You can get the NYXL45105 set & just add the single NYXLB135.
Should be fine.
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D'Addario NYXL Bass Strings
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Should be fine.
Don't know if you play 5 string, but I emailed them asking about the 135 tension.
Haven't heard back yet.
That would result in:
NYXLB045 40.280
NYXLB060 40.470
NYXLB080 37.940
NYXLB105 36.960
NYXLB135 35.180
That looks like a pretty balanced set to me!
I'm now using all single NYXLs!
45,65,80,105T,130T.
The taper cores are outstanding on the E and B!
Reminds me of the Dingwall strings that I used to use, but even better!
These sound and play better than XLs and Pro Steels!
Just incredible strings especially with the taper cores on the lowest strings!
45,65,80,105T,130T.
The taper cores are outstanding on the E and B!
Reminds me of the Dingwall strings that I used to use, but even better!
These sound and play better than XLs and Pro Steels!
Just incredible strings especially with the taper cores on the lowest strings!
I'm now using all single NYXLs!
45,65,80,105T,130T.
The taper cores are outstanding on the E and B!
Reminds me of the Dingwall strings that I used to use, but even better!
These sound and play better than XLs and Pro Steels!
Just incredible strings especially with the taper cores on the lowest strings!
how long is the taper part measured from the ball end?
I forget the measurement but its the same length as all DAddario tapered core strings.
If I remember correctly I think it's 2 1/2 inches. Ask Jason from BSO, he can tell you for sure.
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so it seems that 2+ inches has become standard in D'Addario taper strings, up to their very latest NYXL...
(I've had few of them, namely HalfRounds .130T, XL Nickels .130T, FlexSteels .135T)...
which is good if I were to put it on my string thru body bass, but not so good for my top load basses (which sadly are the majority of my basses right now) since the taper part would hang quite long after passing the saddle and produces weird tone at the very higher frets.
I've never tried Tapered strings, but I don't understand why there would be weird issues with a regular bridge in the place of Through-body.
It has something to do with the length of the tapered part of the string that is past the bridge. Dingwall and Kalium have shorter taper length and have less of these issues.
FWIW, I'm using these with, not only tapered B (.130) and E (.105), but also tapered A (.085). on my Spector 6 as well as the same tapered E & A on my Spector 4. Top load Spector bridges.
No such issues as expressed above.
No such issues as expressed above.
No. But then we're talking extremely well built neck through Spectors. Heavy brass bridges.
Maybe Fender style bolt on basses and/or thin bridges are a different story.
I'm going to make a suggestion here that may be completely off-base, but is at least based on experience. When I've installed tapered B-strings on basses with bridge saddles set up for non-tapered strings, the lowered action (if it's not adjusted after) will bring the new tapered strings closer to the pickup poles. This can lead to weird overtones on the higher frets - typically 12 and up, but sometimes as low as 8. It's worse with some pickups and some basses than with others (my G&L L2500 was especially sensitive). If you haven't raised your action or lowered your pickup on the bass side since changing strings, you might try that.
Yes, I've done both raising the action since changed to tapered string and also pickup height setup (pretty much lowering the bass side of the bridge pickup). And that's not all, on two of my basses which string taper part is too far from the saddle, I can even hear the chorus tone of the higher fret notes acoustically / without even plugging in the bass to an amp, so pickup height setup (which is a part of which needs to be done when setting up a bass, but) isn't really the cure for this particular matter.
Thanks to all for the info.
I guess for my SR5, if I get the D'Addarios, I'll just go with the regular (non-tapered) strings.
Yes, you certainly must raise said bridge saddles (which I did) to compensate for the difference in height. However, if done properly, bringing the new tapered string to the same position as the old non-tapered string, the pickups should not be touched and should be a non-issue as the new string is now the same height/distance as the old string was.
