And pressure wound. I wish Roto made a heavy set of their stainless steel pressure wound strings.
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Pressurewounds are not the same as groundwound (aka half-rounds).
Pressurewounds = rollerwound = semi-rounds. A round wire is run through a precision roller to be flattened into an oval shape.
(GHS Pressurewound)
Half-rounds = groundwound = semi-flats. A round wire is ground down to a flat surface.
(GHS Brite Flats)
I use the GHS Pressurewound L7200 (40-54-76-96) on my P bass in EADG, and M7200 (44-62-84-106) on my J bass in DGCF.
They work out to be very close in tension.
Pressurewound L7200 in EADG:
G 040 - 37.2 lbs.
D 054 - 36.5
A 076 - 39.3
E 096 - 34.2 (Total 147.2)
Pressurewound M7200 in DGCF:
F 044 - 34.4 lbs.
C 062 - 38.6
G 084 - 37.4
D 106 - 38.1 (Total 148.5)
Are you tuning the strings down to DGCF that were previously tuned to EADG? If that's the case, both the strings and the neck of the bass are trying to re-adjust to the reduced tension, which can take a few days.
My J bass is specifically set up for DGCF, so the strings on it have never been tuned any higher. No problem with tuning instability.
Could be this and the strings might be newer than I thought. They came with the bass. I know the neck needs to settle but I’ve never had one get half a semi tone off before the end of a 3 minute song after retuning for an hour. But this very well could be the problem and I’ve just never seen this extreme a case of it.
I stand corrected, although I remember having seen what I said, I can't remember where though.
Anyway it doesn't matter that much.
It used to be on TB that every fourth thread had to be correct from this misinformation. You probably heard a few people say it and accepted it because multiple people told you. Our human brains glaze over many corrections because it takes more effort to create a new truth than it does to ignore some information. Happens all the time to everyone.
I wonder sometimes how humanity made it this long with that style of thinking, but I do think it makes unity in small communities much stronger. And that used to be all we had.
Well now I’ve done it. As you know I recently tuned all of my basses down to D Standard. I have really enjoyed the feel and tone. Today I ordered a set of D’Addario XL rounds 45-135. I’m going to set up my Schecter Raiden in ADGC tuning. These are new depths for me and I am so excited. I’ll report back once they’re rockin!
By the way- the Raiden is a Special-4 model which is passive V/V/T setup 34” scale.
By the way- the Raiden is a Special-4 model which is passive V/V/T setup 34” scale.
I set up my J bass for DGCF for the first time with GHS Pressurewound 44-106 in Feb 2020. Twenty months later, as these strings were showing some signs of wear, I (foolishly) was toying with the idea of going back to EADG with a set of flats (either Dunlop or Fender) for something different. Fortunately, I did come to my senses and decided not to mess with something that's been working out so well.
So, everything remains the same with my J in DGCF, except for a fresh set of the same strings.
So, everything remains the same with my J in DGCF, except for a fresh set of the same strings.
Glad you found what works for you!
I have Fender stainless flats on mine. Should last for years!
Ooo, I gotta go look now. Quick trip upstairs, had to dig out the gig bag.
Yes, Fender 9050s (.050-.100 diameters) installed Aug 2019. Is that what you mean by which set?
I was worried that the lower tuning would make the strings too floppy, but the flats work well.
My new status graphite will be coming off the production line as a standard D …but where do I get the handshake??
A great set of strings for D standard is the D'Addario XL 160BT 50-120. When you tune them down, the tension is still between a conventional set of 40-100 and 45-105 nickel plated rounds. The slight tonal scoop that D'A XL's have helps maintain clarity on the lower tuning.
After my fretted fiver sat gathering dust for a few months because I needed to solder a new battery clip onto the preamp, I finally repaired it today and put on a set of Stringjoys 115-90-65-50-35 for D-standard tuning with a high A#.
And once again, so so damn happy with the way this tuning feels, and that just slightly darker timbre to the instrument.
With the Hipshot on the D, I can reach down to C with a lever flip and have everything but the bottom one note and top two notes of a six string.
And once again, so so damn happy with the way this tuning feels, and that just slightly darker timbre to the instrument.
With the Hipshot on the D, I can reach down to C with a lever flip and have everything but the bottom one note and top two notes of a six string.
Yeah, I recently put those on my "waiting for neckrelief" fakenbacker. It had standard 40-100 which were way too floppy and the neck was dead straight because it didn't have enough tension on it. Now it has them for about two weeks on and the slight relief I wanted is indeed there. I haven't been a big fan of d'Addario's but these sound much like the custom Stringjoy's and Ric factory strings.
