
F 044 - 34.4 lbs.
C 062 - 38.6
G 084 - 37.4
D 106 - 38.1
(Total 148.5)
G 040 - 37.2 lbs.
D 054 - 36.5
A 076 - 39.3
E 096 - 34.2
(Total 147.2)
PW M7200, tuned to DGCF:
F 044 - 34.4 lbs.
C 062 - 38.6
G 084 - 37.4
D 106 - 38.1
(Total 148.5)
Are you thinking what I'm thinking??
The normal bass strings are nickle-plated steel wrap wire, similar to their Signature electric guitar strings. They just recently swapped from a round core to a hex core on their normal bass strings, but the nickle plated wrap wire is the same.
However, they just introduced their Broadway Pure Nickle electric guitar strings which are a pure nickle wrap wire over a round high carbon core.
I've already suggested that they make Broadway Bass strings to give us a more mellow roundwound. I agree that they would be fantastic!
Send them an email and say you'd like some Broadway Bass strings too!
That's exactly why I suggested it.. I knew that they had done pure nickel on guitar strings.
I'll drop them a line too.
I contacted Scott at Strinjoy and we discussed the Broadway Bass idea. His concern is twofold:That's exactly why I suggested it.. I knew that they had done pure nickel on guitar strings.
I'll drop them a line too.
1. They want to get flatwounds released next, so they don't have time to work on pure nickle bass strings.
2. The cost of pure nickle wire is about 5x what normal nickle plated wire is, so he's concerned that they would not be cost-competitive.
I pointed out that GHS makes pure nickle wound bass strings for only a slight mark up over the Boomers, so maybe Stringjoy will find a way.
But the flats are expected in 2020, so keep an eye out for them.
Yes! Awesome!
It wouldn't surprise me if GHS can get a volume discount on pure nickel wire that brings that margin within an acceptable level, while Stringjoy can't justify large enough orders at their sales volume. Broadway bass strings would be fantastic to try (they'd go right on my fretless no doubt) but I'm super excited about them doing a set of flats!
What Stringjoy should do is set up a distribution network, get their name in the music stores Their products are well worth it, equaling several other high quality manufacturers. It would also boost their international sales and thus give them a more stable base to develop new products.
Two full weeks with my J bass and Pressurewound M7200 tuned to DGCF...
I'm so happy with the way this whole thing is working out I might as well consider myself a lifetime member of this club now.
I'm so happy with the way this whole thing is working out I might as well consider myself a lifetime member of this club now.
