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Does anybody know what strings would ship on a new Nash PB-55

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Earth Tones

Apr 23, 2008
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Wimberley TX
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Received a new Nash PB55 and am definitely interested in getting some flat wounds installed however the guitar is set up so nice right now that I am hesitant to jump right into having it set up again. I'm trying to figure out what type and gauge of strings came installed so that I can pick a flatwound that may be less of a dramatic change in tension. I've always played the La Bella 760FS but would consider the low tension LTF-4A's if that would make for a better transition from the stock strings. I ordered the Nash through Humbucker Music, so I have also inquired with them about the string type.

I wish the ordering process for custom Nash builds was more direct, rather than through dealers, as it would have been nice to request the strings that I preferred so that it could be set up properly from the start.
 
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Earth Tones said:
I'm trying to figure out what type and gauge of strings came installed so that I can pick a flatwound that may be less of a dramatic change in tension. I've always played the La Bella 760FS but would consider the low tension LTF-4A's if that would make for a better transition from the stock strings...
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Most basses typically come factory-equipped with nickel rounds 45-105, which range between 175 lbs. and 185 lbs. in total tension. If you want to match the overall tension with a set of flats, I would suggest the La Bella 760FL (43-60-82-104) or GHS Precision Flats CM3050 (45-60-80-105) for something traditional and old-school, and Fender 9050L (45-60-80-100) or Dunlop 45-65-85-105 for something semi-modern.

La Bella Low Tension Flats are only around 135 lbs., so they may be a bit too light.

Do the rounds that came on the bass happen to have color-coded ball ends, gold-red-black-green (E-G) by any chance?
 
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Not really an answer to op question but I found Dunlop Nickel hybrid rounds and Rotosound SB66 nickels changed nothing on my PB63's setup that I could notice.

Love the way it plays and sounds.
 
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PennyroyalWe said:
Hold up. This is a thread about a new bass, but there are no pics?! This is a travesty.
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I don't know if this will help or not. My Nash 57 PB came with round wound strings and it sounded fantastic but I usually use flatwounds. Most of may basses have LaBella LTF strings but these did not seem to work as well on this bass and I ended up using Daddario chromes. To me these strings worked best on this particular bass.
 
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REV said:
I don't know if this will help or not. My Nash 57 PB came with round wound strings and it sounded fantastic but I usually use flatwounds. Most of may basses have LaBella LTF strings but these did not seem to work as well on this bass and I ended up using Daddario chromes. To me these strings worked best on this particular bass.
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Was the issue with the LaBella strings regarding tone or more of the playability in getting the right set-up?
 
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All my Nash basses wear DR Pure Blues. They have perfect tension for me and they sound great for so long. I can't help with what comes on them new. I did buy a 57PB from Humbucker, but replaced the strings staight away.
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Earth Tones said:
Was the issue with the LaBella strings regarding tone or more of the playability in getting the right set-up?
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For me it was more that I have a sense of how the bass sounds and how my other basses sound. The Nash bass didn't sound as good as some of my other basses using the LaBella LTF strings. It just sounded dull. When I tried a set of Chromes the bass livened up so I left them on. The strings on most of my other basses are LTFs but they just didn't work on the Nash.
 
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Nash has confirmed that the PB55 shipped with Dunlop 45-105 regular nickel wrap

Therefore, when ordering LaBella flatwounds would you think that the 760FS would be the best match since they are the same gauge?

760FS (.045, .065, .085, .105)

760FL (.043, .060, .082, .104)

I suppose that a gauge match would only mean that the strings would sit in the nut slots roughly the same however tension could still be a mis-match.

Are tension statistics available from each string manufacturer per string type???
 

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